Potential New York state attorney general candidate Sean Coffey stopped by Valley Stream for a cup of coffee last week, shared his views with a few local residents and listened to their concerns.
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Andrew Hackmack
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6/23/10
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Part six in a series.
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice made a name for herself with her tough-as-nails prosecution of drunken drivers. Now, as the use of heroin has spread on Long Island, it's little surprise that the headstrong D.A. is taking a hard line.
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Sari Zeidler and Deirdre Krasula
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6/17/10
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The Rockville Centre Board of Trustees recently passed a law banning residents from owning Rottweilers and pit bulls, giving local dog lovers two fewer breeds to adore.
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Alex Costello
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6/16/10
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Brian Steele, the Oceanside resident whose girlfriend faces 59 years in prison for mowing down and killing a Hempstead woman when she allegedly drove his van while high on drugs, was indicted by a …
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Anthony Rifilato
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6/16/10
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An HIV-positive Oceanside man faces 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to having unprotected sex with young men and boys as young as 16 years of age.
Robert Musmacker, 38, pleaded guilty …
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Anthony Rifilato
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6/8/10
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Rockville Centre trustees unanimously approved an amendment to the village’s social host law that lowers the age of responsibility from 18 to 16.
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Alex Costello
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6/2/10
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Part six in a series.
Happening upon this seemingly abandoned lot might leave you with the feeling that you're about to witness a late-night drug deal, but in fact, you would have stumbled on one of the places that heroin dealers and addicts fear most.
It's the heart of the Nassau County Police Department's Heroin Task Force. Much of what happens here is kept under wraps. Police asked that the address be kept confidential. The following is what authorities can share.
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Sari Zeidler and Deirdre Krasula
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6/2/10
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If we learned anything from last week’s elections, it’s that voters have become a lot smarter than we give them credit for. The May 18 primaries were just the first round of tests for many influential incumbents, and several big names flopped at the polls.
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Al D'Amato
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5/28/10
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Wearing T-shirts with the image of a relative who was shot dead in Long Beach, Lisa Cummings and Deanna Cruse greeted men who passed through the doors of the Christian Light Missionary Baptist Church …
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JOSEPH KELLARD
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5/27/10
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Richard Lawrence of Merrick, a former Nassau County Family Court judge, longtime legal counsel to a state senator, and well-respected, well-loved community activist, died suddenly on April 21 of complications from a bone-marrow transplant. He was 66.
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Scott Brinton
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4/28/10
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