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Two decades of tension on a Valley Stream street finally appears to be over. Last Saturday, the parents of a man who strangled and beat to death a 13-year-old girl moved out of the house where her body was found.
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Stephen J. Bronner
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10/22/09
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The race for Nassau County district attorney pits one-term Democratic incumbent Kathleen Rice, a former federal prosecutor and Brooklyn assistant district attorney, against Republican Joy Watson, a former assistant Nassau County district attorney who is now a law clerk for a county Supreme Court justice.
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Scott Brinton
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10/22/09
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Essential services and property taxes are often in the forefront of the issues in the Town of Hempstead, but in this year’s race for supervisor, the rhetoric has shifted toward the proposed …
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Mike Caputo
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10/22/09
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In what is becoming an increasingly bitter, partisan battle, Nassau County Legislator Ed Mangano, a Republican, is challenging incumbent Democrat Thomas Suozzi for the county executive’s seat.
The race appears to boil down to three key issues: property taxes, a recently imposed 2.5 percent energy tax and the county’s troubled property-tax assessment system.
Mangano is challenging Suozzi’s handling of all three issues, while Suozzi fires back that the county has consistently balanced its budget while improving its bond rating, which reduces the interest the county must pay when it bonds money for any number of projects.
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Scott Brinton
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10/22/09
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Eighty years ago, Curtiss Airfield opened its runways for some of the greatest pilots of the last century to take flight. Last Saturday, about 50 people braved the cold at the site of the former airport — where the Green Acres mall now sits — to witness the unveiling of the historical landmarker in front of Home Depot.
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Anthony Bottan
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10/21/09
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A major switch upgrade project near the Valley Stream train station will affect Long Island Rail Road service across the south shore this coming weekend.
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Andrew Hackmack
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10/21/09
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Homecoming at Central High School
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Valley Stream Central High School hosted its homecoming festivities on Saturday, Oct. 10.
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10/15/09
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Sacred Heart Academy senior Anna Gunther, third from left, has been named a commended student in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program in recognition of her outstanding academic promise.
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10/15/09
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Robert Bogle, a Boy Scout with Valley Stream Troop 116, is working on his Eagle Scout project.
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10/15/09
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If re-elected, Leg. Francis X. Becker (R-Lynbrook) said that he can see himself accomplishing a lot more in the next two to four years. “I have the ability to help people,” said Becker, a six-term incumbent. “I want to continue to do so.”
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Mary Malloy
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10/15/09
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