Multiple law enforcement units collaborated on the arrest of eight people for drugs and a gun in Inwood on Aug. 22, police said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/23/17
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Following a two-month investigation by Nassau County police in partnership with the New York office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations and the county's District Attorney's office, four people, including two Five Towns residents, were arrested on Nov. 28 for allegedly selling counterfeit designer items such as handbags, scarves, watches and jewelry valued at more than $200,000, police said. One Five Towner was arrested for marijuana possession.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/29/16
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Anthony Eramo, 42, is serving his second term on the Long Beach City Council. He is running against Republican Melissa Miller, a political neophyte, and Green Party candidate Joseph Naham. Eramo has a clear grasp of the issues, and has been a tremendous advocate for the community and environment.
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11/3/16
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Nassau County police raided a North Merrick home at 7:35 p.m. on Aug. 30 and arrested five people after authorities received several reports of “drug activity” at the house. Inside, police said they found 41 grams of raw heroin –– equivalent to 2,000 bags of the drug –– along with marijuana and a loaded 9mm pistol.
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9/1/16
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Nassau County Police Major Case Bureau reported the arrest of a New Jersey woman for criminal possession of forged instruments that occurred in Westbury on Friday, July 8 at 9:38 p.m.
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8/3/16
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A girl walks into a bar. Actually, a woman of a certain age walks into a coffee shop. To be perfectly honest, I walked into a coffee shop in Amsterdam . . .
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7/20/16
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Sitting behind the wood desk in his small office, his glasses perched on his nose as he speaks in a gentle, soothing tone, 82-year-old Gilbert Weinstein is the picture of the traditional American physician — except for the bright green marijuana leaf patch on his lab coat.
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By Micah Danney
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7/13/16
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Atlantic Beach resident Missy Miller is the Republican candidate to run in the 20th Assembly District, according to GOP officials.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/8/16
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My friend looked washed out, wrung out and hung out to dry. Her skin sagged. She moved around her house slowly, as if, with one false step . . .
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3/10/16
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Gov. Cuomo signed a bill on Nov. 11 that will expedite access to medical marijuana for critically ill patients. The law compels the state to issue patient cards to qualified, critically ill patients as soon as possible, making it clear that they are medical marijuana patients and affording them some protection from law enforcement and child protective services.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/11/15
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