School officials said that Long Beach High School will reopen on April 16 when students return for classes following spring recess, saying that as workers continue to remove a ceiling that …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/9/12
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The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) named R.A. Krendel Contracting, Inc. of East Rockaway the 2012 Northeast Regional Contractor of the Year (CoTY) in the Category of …
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2/9/12
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Contractor Express in Oceanside is hoping to aid two Oceanside High School institutions in one fell swoop this September: raising money for the Oceanside District Scholarship Fund while increasing …
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Alex Costello
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8/31/11
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Q. I’m reluctant to start any project on my home right now. Between the horror stories you write about, the economy, the lower value of my house and the noise and invasion of my home, I want to know if there is anyone out there who can make this job less of a pain. Do you know a contractor who will make this easier for us?
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Monte Leeper
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8/4/11
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In addition to the new building codes that they passed, Mayor Mary Bossart and the board of trustees voted on a pair of action items last week.
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3/9/11
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It was like a scene out of “Back to the Future.”
At around 7:20 p.m. on Jan. 26, as the seventh snowstorm of the winter was kicking into high gear, lightning struck the bell tower of St. Agnes Cathedral, damaging parish equipment and causing an 80-year-old water main under adjacent Clinton Avenue to rupture, which sent bubbles of water up to the icy street.
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Judy Rattner
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2/2/11
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Q. I'm hoping you can settle a question that has come up between bidding contractors. Two have told me that you don't order cabinets until the framing is done. This will add a six-week delay to the project. Do people order their cabinets off the architect's drawing or wait for the framing to be done?
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Monte Leeper
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7/1/10
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My father served as a union president — a teachers union president — in Suffolk County nearly four decades ago, in the days when educators like him were given little respect, and even lower wages.
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Scott Brinton
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6/3/10
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Q. We’ve been interviewing architects and contractors for a large amount of work to our home. Because of the costs, we plan to have an attorney write the contract, but the architect and the contractor don’t feel comfortable and want their own version. My attorney says to find someone else who will follow the contracts he writes. What do you suggest?
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Monte Leeper
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11/19/09
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