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Nine years have passed since that dark moment in our nation’s history. The observance of Sept. 11 continues to be a time for remembrance, healing and solace, and hope for the future. The Herald hopes these photos of victims killed in the terrorist attack who had some connection to Elmont and Franklin Square — some were born and grew up there, lived there as an adult or served in its fire department — will serve to keep their memories alive to a community that still grieves for them.
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Eileen Burke, Guest Columnist
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9/8/10
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Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS), is seeking volunteers to train to present its signature in-school programs on bully prevention, Internet safety, child abuse and more to local students. This professional training is free.
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9/8/10
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Suddenly, I was captivated by the darkness below on a steamy August day. I could only stare as tiny gray pill bugs crept up from the recesses of the decaying leaf pile. Then I noticed an earthworm slithering to the surface and looping back to the underworld. This place was alive.
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Scott Brinton
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8/20/10
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In a move that has confounded local school officials and is bound to confuse and upset many parents, State Education Department leaders recently announced that they were raising the raw scores that determine proficiency levels on the standardized tests taken by students in third through eighth grades.
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8/12/10
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Economists tell us that the Great Recession of recent years is over. The economy is growing again, albeit ever so slowly. Long Island’s jobless rate has dropped to below 7 percent. Housing prices in a number of area neighborhoods are starting — mind you, starting — to creep up. And we hear anecdotal evidence that people are beginning to spend again.
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7/30/10
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Merrick resident and CEO of Long Beach Medical Center Douglas Melzer was recently named chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council, the association that represents Long Island’s 24 not-for-profit and public hospitals. His two-year term will expire in June 2012. The CEOs from each of the member hospitals comprise the board of directors.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/28/10
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If we learned anything from last week’s elections, it’s that voters have become a lot smarter than we give them credit for. The May 18 primaries were just the first round of tests for many influential incumbents, and several big names flopped at the polls.
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Al D'Amato
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5/28/10
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We all think it: Memorial Day symbolizes the start of summer. For many Americans it means dusting off the grill and making the pool water sparkle. It means big sales at the stores. It means hot dogs, baseball and a three-day weekend. It means that spring is on its way out and the hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer are on the way in.
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5/28/10
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Reminiscent of ancient Rome, this exquisite multi-level salon and day spa provides myriad luxurious services, amenities and products.
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Teri-Ann Loeser
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5/20/10
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When it comes to the concept of family, Lakeview Mercedes-Benz embraces it three-fold. Perhaps the country's oldest family-owned Mercedes-Benz dealership, Lakeview is now manned by its third generation.
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Teri Ann Loeser
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5/14/10
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