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Battling an autoimmune disease, not being able to use the school laboratory and worrying about contacting enough people to complete a survey were the individual obstacles that a trio of Five Towns students faced in completing the projects that led them to be named semifinalists in the prestigious 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/13/21
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I will have been sober for exactly 32 years this week. It’s a joyful anniversary, one that I’m sharing only to inspire others who may need to quit drinking but don’t think they can.
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8/30/19
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Every addictive drug works by increasing dopamine in the brain, Dr. Stephen Dewey explained to a packed auditorium at South Side High School on March 20.
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By Ben Strack
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3/28/19
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Many of Frank Hall’s experiences over the past 11 years are a blur. He spent many nights binge drinking, a habit that began when he was a student at Lynbrook High School and grew worse in his late 20s. It led to myriad blackouts, severe depression, hundreds upon hundreds of dollars spent on booze, and alcohol-fueled arguments with his family and friends.
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By Mike Smollins
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4/19/18
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Ninety percent of Rockville Centre students think smoking is wrong. Seventy-one percent think smoking marijuana is wrong. But only 57 percent of those in grades eight to 12 think drinking regularly is wrong.
Though less than 3 percent of those surveyed said they would look cool if they smoked, nearly 30 percent indicated there’s a good chance they would be considered cool if they drank.
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By Ben Strack
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3/22/18
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“Any time these kids are off from school,” said Nick DeLuca, youth detective for the Rockville Centre Police Department, “days when they don’t have to be up early in the morning, it’s an …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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1/11/18
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“I just didn’t expect to see that coming from Oceanside,” Nicole Swerdloff, a 2014 Oceanside High School graduate, said about the piece of fabric that has been the subject of social media conversations over the past few weeks.
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By Ben Strack
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6/7/17
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Oceanside resident Vito Errico died last April at age 22 when he was thrown through the back window of a 2004 Acura on the Southern State Parkway, just west of the Malverne exit, and a light pole fell on him.
On March 27, the Freeport man who was driving the car pleaded guilty to manslaughter, admitting that he drove drunk and high at 90 miles per hour before clipping a car and crashing. He was unhurt. Two others in the car were seriously injured, according to Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.
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By Scott Brinton and Daine Taylor
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3/29/17
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Any dog owner can attest to the companionship and happiness a pet can add to a life. But the benefits for Malvernite Terence McKenna, 14, have been life-changing, his family says.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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3/22/17
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Stinger’s Irish Pub, a popular Rockville Centre bar for 29 years, has closed amid charges of underage drinking and other violations at the establishment.
Longtime Rockville Centre owner Dave …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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12/21/16
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