Here on Long Island, we are fortunate enough to have many superior schools. We don’t often think about school choice because we already have the best. Across the country, however . . .
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12/2/16
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Members of the shuffleboard team from the Wantagh Senior Center had plenty to celebrate on Nov. 17. The group of local seniors defeated their peers from East Meadow to take home the championship for the seventh year in a row.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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11/29/16
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To the relief of many Wantagh-Seaford residents — and the frustration of Billy Dean, a local club owner — the Hempstead Town Board of Zoning Appeals denied an application to open a cabaret in the community on Nov. 2.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/10/16
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I too am thankful that the presidential election has come and gone. As the dust settles, there has never been a better time for our local leaders to get down to business . . .
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11/10/16
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Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead are in a state of moderate fiscal stress, the state’s second-highest fiscal stress rating, according to a report by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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10/3/16
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Bellmorites Norma Seidman and Lenny Rosenzweig have waited a long time for the new Town of Hempstead dog park at Newbridge Road Park. “We’ve been waiting, and calling up and saying when is it going to be ready?” Seidman said.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/27/16
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Hempstead Town Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney starts every morning the same way.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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9/27/16
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For many shelter dogs, finding a new home can be “ruff.” But for Paprika, a 6-year-old pitbull, caretakers said it was an even harder struggle.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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9/13/16
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With the sun beating down at mid-morning, a girls’ cross-country team was recently running up and down the half-mile-long hill on the south side of the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, sweating profusely and breathing hard in the 90-degree-plus heat.
Taking it all in from the side of the seashell-coated path was a red fox –– yes, a red fox –– which stood in the shade, motionless and silent, panting continuously, its eyes half-shut. The runners appeared unfazed by its presence.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/24/16
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During the recent heat wave, Wantagh kids cooled off at the Forest City Community Pool.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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8/23/16
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