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The state Gaming Commission announced delays in the downstate casino licensing process, giving applicants like Las Vegas Sands, more time to has out any issues before the process officially begins in late 2025.
New York State Gaming Commission delays casino license process until late 2025
The state Gaming Commission created more drama for the high stakes competition for the three available casino licenses as the commission indicated last week that it wouldn’t issue any license, … more
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Texting 911 is now an option in Nassau County
Robert Saccente Jr., an American Sign Language specialist for the Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf remembers when a defensive driving instructor collapsed in front of him. Although he was certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, his ability to help was limited because he is deaf. more
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Reflections on the revolution
Faces down, thumbs tapping, simultaneously relating to and isolating from, communicating and ignoring, exchanging information and yet limiting responses, without the challenge of face to face or even the duel of voice to voice, we text. more
State should upgrade texting-and-driving laws
Twenty and 30 years ago, we worried about drunken drivers plowing their vehicles into other cars or trucks and killing innocent men, women and children. Then along came the cellphone . . . more
Getting by with a tweet, a grunt and too many emojis
Somewhere over the rainbow, people are still reading books and writing letters. But as I look into America's crystal ball, I see a post-literate society where the key to success and wealth is mastering . . . emojis. more
Lynbrook Village Clerk John Giordano explained that village officials created a text message system to better alert residents to possible dangers and issues.
Lynbrook rolls out emergency text alert system
Lynbrook residents are now able to sign up online to receive text messages about village issues. more
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AT&T’s ‘It Can Wait’ simulator hits boardwalk
AT&T collaborated with the City of Long Beach, City Council and the Long Beach Police Department last weekend to discourage drivers from using their smartphones while behind the wheel, as part of its “It Can Wait” campaign. more
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Brian Heid, of the Nassau County district attorney’s office presented his department’s S.T.O.P., Then Send program at Hewlett High School in 2010.
Keeping kids safe online
East Meadow PTA Council and Kiwanis Club members said they hope to empower parents and other community members with resources to keep children safe online by offering an educational program on … more
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Dorean Fellin of Malverne volunteers each week for the Crisis Text Line.
Messaging a lifeline to those in need
Each Sunday morning at 5:45 a.m., Dorean Fellin wakes up and quietly tiptoes down the stairs of her Malverne home to avoid waking her two small children and husband. more
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The Beehive app, created by East Rockaway native Vince Roth, rewards drivers for keeping their eyes on the road and off their phones.
The buzz about Beehive
East Rockaway resident and entrepreneur Vince Roth was troubled by what he saw as an increasing and dangerous problem on Long Island roads — distracted driving. As the father of two young … more
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