I ran for 45 minutes over the seashell-coated paths and up and down the steep hills of Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick last Saturday, and I didn’t meet a soul, which was surprising and strange, even a little eerie.
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2/7/13
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In the chaotic weeks after Hurricane Sandy rolled across Nassau County, residents, desperate for the gasoline that was in such short supply, learned a new routine: get up before dawn and get to an open gas station before your friends and neighbors did.
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2/7/13
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High winds — gusts up to 60 mph were reported — knocked down several trees and branches throughout the Village of Lawrence on Jan. 31, according to Village Administrator Dave Smollett.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/31/13
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We all know the high price we pay for living in Nassau County. There’s always a lot of talk about the blame game, but did you ever think that one person could singlehandedly drive up our taxes?
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1/24/13
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President Obama was officially sworn in for his second term on Sunday, and the inauguration festivities got under way early on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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1/24/13
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There is a lot of emotion surrounding the current debate about making our gun-control laws more rational, and not too many facts.
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1/17/13
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“A hundred-year storm” was I phrase I heard politicians and meteorologists use to describe this mysterious Sandy. With the memory of Hurricane Irene still fresh in my mind, I figured that once again these warnings were an exaggeration, nothing more than a precaution.
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Amber Garrick
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12/12/12
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The stunning fall from grace of CIA Director David Petraeus surprised me, in a day and age when nothing surprises me.
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11/23/12
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What I saw: lines of people, bundled against the cold, gas containers in hand, waiting, shuffling their feet to keep warm, waiting even longer than they thought possible for enough gasoline to get their cars going.
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11/15/12
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It may be human nature to believe that the worst can never happen. Perhaps we can’t wrap our psyches around the thought of our homes and businesses –– our lives –– in tatters.
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11/15/12
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