I will have been sober for exactly 32 years this week. It’s a joyful anniversary, one that I’m sharing only to inspire others who may need to quit drinking but don’t think they can.
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8/30/19
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A Long Beach man who was severely injured in a possible drug mishap last week was arrested and charged with first-degree reckless endangerment after police discovered a methamphetamine lab that …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Bridget Downes
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5/14/19
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I didn’t attend many funerals in my childhood. One that I recall was for the father of a close childhood friend.
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By Andrew Malekoff
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5/3/19
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Once upon a time, the world around us moved at a modest pace. There were no fancy smartphones, laptops, E-ZPass, car navigation systems or ATMs. People bought daily newspapers and magazines . . .
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2/22/19
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Society has long looked down on mental health patients, according to Andrew Malekoff, executive director of the Roslyn Heights-based North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center. So it has been all too easy for insurance companies . . .
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1/24/19
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For nearly a decade, Rockville Centre resident Martin Brull has been trying to attract acclaimed indie-art rockers Les Savy Fav to perform at one of his foundation’s fundraisers to support children …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/18/19
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Long Beach detectives arrested a Long Beach man on Oct. 11 at LBPD Headquarters after finding more than 10 pounds of marijuana and cocaine and drug paraphernalia in his home at 748 E. Park Ave., …
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By Bridget Downes
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10/19/17
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After seeing what appeared to be a drug transaction in Island Park, Nassau County police arrested Darius Nellums, 49, of Long Beach on July 5 at 7:25 p.m. He was arrested and charged with assault, …
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By Peter Belfiore
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7/6/17
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Have you heard of Ida Tarbell? In 1903 she wrote a series of pieces for McClure’s magazine about the monopolistic practices of the Standard Oil Company under the ownership of John D. Rockefeller. As a result of her investigative reporting . . .
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3/16/17
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The chances that a young person will become addicted to alcohol or drugs are less than 1 percent –– if use of a substance begins after the frontal lobe of the brain is fully developed, which …
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By Bridget Downes
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12/1/16
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