Approximately 100 bicyclists took to the back roads of Woodmere and Hewlett and raised $5,000 that will be donated to the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing and the Moore, Okla. tornadoes through the Congregation Sons of Israel and Irving Place Minyan’s bike-a-thon on June 9.
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6/12/13
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Students from Rambam and Shalhevet high schools protested Richard Falk’s anti-American comments outside of the United Nations on Monday.
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By Yitzhak Carroll
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5/15/13
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If New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly were trying during an April 25 news conference to reassure the public that the city’s security infrastructure was tight enough to stave off a terrorist attack, they weren’t doing a very good job of it.
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5/2/13
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In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, county officials are increasing security for Sunday’s Long Island Marathon, adding restrictions on large bags, such as backpacks and duffel bags.
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By David Weingrad
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5/1/13
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Despite the fact that it has been nearly a dozen years since 9/11, the recent Boston Marathon attack proves that terrorism is still a very real threat in this country.
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4/25/13
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Every community needs police officers, teachers, sanitation workers and elected leaders. But every community also needs volunteers, the people whose contributions mean so much yet so often go unnoticed.
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4/25/13
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At 2:49 p.m. on April 15, two crude bombs, fashioned out of pressure cookers and ball bearings, exploded 13 seconds apart at the Boston Marathon, killing three and severely injuring nearly 180.
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4/25/13
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Alex Cuozzo, president and coach of the Bellmore Striders running club, bounced between websites as the Boston Marathon progressed on Monday, checking on the club’s three members in the 26.2-mile race.
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By Scott Brinton and Julie Mansmann, sbrinton@liherald.com and jmansmann@liherald.com
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4/16/13
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Updated 1:40 p.m. on April 17
Joel Levy, 16, of Woodmere was jailed on $50,000 bail for threatening to blow up the assistant principal's office at Mesivta Ateres Yaakov High School in Lawrence.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/16/13
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Updated Oct. 11 9:40 a.m.
The emergency lockdown procedures he learned as a student at Lawrence High School came in handy for Anthony Giglio on Wednesday when Neil Thompson, 33, entered the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence and said he had a bomb and was going to blow up the building.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/10/12
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