Each night on Long Island, more than 2,000 teenagers sleep rough, according to Family and Children’s Association estimates. They sleep in parks, in railroad warming sheds or bus terminals.
As a …
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By Timothy Denton
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9/12/19
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For more than a year, the Wantagh and Seaford Long Island Rail Road stations and their surroundings have seen damage by vandalism, including broken windows and graffiti, as well as maintenance …
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By JD Freda
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9/5/19
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The jewel-encrusted Viking helmet has been stolen, and the Seaford High School marching band has a plan to recover it. The narrative will play out in real time during halftime of each home football …
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By JD Freda
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8/22/19
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For 90 years, everyone who has lived on Long Island for more than a few months or who has visited Jones Beach State Park has had a favorite story about it. The official anniversary of the …
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By Timothy Denton
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8/22/19
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Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin called on County Comptroller Jack Schnirman to resign on Tuesday amid an investigation into a “payout scandal” in Long Beach that Clavin …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/20/19
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In the wake of the country’s three most recent mass shootings, one of which has been classified as a hate crime, a conversation about white supremacy has entered the national narrative.
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8/16/19
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A North Bellmore man has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident after he allegedly struck a Nassau County police officer on routine motorcycle patrol. The suspect, police said, was …
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By Scott Brinton
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7/6/19
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A fourth Torah — the Jewish scripture containing the books of Mosaic Law — was dedicated at Congregation Beth Tikvah in Wantagh on June 9. The new Torah entered the sanctuary under a …
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6/28/19
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Capping a three-year-long, on-again, off-again effort by his department, Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman released a limited audit of the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh last week …
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By Timothy Denton
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6/19/19
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Legislation proposed by Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker requiring Nassau County Police to patrol houses of worship was answered with a chorus of near-unanimous support, as local clergy and …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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6/11/19
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