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The shooting death of a Queens imam and his associate as they walked home from afternoon prayer on Aug. 13 in Ozone Park has left Long Island Muslims grief-stricken. While some leaders of local mosques fear that the incident — which activist groups say should be investigated as a hate crime — could lead to more violence against Muslims, they noted that they would continue...
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By Steve Smirti
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8/24/16
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Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton and Waterfront Commissioner Ronald Goldstock, announced that a Queens County grand jury has …
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7/20/16
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Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on July 5 that a 49-year-old Rockville Centre contractor has pleaded guilty to grand larceny and other charges for home improvement scams …
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7/15/16
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I’d like to offer local high school graduates some important advice for the future: Don’t study too much in college. It’s not the sort of wisdom graduates expect to hear, especially from a high school teacher, but . . .
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By Nick Buglione
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6/9/16
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Not only is Obamacare a poor health care plan from a policy perspective, but now many doctors and health care professionals believe that it is contributing to one of the worst epidemics facing this nation, our state and Long Island: opioid addiction
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4/21/16
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First weeks of school, 2015: Little legs trundle down the block, wobbling under the weight of outsized backpacks. Older children meander toward the bus stop . . .
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10/1/15
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The Long Beach Jazz Festival, which runs Sept. 17-20, has now evolved into an institution, eagerly awaited by not only local residents, but by fans from throughout the South Shore and beyond.
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By Karen Bloom
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9/2/15
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On July 10, South Carolina finally decided to join the Union for good when it removed the Confederate battle flag from its State House grounds in Columbia, its capital.
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7/15/15
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What’s the biggest concern on Long Island today? Sure, property taxes and quality education are always on everyone’s mind, but right now the heroin epidemic that is threatening members of our community . . .
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5/7/15
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One after another, for four hours, speakers at a hearing last Wednesday in Jamaica, Queens lined up to decry a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach.
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By Brian Racow
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1/14/15
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