Rockin' around the Christmas tree
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The Friends of North Valley Stream held its annual Christmas tree lighting on Dec. 8 at the Matthew Giglio Plaza at Dutch Broadway and Corona Avenue.
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12/16/09
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A recent string of fires at Calhoun High School in North Merrick has prompted an arson investigation, officials say.
According to Vincent McManus, division supervisor at the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office, there have been six suspicious fires at the school since Nov. 19, three of which the North Merrick Fire Department responded to.
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Sari Zeidler
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12/10/09
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A woman at the wheel of an SUV swerved to avoid another vehicle and plowed into the front of Pizzelli's pizza/deli in North Bellmore at 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 3, according to police.
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Nancy Hiler
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12/10/09
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North Bellmore’s Ragamuffin Parade was cancelled this year. The annual tradition, which has taken place on Thanksgiving morning since 1947, was called off due to "lack of interest," according to North Bellmore American Legion Post commander Frank Colon Jr.
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Nancy Hiler
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12/10/09
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The school year is approaching the halfway mark, and it has been a great year for District 12. The Malverne High School marching band just won second place in the state championships, and administrators have expanded the district’s character education program to all four schools to help keep students motivated to achieve their goals.
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Dana Williams
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12/9/09
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It may seem odd to confess in a newspaper column, but this year I went on a week-long news fast. Actually, it was the week up to and including Thanksgiving that I blacked out the news; I needed to clear my mind.
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Randi Kreiss
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12/3/09
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Rockville Centre Village Attorney A. Thomas Levin is one of five Long Island attorneys who have again been notified by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli that they will have their state pensions revoked. The move is part of DiNapoli’s ongoing review of the state retirement system during which his office has revoked pensions or pension credits of 62 professionals statewide.
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12/2/09
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Arson is the cause of a roaring fire that gutted the former landmark Bellmore restaurant, Smithville Café, early Monday morning, police and fire investigators say.
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Nancy Hiler
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11/30/09
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Valley Stream North’s cross-country teams combined to win 25 league meets and each had two runners earn All-Conference honors this fall.
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Tony Bellissimo
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11/19/09
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Two men wearing hockey masks robbed a couple in North Valley Stream last Saturday morning, police say.
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11/11/09
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