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Catholics must speak up to end abuse
When I see stories of sexual abuse by clergy members, I’m often angry with many people. Mostly, I’m angry with those who allowed the abuse to go on uninterrupted for years . . . more
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Long Beach City Councilwoman and Brooklyn native Anissa Moore self-published a book of original poetry in September that touches on themes of discrimination, family, women’s empowerment and community.
A poetic homage to her Brooklyn roots
Long Beach City Councilwoman and Brooklyn native Anissa Moore published a book of original poetry in September that touches upon powerful themes of discrimination, family, women’s empowerment and … more
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Far Rockaway train speeding at twice the permitted limit
National Transportation Safety Board officials investigating what caused the crash and derailment of a Long Island Rail Road train on the Far Rockaway branch on Jan. 4, said the train was moving at more than 10 mph before the collision. more
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Longtime Long Beach residents Con Astone and his wife, Dorothy, both passed away over the past year.
Con Astone, popular Italian singer, dies at 79
Longtime Long Beach resident Con Astone, a singer and multi-instrumentalist who performed with Elvis Presley, Teddy Randazzo and other popular acts in Las Vegas, died on May 26 after a battle with … more
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Nassau County has sent treated sewage into Reynolds Channel and the Western Bays since the late 1940s. A new county plan to divert the effluent to an ocean outfall pipe would end the practice, which would improve water quality in the bays, environmental experts say. Above, a view of the bays from the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick. Photo by Scott Brinton/Herald
County's pipe dream moving forward
Nassau County is looking to divert tens of millions of gallons of treated sewage from the Bay Park treatment plant in East Rockaway to the ocean outfall pipe at the Cedar Creek plant on the … more
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Construction began at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in nearby Uniondale, in November. The initial work is being done inside the arena.
Coliseum opening may be pushed to early ’17
While construction continues at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said that the renovated arena might not reopen until early 2017.The renovation is being … more
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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, watched by developer Bruce Ratner, swung a sledgehammer at a wall of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the renovation of the arena on Nov. 5.
Officials break ground for new Nassau Coliseum
With the swing of a sledgehammer into one of the walls of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the renovation of the 43-year-old arena officially began on Nov. 5. Nassau County Executive Ed … more
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Dave Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, offered public apologies after his sentencing for mail fraud on June 5 at the U.S. Courthouse in Central Islip. He will spend three months in jail and three months under house arrest.
Denenberg gets 90-day sentence
A federal judge last Friday sentenced Dave Denenberg, the former Nassau County legislator who pleaded guilty to cheating a law client out of $2.3 million and resigned from office earlier this year, to three months in jail and three months of house arrest. more
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Don't miss out on the still-local Islanders
Even if you’re just a casual hockey fan, you’ve probably noticed that the New York Islanders are having a pretty good year. more
A birds-eye view of the new home ice of the Islanders during their 2013 preseason game in the Barclays Center, which the Islanders lost to the New Jersey Devils 3-0. The Islanders will have a rematch with the Devils in the new arena on Sept. 26
NY Islanders to play preseason game
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 … more
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