Last week, Governor Cuomo gave his third State of the State address, and touched on many of the major issues facing our state — Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery, job creation and economic growth, and gun control.
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1/17/13
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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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If any improvements are to be made concerning the treatment of mental illnesses some experts and local officials think that more has to be done as a person reaches their teenage years and then leaves the care of school.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/16/13
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Temple Israel dedicates Shabbat to Newtown victims
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The 26 people killed in the Newtown, Conn. shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School were remembered in a special memorial during Shabbat services at Temple Israel on Dec. 21.
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1/2/13
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Before I get into the goings-on in Washington and Albany, I think it is more important to touch on the heartbreaking tragedy that took place last Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., not far across the Sound from all of us.
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12/20/12
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We share the nation’s overwhelming grief in the wake of the senseless murder of innocents in Newtown.
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12/20/12
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A Merry Christmas in the Five Towns
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Christmas will be celebrated on Tuesday, Dec. 25 and for the past several weeks holiday lights and decorations have reminded us that life does continue despite personal hardships.
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12/19/12
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“I don’t think it could be sadder than this,” Lawrence Superintendent Gary Schall said of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., last Friday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/19/12
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