As a major snowstorm bore down on the Northeast on Tuesday, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced that the county had activated a special hotline for non-life-threatening emergencies and opened 19 “warming centers” around the county for residents. The county’s emergency shelter relief program for homeless individuals and families, “WARMBED,” also remains in place overnight as usual.
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By Brian Racow
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1/21/14
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On Dec. 16, federal Judge Richard Leon ruled that metadata collected by our government on phone and Internet activity was likely unconstitutional.
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1/2/14
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If you wrote the story of Edward Snowden as a novel, no one would buy it, literally or figuratively.
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6/20/13
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Is it spying when the National Security Agency listens to your phone calls and reads your text messages?
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6/20/13
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The Baldwin School District recently conducted a phone and Internet survey of parents and residents to gauge their receptiveness to a 2013-14 budget that would exceed the state’s tax levy increase cap for the district of 3.14 percent.
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By Chris Connolly
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1/30/13
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There was a time when you got bad news from good old-fashioned clerks, operators and bill collectors. The bad news bearers were real humans who dialed your number and stated their business.
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10/4/12
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An unknown male subject threw a brick through the front door of the Verizon Wireless Store at 677 Sunrise Highway in Lynbrook and removed an undetermined amount of cell …
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4/25/12
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Members of West Hempstead Boy Scout Troop 240 met success in their attempt to collect cell phones for Cell Phones for Soldiers, a nonprofit organization that collects old cell phones and recycles …
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2/15/12
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The holiday season is a time for generosity, when many people give to local charities. But when the calendar rolls over to the new year and the decorations come down, the spirit of generosity often fades.
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1/12/12
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Thousands of cell phone applications are now available. However, a few apps focus on local news and are essential for East Meadow residents.
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By Shannon Koehle
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10/14/11
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