I’m occasionally asked a puzzling question by some people in political circles. What, they ask, do people in the Five Towns want from us in government. I respond, of course, that Five Towns residents want the very same things that everyone else, in every other neighborhood, wants and needs. They want their public officials to provide, above all, safety for their families. They want good schools, clean streets, good roads and an efficient, well-run government that keeps taxes as low as possible.
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By Howard Kopel
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1/12/24
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Nassau County detectives said that an investigation of a county resident’s death from a fatal overdose led to the arrest of four people in Woodmere on Dec. 29.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/30/20
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Chants of "Classrooms not Class Zooms" and "Classrooms are essential" could be heard through the crowd of roughly 50 parents and teachers from across Long Island that gathered on Franklin Avenue in …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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6/20/20
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Tucked away in the industrial section of Mineola, housed in a small 1947 railroad car diner, is an eatery like no other on Long Island.
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By Terry Biener
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8/30/18
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Officer Daniel Hastings was speaking excitedly on May 20, his hands waving in all directions, as he explained to a group of three dozen schoolchildren why he had to, as a job requirement, submit to …
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By Scott Brinton
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5/27/16
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An industrial parts company that used to operate in Valley Stream is working with the Department of Environmental Conservation to address chemical contamination at its former site on East Mineola Avenue.
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By Nick Ciccone
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3/9/16
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Several Muslim residents from the region gathered in Mineola for a news conference on Dec. 9 to denounce recent acts of violence committed in the name of Islam, and to defend their faith as they practice it.
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By Micah Danney
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12/16/15
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If you’ve ever experienced the true cuisine of New Orleans, you know it is difficult to find on Long Island. Having dined in the French Quarter . . .
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By Terry Biener
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7/1/15
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To learn more about bladder cancer, the public is invited to attend a free educational program, Bladder Cancer Awareness Day, at Winthrop-University Hospital on May 9, from 9 a.m. to noon. It will be held in the Winthrop Research and Academic Center, 101 Mineola Blvd., Mineola.
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5/7/15
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It’s time to party like it’s 1975 instead of 2015.
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1/21/15
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