In the Merrick School District, incumbent school board Trustees Gina Piskin and Sigal Negrin, who was recently appointed to the board, ran unopposed and were re-elected. Piskin received 943 votes, and Negrin garnered 832.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/21/13
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In Merrick
Norman J. Levy-Lakeside Elementary School, Babylon Road, Merrick, one block south of Merrick Road, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 21.
In North Merrick
Harold D. Fayette Elementary …
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5/16/13
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The arrests last week of Malcolm Smith, a leader of the State Senate, and Dan Halloran, a New York City councilman, along with political leaders in Queens and the Bronx, make it tempting to think that corruption dwells west of us; that Nassau County is not tainted by big-city dirty dealings.
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4/11/13
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You’ve probably been reading a lot lately about your local school district’s proposed budget for next year.
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4/4/13
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and many state legislators, view 2011’s tax cap law as one of the crowning achievements of this administration.
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3/28/13
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There are 10 elephants and nine donkeys in a field.
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2/21/13
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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a cheater. My rule applies to athletes who take steroids to gain an advantage over their competitors, or my neighbor who calls my tennis shots out of bounds even though he knows the balls were inside the line.
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1/31/13
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If there had been only a presidential election, and no other major news events, in 2012, it still would’ve been a year to remember.
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1/3/13
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Storms of epic proportions are a challenge to everyone near or directly affected by them.
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11/29/12
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In the weeks after the election, it will be easy to Monday-morning quarterback and ask, “What if?” Many people will blame Mitt Romney’s loss on Hurricane Sandy, and others on the candidate himself.
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11/15/12
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