All area veterans are invited to share their experiences in and with the armed services this Veterans Day by participating in the Library of Congress Veterans’ History Project now taking place at …
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By Mary Malloy
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11/6/13
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Dozens of residents lined the Grand Canal in Bay Park on Oct. 29 to observe the one-year anniversary of the storm that devastated their community and …
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By Mary Malloy
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11/6/13
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The third annual Hope With Every Step Family Fun Walk was held at Hendrickson Park in Valley Stream last Saturday morning. The 5K raises money for the A-T Children’s Project, and benefits kids who suffer from ataxia telangiectasia, a rare neurological and genetic disease.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/6/13
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Third in a series.
The number of people with potentially deadly food allergies in the U.S. has risen steadily in recent years, and according to Food Allergy Research & Education, as many as 15 …
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By Brian Croce
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11/6/13
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Long Beach police are investigating a shooting in the Channel Park Homes last Saturday that left one man wounded after more than 30 shots were fired.
The incident has a number of residents in the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/6/13
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In what was called a 2-1 landslide victory, the Democrats retained control of the City Council on Tuesday, easily edging out their Republican-backed challengers by a wide margin in what supporters …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky
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11/5/13
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Long Beach police are investigating a late-night shooting on Saturday that left one man injured.
According to police, the incident occurred on the north side of the city just before 11 p.m., when …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/4/13
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The city launched a new centralized call system last week that officials said could better handle residents’ service requests for pothole repairs and streetlight issues.
City officials described …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/4/13
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Hundreds of local women gathered in Cedarhurst last week to support a Bellmore-Merrick breast cancer support center.
Circle of Hope, a project of the Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh Chabad Center for Jewish Life, hosted its second “Journey for a Purpose” benefit on Oct. 24. The event, which featured special guests and award presentations to local survivors and activists, attracted an estimated 400 women to the Sephardic Temple’s grand ballroom for what organizers described as an entertaining evening for a cause.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/1/13
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The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores hosted its annual Halloween parade last weekend, drawing dozens of costume-clad kids to the community’s downtown.
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By Julie Mansmann
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10/31/13
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