Summer leaves some school-aged kids scrambling to find a healthy meal, since they can’t depend on the federally subsidized breakfast and lunch programs at their school.
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7/13/23
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After our collective pause on Memorial Day to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, it behooves us to take the next step by renewing our commitment to taking care of veterans right here in Nassau County.
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By Joshua A. Lafazan
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6/22/23
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Long Islanders have all kinds of non-romantic love affairs. They love their school boards, their teachers and their garbage collectors, and they even show some love for . . .
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6/1/23
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She always had the brightest smile in the room. She was always ready to offer a hand to anyone who needed it . . .
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4/13/23
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It's spring — at least as far as meteorologists are concerned. But that doesn't mean winter storms are out of fashion. Long Island is bracing for a nor'easter storm rolling in beginning Monday evening and through Tuesday that is expected to bring with it high winds and lots of rain. And it could make any travel a bit of a headache over the next couple days.
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3/13/23
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Once again, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has left coal in the stockings of Long Island Rail Road commuters.
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By Larry Penner
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1/12/23
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If you think breathing on the streets of a large city is difficult now, imagine what it was like 50 years ago, when vehicles guzzling lead-based gasoline spewed poison from their tailpipes . . .
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12/22/22
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Long Island has the potential to be the East Coast’s clean energy hub.
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By Gary LaBarbera
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10/27/22
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Many of our institutions are failing us, and unless our faith in their competence and fairness is restored, I think we’re doomed.
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By John O'Connell
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9/1/22
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