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The 2018 election is rapidly shaping up to be one of the most contentious in recent memory, if not in U.S. history. The nation is polarized, with people divided . . .
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9/27/18
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The Long Island Herald did more than just take photos of the Great Freeport Canoe Races at Cow Meadow Park on Sunday. Nadya Nataly, editor of the Freeport Herald Citizen, and Zack Gottehrer-Cohen, …
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8/16/18
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Fewer than 10 percent of registered Nassau County Democrats turned out for the Sept. 12 county executive primary that pitted County Legislator Laura Curran, a longtime Baldwin resident, against County Comptroller George Maragos, a former Republican turned Democrat.
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By Daine Taylor
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9/19/17
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Pirates, hippies and zombiesflooded Baldwin’s Milburn Creek for an annual Cardboard Boat Race. The cardboard boats were eccentric and the racers’ outfits equally extravagant for the race on Sunday at Milburn Boat Ramp.
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By Daine Taylor
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9/12/17
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In 2014, when the bike path that runs along the Wantagh Parkway was extended to Tobay Beach, many hailed its arrival as a safe, scenic trail for anyone who wanted to walk, run, cycle or skateboard.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/22/17
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Longtime Baldwin resident, Reginald Nicolas, 46, is making his debut on the political stage by campaigning for Laura Curran’s 5th District seat on the County Legislature, while she runs for County Executive.
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By Daine Taylor
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6/15/17
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As County Legislator Laura Curran, a Baldwin Democrat, campaigns for Nassau County executive, her seat in the Legislature will become vacant, and available, and Baldwin resident Jack McCloy has announced his candidacy for it. The 5th Legislative District encompasses almost all of Baldwin and much of Freeport, along with parts of Merrick, Oceanside and South Hempstead.
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By Daine Taylor
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4/25/17
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A treasure trove of original survey maps of the Long Island Motor Parkway — the country’s first road built exclusively for automobiles, in 1908 — have been in the basement of a Malverne business, the Learning Circle, for decades. “I saw them about 20 years ago and I didn’t pay much attention to them,” said Roy Knoernschild, an on-call custodian for the building.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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4/11/17
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Raymond Cody, a 75-year-old Wantagh resident, was a 20-year-old seaman on the USS Noa on Feb. 20, 1962 when astronaut John Glenn returned to Earth after orbiting the planet three times during the height of the Space Race with the Soviet Union. Although his team was assigned to the recovery flotilla, Cody never expected to see the capsule come down from the sky and splash into the Atlantic Ocean, cheer as Glenn climbed out onto the deck of the destroyer and bear witness to a significant moment in American history.
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/22/17
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The race for the 4th Congressional District pits Republican challenger David Gurfein against Democratic incumbent Kathleen Rice for the seat.
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By Daine Taylor
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10/31/16
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