Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was designated by Congress in 1994 as the first and only federal holiday observed as a national day of service.
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By State Senator John Brooks
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1/12/18
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In the past two years, Nassau County has seen an uptick in fatal heroin and opioid overdoses. According to the district attorney’s office, there were 146 opioid-related deaths in the county …
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By Rebecca Anderson
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12/28/17
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The New York State Board of Regents announced on Dec. 12 that it would be requesting a $1.6 billion increase in financial assistance from the federal government for the 2018-19 fiscal year— $0.5 billion less than year’s request.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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12/21/17
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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand visited Freeport on Monday to announce the reintroduction of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program for 10 years. Gillibrand’s …
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By Nadya Nataly
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10/6/17
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Long Island has faced a housing crisis for years, if not decades. Rapidly accelerating prices in the early 2000s caused a housing bubble, which led to a market crash in 2008 and 2009. As a result, …
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By Nadya Nataly
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9/28/17
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State Sen. John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, has formed an opioid policy working group of experts and community leaders from Wantagh, Seaford and surrounding areas to battle the epidemic …
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By Julie Mansmann
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9/22/17
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She sat quietly scrolling through her phone. With the close of summer, Freeporter and Sacred Heart Academy alumnae, Gardenia Molina has been anxiously preparing to start her senior year at Molloy …
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By Nadya Nataly
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9/7/17
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With drug arrests and opioid overdoses on the rise in Nassau County, local community and elected leaders from Wantagh, Seaford, Levittown and bordering areas are taking action.
To help curb local …
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By Rebecca Anderson
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8/23/17
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As District 8 Senator John Brooks made his rounds this summer, he had the help of some Bellmore-Merrick graduates looking for a firsthand window into the local political process.
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By Erik Hawkins
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8/17/17
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Senator John Brooks, along with South Nassau Communities Hospital, is sponsoring a free prostate cancer screening at the North Merrick Library on Monday, July 10.
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7/6/17
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