For many at Oceanside High School, the World Interest Club is a gem in the school’s crown, bringing awards and prestige home to the district. But for OHS student Melissa Toback, who has charged …
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Alex Costello
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1/5/10
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While taking a thinly veiled swipe at the previous, Democratically controlled county government, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray touted her administration's fiscal and environmental accomplishments in her inaugural speech on Tuesday.
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Scott Brinton
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1/5/10
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A large audience at the Cradle of Aviation in Garden City on Monday witnessed the official transfer of power on the Nassau County Legislature.
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Mike Caputo
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1/4/10
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“This is very cool… and quite an honor,” new Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said as a hundreds applauded and chanted his name on New Year’s Day. Mangano was sworn in as the eighth county executive in the auditorium of his alma mater, Bethpage High School.
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Andrew Hackmack
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1/1/10
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In more than 25 years as a social studies teacher in Oceanside, Andy Morris has touched many lives -- his colleagues’, his students’ and the recipients of the various charitable efforts he has …
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Annmarie Fertoli
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12/30/09
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By ALEX COSTELLO
Students from Oceanside’s School 5 took a field trip to Oceanside Middle School on Dec. 14 to learn about Internet safety from their fellow students in a seminar hosted by …
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Alex Costello
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12/23/09
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Jeff Toback is leaving office next month, but the five-term county legislator is assuring the community that he is not going anywhere, and will continue to remain active in civic life. Toback also …
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Annmarie Fertoli
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12/23/09
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State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, a Democrat from Long Beach, and Lenny Rosado were joined at a news conference last week by state and local officials to remind Long Islanders that Leandra's Law took effect on Friday, making drunken driving with a child a felony offense in New York.
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Sari Zeidler
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12/21/09
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Blizzard hits Long Island
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The first blizzard of the season dumped more than a foot of snow in our area Saturday night to Sunday morning, with high winds and heavy, drifting snow accumulating over night.
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Mary Malloy
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12/20/09
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As the years pass, memories of September 11 fade, especially the memories of those who were too young to fully comprehend what happened.
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Anthony Bottan
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12/16/09
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