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Dedicated Freeport Girl Scout Cadettes organize Substance Abuse Forum, investing 50 hours to raise awareness and provide resources for combating substance abuse, with the event scheduled on June 9. Pictured is Freeport Troop 2453 at a recent National Grid event at the Freeport Memorial Library.
Freeport Girl Scouts to organize educational forum
Three Freeport Girl Scout Cadettes from Troop 2086 are working on their Silver Award, the highest honor attainable by middle school scouts. Lily, Kendell, and Adrianne have taken on the … more
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Is it fair to ban Trump from social media platforms?
I, for one, am comforted by the silence. I am relieved that the stream of misinformation, disinformation and general mean-spirited lunacy has been plugged. more
The heartache of gun violence continues
A 49-year-old father of seven and grandfather of one, Ray Wishropp, was killed April 20 by a lone gunman in the manager’s office of the West Hempstead Stop & Shop over what Nassau County police say was an employee dispute. more
It’s time for America to come to its senses over guns
Listening to Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords speak, you’re quickly overcome by the urge to cry. The former congresswoman was once known for her incisive rhetoric, delivered with a magnetic smile. Then . . . more
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was nearly killed in a 2011 shooting, was among the featured speakers during Northwell Health’s two-hour virtual Gun Violence Prevention Forum last Thursday. Joining her was U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican of Pennsylvania.
Northwell hosts 2nd Gun Violence Prevention Forum
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords stood outside the Safeway supermarket northwest of Tuscon, Ariz., on Jan. 8, 2011, chatting with constituents about Medicare reimbursements, … more
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President Donald Trump joined Rep. Peter King, a Seaford Republican, at a forum in Bethpage on May 23 to discuss the threat posed by MS-13.
Trump joins Rep. King to talk MS-13 threat
Seated with President Donald Trump at a Bethpage forum on threat posed by El Salvadoran gang MS-13 on Wednesday is U.S. Rep. Peter King, a Seaford Republican, and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. more
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Kudos to NCPD for rethinking the use of force
The Nassau County Police Department’s recent revamping of its use-of-force policy is a proactive and welcome move by the county at a time of . . . more
Rita Kestenbaum, 56, of Bellmore, a Democrat running for Nassau County Legislature, spoke at a Feb. 19 candidates forum at the North Merrick Public Library.
Legislative candidates address voters
Democrat Rita Kestenbaum and Republican Steve Rhoads, the two candidates in the Nassau County Legislature’s 19th District, squared off last Thursday not so much against each other as against a roomful of likely voters given free rein to ask or say what they pleased. more
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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano came to Morrelly Center for Homeland Security in Bethpage to announce contingency plans in the event of a Long Island Rail Road strike on July 20. The county plans to offer free Wi-Fi access to roughly 200 commuters, among other measures.
County to offer free Wi-Fi if there’s a LIRR strike
Nassau County plans to offer free wireless Internet access and work cubicles in a 20,000-square-foot office in Bethpage’s industrial park if there is a Long Island Rail Road strike on July 20. more
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Jeanette Deutermann, a parent and founder of the Long Island Opt-Out Info Facebook page, has been outspoken against the state assessments for students in third- through eighth-grades.
Concerns with Common Core
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. more
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