Let’s say it like it was: 2020 was miserable. It was a horrid year for us all. Everyone — everyone — was affected to one degree or another by . . .
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1/7/21
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Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords stood outside the Safeway supermarket northwest of Tuscon, Ariz., on Jan. 8, 2011, chatting with constituents about Medicare reimbursements, …
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By Scott Brinton
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12/14/20
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Families in Merrick, Bellmore and Wantagh enjoyed a safe celebration to mark the first night of Hanukkah. On Dec. 10, the Chabad Center for Jewish Life hosted its 15th annual Hanukkah Experience, …
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12/11/20
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When I first came to the Herald in January to cover Long Beach, I took in what most others see — the fine beaches, the beautiful boardwalk, the tony restaurants on Park Avenue and the cool, funky bars on the West End. But the coronavirus peeled back the layers fast . . .
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By James Bernstein
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12/10/20
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Families in Merrick, Bellmore and Wantagh are invited to join the Chabad Center for Jewish Life’s 2020 Hanukkah Experience in Merrick, planned with careful attention to social distancing …
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12/3/20
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Consider the number 675,000 for a moment. That’s the number of people in the United States who died during the flu pandemic of 1918-19. Could the U.S. be headed for such widespread death again?
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10/22/20
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Let us begin by wishing President Trump and those around him well. He, First Lady Melania Trump and several top federal officials and campaign workers were diagnosed last week with the coronavirus.
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10/8/20
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For those who lived in the New York metropolitan area when the World Trade Center was attacked by terrorists, Sept. 11 is a day that will “live in infamy,” to quote President Franklin D. Roosevelt . . .
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9/11/20
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Hundreds of thousands of students will start school across Long Island next week amid the worst disease outbreak in the United States since 1918. It is a time of fear and anxiety for many parents . . .
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9/5/20
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In the midst of a pandemic, the last thing we need is another outbreak of a highly contagious infection like measles. Unfortunately, the diligent work of stopping the spread of Covid-19 has, for many parents, meant falling behind on having their children routinely vaccinated.
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By Joshua Rocker, David Fagan and Charles Schleien
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8/14/20
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