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The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, headed by Executive Director Wendy Tepfer, hosted a forum on Wednesday, “The Dangers In Your Medicine Cabinet,” which looked at the prescription-drug abuse epidemic now plaguing New York, including Nassau County.
Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center confronts Nassau’s pill epidemic
They’re called “pharm parties,” short for pharmacy parties. A group of teenagers –– perhaps as young as 12 and 13 years old –– methodically swipe opiate-based pain killers like Oxycontin and Oxycodone from their parents’ and grandparents’ medicine cabinets, dump the pills into a big bowl when no adult is looking and take turns rolling a die. Whatever number comes up, that’s the number of pills a teen must ingest. more
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Patricia Canzoneri-Callahan, who was appointed to fill the first year of her husband's four-year term after his death, will run in a special election in March to fill the remaining three years.
Patricia Canzoneri-Callahan to run in Malverne special election
One year and six days after the late James Callahan was elected to serve his fourth term as a Malverne village board trustee, his widow, Patricia Canzoneri-Callahan, will run in a special election to … more
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Oh, to be able to see a year into the future
Ican’t help wishing it was November 2012, when the political world around us promises to be so much different than it is now. Just think: If the national elections were over, we would know a lot more about the future of our country and which party will control our lives. more
Randi Kreiss
Doubling down: Obama has my vote again
Have you heard the joke going around? “How can Obama ever get re-elected?” “He can kill bin Laden again.” more
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Life on the downgrade — what it means to you and me
We should have seen the Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating coming –– last year. On July 13, 2010, Dagong International, a Chinese credit rating agency, lowered the U.S.’s rating from AAA to AA. Few in the West noticed. Some laughed. Clearly, though, Dagong’s calculators saw what we could not. more
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Medicare, the GOP albatross
While the rest of the world sits back and watches the GOP presidential candidates battling it out, Sarah Palin was traveling, visiting New York and Donald Trump and then heading to New Jersey and, of all places — surprise, surprise — ending up in New Hampshire. more
Jerry Kremer
Democrats’ best bets are . . . Republicans
It’s not easy being a Democrat these days. The president may be one, but the country is being run by Tea Party sympathizers. President Obama spends most of his time responding to the demands of a wild and crazy group of Congress members who want to turn America upside down. more
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Host an award-winning Oscar party
Academy Awards night is upon us – an evening of fashion, fun and celebrity. Bring the glitz and glamour of ‘LaLa land’ into your home by hosting an award-winning Oscar party on Sunday. more
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Deputy Mayor James Callahan III, left, Mayor Patricia McDonald and Trustee Michael Bailey, members of the Independent Party, are running for their seats again in the March 15 election.
Malverne incumbents tout accomplishments
Touting their accomplishments and promising to maintain their successes, Malverne Mayor Patricia McDonald, Deputy Mayor James Callahan III and Trustee Michael Bailey are running again this year for their seats on the village board. more
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Former Malverne mayor wants party name changed
To the dismay of former Malverne Mayor Tony Panzarella, the village’s Independent Party will not be getting a name change anytime soon. more
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