There has been a recent spate of hateful incidents in Nassau County and elsewhere that make it clear that we still have a long way to go to teach ignorant adults and youths that racism, homophobia, sexism, bullying and all other forms of intolerance are offensive and unacceptable, and definitely not funny.
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4/24/14
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Our schools, our businesses, our town departments that maintain the roads and infrastructure and the village and county police units that patrol our streets all contribute to the quality of life we enjoy here on the South Shore.
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3/13/14
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A Bellmore man was recently indicted for his alleged role in what officials described as a massive fraud against the federal Social Security Disability Insurance benefits program, which resulted in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/20/14
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A Valley Stream man who is a retired New York City police officer has been charged with joining three others in organizing a Social Security disability scheme that prompted 80 retired city firefighters and police officers to lie about their mental conditions and fake symptoms to obtain benefits to which they were not entitled, Manhattan prosecutors said on Jan 7.
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By Howard Schwach
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1/15/14
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Gently used sports equipment that will benefit Adults and Children with Learning & Developmental Disabilities (ACLD), Inc., will be collected from Oct. 15 to Nov. 15, throughout Nassau County.
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10/15/13
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A Rockville Centre man and an East Meadow woman, along with a man from Holtsville, were convicted yesterday in federal court for their roles in the massive LIRR disability fraud scheme.
Peter …
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By Alex Costello
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8/7/13
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It’s been 24 years since I left state government, and the one thing that still holds true is that the legislative leaders make the biggest decisions, from the beginning of the session to its very end.
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6/20/13
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An orthopedist based in Rockville Centre pleaded guilty Friday to charges related to the alleged fraud scheme in which Long Island Rail Road workers falsely claimed to be disabled upon retirement, …
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By Aaron Axelson
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1/18/13
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The summer of 2012 hasn’t been a very good one for some present and former state legislators.
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9/6/12
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The Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services will lease less space than it has in the past from the East Meadow School District in the 2012-13 school year, Superintendent of Schools Louis DeAngelo announced at a school board meeting on Feb. 2.
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Shannon Koehle
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2/8/12
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