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Hunger is all around us, yet it doesn't have to be

The recent vote by Congress to cut $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the food stamp program known as SNAP — over the next 10 years is alarming. more

10/10/13

Let's get out of Afghanistan and give Karzai his sovereignty

In a day and age when we are furloughing U.S. workers, cutting back programs, fighting over how to reduce the deficit and raising taxes, it’s hard to believe that taxpayers are footing a $2 billion-a-week bill — over $100 billion a year — to maintain our troops in Afghanistan. more

4/4/13

Dems want county to act on Sandy

Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick, introduced two bills on March 21 that seek to force insurance companies and banks in the county to speed up their payments of … more

By Brian Racow | 3/28/13

State says 10 banks hold back millions in Sandy aid

The New York State Department of Financial Services said on Tuesday that it had identified 10 banks that have been slowest to pay insurance claims to Hurricane Sandy victims, and told them to speed … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/20/13

Bryan Murphy, left, the founder of Sandy Help LB, with Marian Freedman in what used to be her living room.

Sandy victims grow weary

Marian Freedman, 70, has lived on Dalton Street with her husband, Gus, 88, since 1972. She has paid their flood insurance bills on time, and they fled the city whenever a mandatory evacuation order … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/20/13

On an island of plenty, hunger abounds

When people in other parts of the country think of Long Island, they may imagine lavish Hamptons soirees attended by A-list Hollywood glitterati. They see Gold Coast palaces. But this American paradise has a desperate side that is too often hidden by the glare of its wealth. more

9/20/12

People Like Us - Elizabeth Banks Triumphant

*** 1/2 of ***** Running time: 115 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 for language, some drug use and brief sexuality. Elizabeth Banks should be declared a national treasure. In film after film she … more

by James Delson | 6/28/12

Allergia hotel owner Allen Rosenberg said that the hotel’s spa is expected to open next year, now that the property has emerged from bankruptcy.

Back on top

“This project is breaking the first rule in Real Estate 101: Don’t fall in love with the bricks,” said Allegria Hotel owner Allen Rosenberg, 49, sitting at a table in the hotel’s lounge … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/28/12

LBPD investigating robbery at TD Bank

Long Beach police are investigating a robbery that occurred at TD Bank in Long Beach on Friday afternoon, after a man entered the bank and demanded an undisclosed amount of cash. The incident … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/8/12

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced Merokean Gerard Canino’s guilty plea for his role in a $66 million mortgage fraud scheme this past week.

U.S. Attorney: Merrick man faces 30 years in prison for mortgage fraud

Merokean Gerard Canino faces a maximum of 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud and bank fraud in connection with a $66 million mortgage fraud scheme. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 4/13/12

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