The Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation has decided, “after exhaustive study,” that Belmont Park is the best place to install 1,000 video lottery terminals. Since that announcement . . .
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1/8/16
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If you thought viral videos of grumpy cats and twerking grandmas were silly fare, meet the young man responsible for the latest media storm to sweep the Broadway community: Nick Silvestri, a 19-year-old Seaford native, is making headlines because of how he attempted to charge his phone … on a Broadway stage.
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By Iris Wiener
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7/14/15
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Oceanside High School becomes Hollywood for a night with the seventh annual Oceanside Student Film Festival.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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6/10/15
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The decision earlier this month by Nassau Regional Off Track Betting to establish a gaming facility in Westbury has been met with strong opposition . . .
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1/29/15
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More than 1,000 people gathered for a community meeting in Westbury on Jan. 15 in a show of united opposition to a proposed video lottery terminal in a now-vacant Fortunoff at the Source Mall.
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By David Weingrad
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1/19/15
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Video games are not normally thought of as a way to exercise, but students at St. William the Abbot School recently learned that they can use their favorite electronics and stay fit at the same time.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/14/15
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Nassau County started video enforcement of school speed zones at 20 sites across the county, including two in the Bellmore-Merrick area, during the first week of September, when school began. Eventually, Nassau officials say they will install 56 cameras across the county.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/12/14
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At the Board of Education meeting on June 4, South Side High School teachers discussed the program they created called Flipped Learning, which brings short lessons into students’ homes with online …
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By Alex Costello
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6/19/14
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The Nassau County Legislature has decided to post transcripts of its public hearings dating back to 2005 online, along with videos of sessions going forward.
We can only say thank you, hallelujah –– and it’s about time.
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5/8/14
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Jamie Forman’s first experience with American Sign Language came during her childhood. The 25-year-old Bellmorite said she has two deaf cousins, but in her youth she learned only a handful of …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/7/14
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