According to the Nassau County Police Department, a Hicksville man was arrested for a Vehicular Assault that happened last Friday at 7 a.m. in East Meadow. Homicide Squad detectives reported that Daniel Benison, 22, of 47 Woodline Drive E., who was with a 20-year-old female passenger, was traveling southbound on Newbridge Road at Falcon St. in his 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass when he crossed over into the northbound lane and collided with a 2007 Honda Odyssey.
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6/23/11
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Every year West Hempstead High School gathers the senior class for a pre-prom assembly discussing positive-decision making and responsibility during prom season.
This year the high school Students …
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6/16/11
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Valley Stream Post Office holding food drive
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The Valley Stream Post Office has begun its annual spring food drive. Residents can drop off food in a collection bin near the entrance to the post office, located at the corner of Franklin and Hawthorne avenues, through May 16.
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5/4/11
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Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced that the County is teaming up with the Salisbury Golf and Learning Center and the Metropolitan PGA to sponsor four hours of free playing time …
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5/3/11
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The Student Council at Lynbrook’s Waverly Park School organized their annual Little Doctor’s Blood Drive, with the help of the fifth-grade class. They worked very hard soliciting volunteers and …
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4/13/11
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The New York State Senate has passed legislation to create felony charges for wrong-way and other reckless drivers, according to Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick who sponsored …
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David Weingrad and Chris Engelhardt
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4/6/11
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The New York State Senate has passed legislation to enact felony charges for wrong-way and other reckless drivers, according to Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick who sponsored the bill.
The legislation is in response to a significant number of arrests and car crashes involving individuals who drove the wrong way while under the influence of alcohol.
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By David Weingrad
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4/6/11
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On Friday, April 1, at 3:13 p.m., the East Rockaway Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a house fire at 5 Cail Drive.
The first unit on scene was Assistant Chief Ed Reicherter, who reported to all responding units that there was “smoke showing.” Reicherter entered the residence where he provided additional information that there was a working kitchen fire. A 1-3/4” hose line was stretched in the front
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4/6/11
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The approval of stop signs is often a routine task for the Hempstead Town Board. But one particular proposal this week had an emotional component, especially for the East Meadow School District …
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By Mike Caputo
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3/9/11
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. recently visited Chatterton Elementary School in Merrick to thank students for taking part in his annual Extend the Holidays toy drive, which provides toys for children who are undergoing treatment at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola. Above, Fuschillo, back right, is pictured with Chatterton Student Council representatives and students who took part in the driv
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2/3/11
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