The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) auctioned 150 Long Island residential properties on May 19 and 20 as part of the NY Rising Acquisition Program. More than 300 people bid on all of the properties, which will enter closing in the summer of 2015.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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5/27/15
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Governor Cuomo and 11 banks and mortgage companies have reached an agreement to adopt a set of “best practices” to help combat so called “zombie properties”.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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5/27/15
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Think before committing troops
To the Editor:
In Randi Kreiss’s column “Boots on the ground lead to boots in the ground” (May 7-13), Ms. Kreiss refers to the Pew Research Center’s …
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5/20/15
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With spring comes construction, and with construction comes new business. All around Oceanside and Island Park, new establishments are moving in. They are welcome sights in an area still recovering from Hurricane Sandy.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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5/20/15
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Students in Grades K through 4 at Francis X. Hegarty School are getting an early start exploring potential careers as they recently participated in the school’s annual Career Day. Parents and …
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5/13/15
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The Herald took the opportunity to ask each of the candidates a series of questions to give voters an opportunity to better understand their positions on key issues in this election.
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5/13/15
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Herald story confused tests
To the Editor:
There are several significant inaccuracies in the Oceanside/Island Park Herald article “Some BOCES students opt out,” which appeared in the April …
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5/6/15
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He was an amazing man — kindhearted, helpful and community-minded. Those were just a few of the accolades for James Reed, 68, who died April 27 at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside after a long illness.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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5/6/15
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I’d opt out
To the Editor:
In his column last week, “To opt out or not: That is the question,” Dr. Steve Kussin gave a fair presentation of both sides of this argument, as parents decide …
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4/22/15
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If you live in Island Park or Oceanside, if you were expecting lower flood insurance premiums, be prepared for a surprise.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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4/22/15
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