Every day, 2,500 teens across the country, ages 12 to 17, get high off prescription drugs, and 70 percent of them obtain their narcotics from family members or friends –– most often by swiping them from bathroom medicine cabinets, according to Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/10/14
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In jumping into the teacher-tenure debate, I know I’m stirring up a hornet’s nest. But who doesn’t like a little danger now and again? So here goes.
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7/16/14
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How does any parent raise a child to succeed in life? That is the most basic, yet profound — many might say confounding — question that any mother or father might ask.
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6/26/14
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Education in New York’s public schools has changed in recent years with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the property tax cap in 2012. Educators, board members and parents have voiced their disdain with each, but with the first round of state assessments this week, their message has grown louder.
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By Brian Croce
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4/2/14
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Q: I bought a house about a year ago. Since moving in I discovered several problems that didn't show up on the home inspection. Isn't the seller obligated to disclose …
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By Abraham Krieger
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3/6/14
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Q: My teenaged son was convicted of assault. Could I be held liable for damages in civil court?
A: Generally, under New York law, Courts will not impose liability …
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By Robert Zausmer
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2/11/14
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New York students taking algebra –– mostly ninth-graders and advanced eighth-graders –– got a surprise at the beginning of the school year.
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11/21/13
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ynbrook resident Dina Prato has two boys, ages 5 and 3, who have peanut and tree nut allergies. Every morning, as she puts her oldest son, Dante, on the bus to the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center, Dina hands a prescribed EpiPen — used to inject epinephrine — to the bus matron in case Dante has an allergic reaction before he even gets to school. When there’s a substitute matron, Dina must drive her son to school.
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By Brian Croce
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10/16/13
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It’s no country for old men, or old women, either. The screens and ’zines idealize smooth skin and supple muscles, strong bones and clear minds.
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4/11/13
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Six weeks after Hurricane Sandy ripped through their community, destroying homes, cars and nearly everything else in its path, Long Beach residents got a chance to laugh on Monday night thanks to …
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By Brian Croce
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12/12/12
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