When a Valley Stream Walmart employee was fatally trampled last November after hordes of customers stormed the doors during its Black Friday sale, the world’s largest retailer was forced to make changes to the way it conducted business on the busiest shopping day of the year in order to avoid prosecution by the county district attorney.
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Anthony Bottan
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12/2/09
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Throughout the long, at times agonizing health reform debate, conservatives and insurance-industry lobbyists have argued that we don’t need a public insurance plan to compete with private insurers.
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Scott Brinton
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11/26/09
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Last week, the Valley Stream Central High School District celebrated the accomplishments and achievements of its students by showcasing their talents to administrators, parents and community members during American Education Week.
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Anthony Bottan
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11/25/09
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District 13 will look to use technology even more in the future, school officials said during the annual educational planning meeting on Nov. 14.
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Andrew Hackmack
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11/25/09
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After filing a lawsuit with the Nassau County District Attorney's office alleging Tax Revolt Party petition fraud against 5th Legislative District Republican candidate Chris Browne in September, Nassau County Democratic Party officials now say there is no evidence linking Browne to the alleged fraud, and have dropped the charges against him.
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Mike Russo
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11/19/09
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The Nassau County district attorney’s office is looking into allegations by a Hispanic Long Beach resident who claims that a group of black teens yelled racial epithets as they beat him last month.
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JOSEPH KELLARD
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11/19/09
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District 24 had surplus funds more than three times the limit allowed by law, according to the New York state comptroller’s office. A state audit was released last week recommending a dozen ways for the district to improve its financial practices.
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Andrew Hackmack
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11/18/09
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District 30 did not always follow its own policy when securing professional services, a New York state comptroller’s audit revealed. However, the district has taken steps to fix the problem.
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Andrew Hackmack
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11/18/09
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After debating the student parking policy for the past few weeks, the Central High School District Board of Education decided at its Nov. 10 meeting to change the policy and prohibit students from leaving campus in their cars.
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Anthony Bottan
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11/18/09
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I've recently written a series of articles chronicling what it's like to be arrested for drunk driving in Nassau County. Though I've had the participation of the district attorney's office, Nassau County police and a number of defense attorneys, as well as input from many readers, one voice has been noticeably absent. Until now.
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Sari Zeidler
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11/12/09
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