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South Shore residents accustomed to jumping in their boats and heading out for a day of clamming in Hempstead Bay will have to travel farther this spring and summer. At the recommendation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Town of Hempstead’s shellfishing areas west of the Wantagh Parkway were closed in February, with additional areas closed on April 1. Affected areas include the waters south of Bellmore, Merrick and Freeport.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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4/19/12
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A resident of South Hemptead was arrested on Thursday, April 5 for an alleged drug deal he made with two female residents of Roosevelt while at the corner of Willis Street and Grand Avenue in South Hempstead.
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4/11/12
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The Baldwin Council Against Drug Abuse, a 40-year-old agency that was defunded last summer, has come back to life in a swiftly revamped supply closet at the offices of the Baldwin School District. Holed up beside the comparatively sprawling Buildings and Grounds headquarters, the BCADA is vastly changed from the reliable, if shoestring, operation that aided the people of Baldwin in battling substance abuse for nearly half a century.
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Chris Connolly
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3/28/12
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Kate Fodor finds an easy target in her new off-Broadway play, "Rx," when she satirizes the drug industry. Nowhere is the mockery as evident as in the character of Allison, the head of marketing, who is all smiles and exuberant energy.
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Elyse Trevers
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3/1/12
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Nassau County police have arrested 70 burglars in the first seven weeks of 2012, a marked increase from recent years, said Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano at a press conference last Thursday.
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By Aaron Axelson
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2/23/12
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The findings of the 2010 Youth Development Survey were presented to East Rockaway community members and school officials at a meeting on Feb. 9 at the Rhame Avenue School. The results of the survey, …
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By Brian Croce
bcroce@liherald.com
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2/15/12
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In the next two weeks, the Nassau University Medical Center will decide whether to downsize its inpatient Chemical Dependency Detoxification Unit and expand its outpatient services. The decrease in the number of beds would allow NUMC to qualify for a New York State Department of Health grant.
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By Shannon Koehle
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1/26/12
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An epidemic of abuse has gripped the U.S., blurring the lines between prescription and recreational drugs.
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1/19/12
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Drug and alcohol abuse has been a problem among Lynbrook students for many years, and there has been no shortage of organizations aimed at combating it. No …
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By Brian Croce Bcroce@liherald.com
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1/18/12
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They’re called “pharm parties,” short for pharmacy parties. A group of teenagers –– perhaps as young as 12 and 13 years old –– methodically swipe opiate-based pain killers like Oxycontin and Oxycodone from their parents’ and grandparents’ medicine cabinets, dump the pills into a big bowl when no adult is looking and take turns rolling a die. Whatever number comes up, that’s the number of pills a teen must ingest.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/12/12
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