A state of emergency has been declared for certain homes in East Rockaway and Baldwin, according to Nassau County Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, to help eliminate threats to public …
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By Mary Malloy
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11/15/12
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What sets Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre (HERJC) apart from others is their deep understanding of today’s Jewish family.
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Teri Ann Loeser
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9/13/12
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In what’s become an era of specialization, the three-sport high school athlete is a dying breed, albeit far from extinct. Finding a three-sport varsity head coach is much more difficult, but they do exist.
With all due respect to those pulling triple duty in cross-country, winter track and field, and spring track and field in what seems like every school in the Herald’s coverage area, coaching three entirely different sports put Baldwin’s Darius Burton, East Rockaway’s Joe Lores, Long Beach’s T.J. Burke and West Hempstead’s Chris Van Kovics in select company.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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7/5/12
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After Congress slashed nearly $1 billion from its budget this year, the Social Security Administration will permanently close its Long Beach office on East Park Avenue on Friday at noon as the agency …
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Anthony Rifilato
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2/10/12
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The mission statement of East Rockaway Taxi, “You don’t have to be an executive to be treated like one,” holds true in every respect, according to its owners, and testimonials from its clients.
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Teri Ann Loeser
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1/26/12
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The Nassau County Village Officials Association (NCVOA) hosted a seminar in Williston Park on Jan. 10 — and the state’s new tax levy cap law that went into effect in January was a hot topic of …
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By Brian Croce
bcroce@liherald.com
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1/18/12
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Herald Holiday Houses
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Houses from all around our coverages areas decorated for the holidays. Is your house in the video? Check it out.
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Christina Daly
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12/22/11
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Snow fell unusually early in the season on Saturday --just two day before Halloween -- in the form of a powerful nor'easter, causing power outages for almost two million people up the eastern …
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By Mary Malloy
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10/29/11
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Train service will be suspended for switch surfacing, drainage and rail replacement work
MTA Long Island Rail Road customers planning to ride the Far Rockaway Branch this Saturday evening through …
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10/5/11
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Last Sunday, Island Park hosted the Second Annual Mark Dejak Memorial Picnic at Masone Beach, raising money for the Make-A-Difference Foundation, which was established in memory of the East Rockaway …
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Alex Costello
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9/21/11
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