Atlantic Beach resident Lesley Rothschild’s life has been made a bit easier thanks to a tracking device with which she can monitor her non-verbal autistic son’s movements.
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By Vanessa Parker
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8/5/15
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Rolling Thunder, a track program for special-needs children begun by recent Kennedy High School graduate Jamie Kanner, of Bellmore, is continuing throughout the summer and is seeking high school volunteers to help out.
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7/16/15
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On June 2, 1865, Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate forces west of the Mississippi, signed surrender terms offered by the Union army.
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7/1/15
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The sun shone brightly on Saturday for a track and field meet that the Mepham High School community looks forward to every year. The Mepham boys’ and girls’ track teams welcomed scores of …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/15/15
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Hundreds of athletes from Nassau and Suffolk counties converged last Saturday on Kennedy High School for this year’s Cougar Invitational.
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4/15/15
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A Valley Stream native and Elmont High School graduate has added plenty of hardware to his trophy case during a standout indoor track season at Jamaica’s York College.
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By Brendan Murray
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3/4/15
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Mikey Brannigan, a senior at Northport High School, was diagnosed with autism when he was 18 months old. According to a recent article about him in Sports Illustrated, his parents were advised when …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/19/15
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Amid mounting pressure from local residents and elected officials, and a lawsuit filed against them, Nassau Regional Off Track Betting said it has withdrawn its plan to establish a gaming facility inside a former Fortunoff in the Source Mall in Westbury.
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By David Weingrad
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1/31/15
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The decision earlier this month by Nassau Regional Off Track Betting to establish a gaming facility in Westbury has been met with strong opposition . . .
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1/29/15
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An Article 78 lawsuit filed in Nassau County Supreme Court on Friday by local governments, residents and civic groups requested the court to temporarily block Nassau Off Track Betting from conducting contract negotiations to lease a space inside the Source Mall in Westbury, where the agency plans to establish a video lottery terminal.
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By David Weingrad
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1/29/15
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