Donald Trump’s supporters steadily streamed into Grumman Studios on the afternoon of April 6 until more than 10,000 of them filled the venue, where war planes were once built. As they did, they walked past roughly 200 protesters who had gathered in what Nassau County police were calling a “free-speech zone,” a comparatively small, rectangular area cordoned off with aluminum barricades.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/7/16
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When five Ivy League schools, and several other equally prestigious universities, invite you to attend their school in the fall, how do you select one and turn down the others?
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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4/7/16
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For the past several years, the West Hempstead School District had been discussing the demolition of the Marion M. Delaney School, which houses the Gersh Academy, a school for children on the autism spectrum. The building is in dire need of repairs, and the thinking among district officials was that athletic fields could be built in its place.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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4/6/16
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Many American food corporations –– particularly the processed food corporations –– want the federal government to usurp states’ rights. In particular, they want Congress to pass legislation . . .
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3/24/16
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The Malverne Union Free School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. James Hunderfund and Malverne High School Principal Dr. Vincent Romano received a verdict in their favor by a federal jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip on March 16. The jury rendered a complete verdict for defendants in the case brought against them by plaintiff Sherwyn Besson.
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3/21/16
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In 1854, the Whig and Free Soil parties decided it was time to unite into a new party. They decided that the Grand Old Party would be the best name for it, and thus the Republican Party was born. It’s commonly referred to these days as . . .
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3/3/16
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Long Beach AWARE, a non-profit group aimed at preventing underage drinking, provided beachgoers with free hot chocolate and coffee at the Polar Bears Super Bowl Splash last Sunday.
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By Ben Strack
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2/12/16
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I’ve been worrying about what part the press plays in today’s climate of fear. Since the Paris attacks I’ve been considering an awful possibility . . .
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12/18/15
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The FREE Players — a group of young adults with specialized instructional needs who are eager to share their artistic talent, enthusiasm and love of theater with the community — recently …
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/18/15
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A federal jury unanimously found that race didn’t factor into the Malverne School District’s decision not to promote an African-American teacher or reassign him an additional class, the district reported last Thursday. The decision was handed down in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip on Dec. 9.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/14/15
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