January is National Blood Donor Month, first established a half-century ago. And it’s a good thing that declaration stuck, because blood is often in short supply, as it is today . . .
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1/26/23
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When I was growing up, it was hard not to notice the numbers tattooed on her wrist. Children are often very observant, and I was curious about what they meant.
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By Daniel Offner
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1/26/23
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New York has lost Oyster Bay. Well, more accurately, the state has lost 300,000 people — the town’s population — in just a single year.
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1/19/23
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The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour for 14 years — a time period during which mere adjustments for inflation would now have it over $10.
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1/12/23
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Chuck Schumer has three goals for the new year: improve mass transit, ensure water and air quality are safe, and promote high technology on Long Island.
The New York Democrat who maintained his …
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By James Bernstein
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1/12/23
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Many people woke up a couple of days before Christmas to heavy rain and wind that flooded residential streets and primary roadways, and may have left them wondering, “Where are all those Sandy flood-mitigation projects we were promised?”
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1/5/23
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If you think breathing on the streets of a large city is difficult now, imagine what it was like 50 years ago, when vehicles guzzling lead-based gasoline spewed poison from their tailpipes . . .
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12/22/22
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George Santos faces growing scrutiny over where he has worked, where he went to school, and where his seemingly sudden wealth has come from. But now the U.S. Representative-elect is being questioned about something much different: Is he a descendant of Holocaust survivors?
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By Michael Hinman
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12/22/22
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It existed for just five seconds — but it was enough to power a home for an entire day.
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12/15/22
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The lessons for the day? Self-love, kindness and acceptance. The teacher? A drag queen.
It was a special visit to the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center last weekend by the …
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By Karina Kovac
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12/8/22
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