The American Red Cross recently designated a local school as an evacuation shelter that caters to the cultural needs of the Jewish community.
West Hempstead High School is now a kosher disaster …
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By Lee Landor
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1/12/11
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With Long Island in the middle of hurricane season, New York State Sen. Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. and Assemblyman Dave McDonough, both Republicans from the Merricks, are inviting local residents to an emergency-preparedness seminar they are sponsoring.
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9/15/10
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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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Mention the Red Cross and most people conjure images of volunteers assisting people in natural disasters. Perhaps less known is the work they do at the local level, mainly responding to families who …
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JOSEPH KELLARD
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5/6/10
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Little more than a month after a storm that ranked among the largest in Long Island’s history, some local legislators gathered at Adelphi University on April 15 to ask, Are we prepared for the next big storm?
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Matthew Hampton
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4/21/10
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Keep curling clean in LB
To the Editor:
It is wonderful to see that the popularity of curling in the 2010 Winter Olympics brought the sport back to the Long Beach Ice Arena ("Stones and …
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3/11/10
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