New York Islanders fans anxious to get an early look at the Barclays Center, the Islanders’ new Brooklyn home starting in the 2015-16 NHL season, can do so on Sept. 26, when the Islanders will host …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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9/24/14
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Hewlett-Woodmere Schools Superintendent Dr. Joyce Bisso announced at the July 8 Board of Education meeting that she would retire after the upcoming school year, on June 30, 2015.
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By Vanessa Parker
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7/16/14
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Carpooling with co-workers, driving to another location, trying a different mode of transportation and taking time off from work are the alternate plans some Five Towns residents have as a Long Island Rail Road strike looms. Union officials say workers may walk off work on July 20.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/9/14
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Lawrence Woodmere Academy entered the PSAA baseball championship game at MCU Park in Brooklyn on May 20 a considerable underdog against unbeaten Bay Ridge Prep, which won the regular-season meeting between the teams by a couple of touchdowns.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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5/27/14
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A: This article is the first contribution in a series of pieces that will address female fertility and gynecologic issues that women face. While many of us received standard health education classes …
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by Katherine Melzer-Ross, M.D.
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4/21/14
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“This was the graveyard of the town,” Thomas Saltzman murmured, gesturing toward the carefully kept shelves of records that line the walls of the Town of Hempstead Archives. “This was every …
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By John Maher
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4/1/14
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Celebrating the contributions of women is the primary goal of Women’s History Month in March. While some think that only people in powerful positions can make a lasting impact, the Herald spoke to four women, a pair of mother/daughter educators, who believe that through their deeds, they have contributed to making their students’ lives better.
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By Jeff Bessen and Vanessa Parker
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3/19/14
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Snow covered streets and buildings created a beautiful backdrop to the excitement of the graduating class of Brooklyn College in February 1969.
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Phyllis Weinberger
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2/12/14
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Founded in Brooklyn 93 years ago, discount clothing retailer Loehmann’s expanded to stores in 11 states, but a U.S. bankruptcy court approved plans on Jan. 8 for a group of three outside groups to conduct “going out of business sales.”
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/9/14
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The fate of Loehmann’s, a discount designer apparel chain that filed for bankruptcy for the third time on Dec. 16 — and which has a location at 1296 Broadway in Hewlett — will be decided at a Jan. 4 hearing at U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, according to company spokeswoman Melissa Krantz.
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By Ann Friedman
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1/2/14
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