North Shore Animal League America, in conjunction with the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management, has announced an Emergency Foster Care Referral Program for pets who have fallen victim to …
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By Mary Malloy
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1/16/13
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Q: My daughter was bitten by a neighborhood dog, can I sue?
A: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs every year, and one in five …
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By Jay Wechlser
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12/10/12
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I jumped on eBay to bid on one of the last packs of Twinkies and found that the price is already up to $200,000.
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11/29/12
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Grateful residents — and their pets — welcomed North Shore Animal League America to East Rockaway on Nov. 15 when members of the no-kill shelter came to hand out pet food for those residents …
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By Mary Malloy
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11/21/12
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The sun was shining brightly last Saturday as dogs and their two-legged companions filed into the newest county dog park, in Eisenhower Park, at the corner of Salisbury Park Drive and Stewart Avenue.
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By Shannon Koehle
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10/18/12
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About 10 members of the Long Island Dog Owners Group, also known as LI-DOG, gathered in a small room at the East Meadow Public Library on Aug. 15 to discuss the ongoing construction of a dog run at Eisenhower Park, near Salisbury Park Drive and Stewart Avenue.
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By Shannon Koehle
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8/24/12
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In our national quest for healthier foods, I insist on one glorious exception.
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7/19/12
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East Rockaway resident Catherina Scalia, 45, who was arrested last month and charged with selling more than just hot dogs from her mobile unit on the Baldwin/Freeport border, was sentenced on Monday to a week in jail. She had already served five days, and was not sent back to jail after her court date. She walked out of the courthouse wearing a cover-up over her popular and revealingly loose bikini top.
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By Mary Malloy
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6/19/12
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“It’s hard anytime you’re dealing with bureaucracy, with the county, to get anything done,” said Christine Laubis, of East Meadow, a volunteer for the Long Island Dog Owners Group, or LI-DOG, who spearheaded the planning of a dog run at Eisenhower Park. The nonprofit group has been advocating for dog parks since 1998.
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By Shannon Koehle
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4/11/12
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When Councilman Ed Ambrosino (R-North Valley Stream) first read William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” play as a teenager, Caesar’s famous line, “Cry, ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war” — a signal given to the English military forces to direct soldiers to fight — stuck with him. He thought about those words often several years thereafter, and when he was elected as a Town of Hempstead Councilman in 2003, the quote took on a new meaning for him: it became representative of the sacrifices made by American soldiers.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/6/12
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