Area food pantries in Oceanside and elsewhere say they are facing a shortage of turkeys this year, attributed to avian flu that has decimated the American poultry industry since January.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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11/11/15
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Sandy couldn’t have been worse
To the Editor:
At first I thought I misread one line in the article on the front page of last week’s Herald, “Hurricane Sandy: three years later.” Most …
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11/4/15
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Assemblyman Brian Curran recently recognized veterans Col. Robert Schatz from Oceanside and Stephen D’Esposito from Island Park. Thanking the veterans for their service and patriotism to their …
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11/4/15
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There had been warnings for years. The big one will come, it will be worse than you can imagine, you will not be prepared. We all heard the warnings, and yet we did little to heed them. Then …
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A column by Barbra Rubin-Perry
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10/28/15
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New York victims of Hurricane Sandy now face yet another hurdle, the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] now wants it’s money back. The agency says it wants to collect $14 million in grants …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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10/21/15
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“Everyone should get a flu shot,” according to Dr. Aaron Glatt, infectious disease specialist and endocrinologist at South Nassau Communities Hospital [SNCH]. Young children, adults, the elderly, …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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10/13/15
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Trump dumbs down issues
To the Editor:
Patrick Nicolosi writes that “those of us who are supporting businessman Donald Trump for president are supporting him for many reasons” (“Fed up …
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10/7/15
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A second group of Hurricane Sandy damaged homes is going to be auctioned by Paramount realty in November, three of them in Oceanside, 15 in Island Park.
Last April Paramount auctioned off 155 …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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10/7/15
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Word comes of an impending storm. Your body switches to a higher gear as you run to buy food and supplies, because you’ve been through Hurricane Sandy and you know how bad it can be. You watch TV, …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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10/7/15
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In August, PSEG owed the three towns in Nassau county — Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay — $30.4 million in payments in lieu of taxes, but sent them a total of only $29 million. The …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/30/15
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