The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter is again holding its Home for the Holidays pet adoption program, which began last Saturday and runs through Jan. 3. All fees are waived during this time period.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/24/15
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Marcus Tinker, a member of the Christian Light Baptist Church, was with fellow members of the North Park Neighborhood Watch on one of their regular community walks last Friday at about 10:40 …
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By Matthew Ern
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11/11/15
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As the third anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaches, now is a somber time for reflection in Long Beach. The powerful storm affected everyone in town in some way, but three years out the community …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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10/29/15
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After nearly three years of work, West End Art’s community-based art installation “Home Sweet Home” has been completed and is available to view on the boardwalk at Edwards Boulevard. A formal …
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By Matthew Ern
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10/22/15
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By now most people are familiar with their local fire departments’ reminders to change the batteries in their smoke detectors . . .
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10/1/15
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Sister Lynn Caton, a pastoral associate in charge of social ministries at Sacred Heart Parish in North Merrick, began a garden for the first time this summer. It’s a small patch of greenery under her office window, with a handful of bushy tomato plants and soaring sunflowers. There’s also a bird feeder and a clear-plastic cross. She calls it her little “corner of heaven.”
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By Scott Brinton
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9/23/15
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Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford announced last week that she is seeking funding to bring the Shotspotter Gunshot Detection and Location system to the Long Beach Police Department. The system …
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By Matthew Ern
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7/15/15
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There’s a wonderful story about St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century champion of the poor, after whom the Roman Catholic Church’s current pope is named. St. Francis, it is said, would stop in his tracks if he . . .
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6/25/15
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Hurricane Sandy left Evangel Revival Community Church so badly damaged that it had to be completely gutted, but the Rev. Delores Miller never lost faith.
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By Matthew Ern
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6/10/15
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Architects, engineers and builders are frantically rebuilding and elevating Hurricane Sandy-ravaged homes across Nassau County’s South Shore these days, and they are expected to get even busier …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry and Scott Brinton
oceaneditor@liherald.com or sbrinton@liherald.com
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4/29/15
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