Our area experienced record-breaking temperatures last week. As the mercury soared past the century mark, government officials transformed senior centers into cooling centers as respite for people …
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7/14/10
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New York state banned the enormously dangerous practice of texting on cell phones while driving last August. Still, we can’t help but notice that loads of drivers are disregarding the law and …
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7/7/10
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Each of the ten schools in the Oceanside School District has its own unique history and characteristics. Oceanside Middle School is no exception. OMS recently paid homage to its history when …
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Seth Blau
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7/7/10
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When I took office on January 1, 2010, I knew Nassau County was in bad shape. Our residents are overtaxed, we're facing a $286 million deficit that was caused by government waste, and our property …
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Ed Mangano
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7/7/10
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The Declaration of Independence was first published on July 6, 1776, in a newspaper, the Pennsylvania Evening Post. We are proud to commemorate that high point in American journalism by reprinting that historic document.
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7/1/10
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Recent drowning deaths on Long Island have prompted local officials to focus on water safety at our beaches, bays and public pools and to remind private pool owners of regulations already in place.
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7/1/10
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As graduates in Oceanside and Island Park are getting ready to move on to bigger and better things, changes are coming to the local newspaper
as well.
The Oceanside/Island Park Herald has …
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Alex Costello
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6/30/10
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With the school year complete and with summer upon us, bullying won’t be a problem for a couple of months, right? Wrong.
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6/29/10
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On Monday, New Yorkers — in particular, state workers — anxiously awaited news on whether the state Legislature would pass a series of emergency bills to cut spending and stave off a government shutdown.
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6/20/10
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While driving down a dark street you see flashing lights in your rearview mirror. It’s definitely not a patrol car, and it doesn’t appear to be the typical model used as an unmarked police vehicle.
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6/14/10
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