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Parents: take the wheel where teen drivers are concerned
Earlier this month, Isabella Grasso, a 17-year-old senior at Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, was killed when her car crossed a double yellow line and collided with another vehicle, also driven by a teenager. more
Time to correct wrong-way driving
A recent rash of drivers going the wrong way on Long Island’s major highways has left government and law enforcement officials perplexed. One thing is certain: alcohol is a major contributing … more
Travel is dangerous around the area and caution is advised when driving.
Hazardous travel warning
Traffic Advisory from Nassau County Police: BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH AROUND 10 AM. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS … more
Castleton students face big choices
Students at Oceanside High School Castleton listened intently on Nov. 17 as Maureen McCormick, an assistant Nassau County district attorney, discussed the challenges and choices that await them as … more
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Scottish style: The games open with a grand march down Old Westbury Gardens’ North Lawn.
A highland fling with the Scots at Old Westbury Gardens
Experience some fun and games – Scottish style – when Old Westbury Gardens opens its glorious grounds to the 47th Annual Scottish Games on Saturday, Aug. 26. more
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Stiffen penalties for driving while texting
New York state banned the enormously dangerous practice of texting on cell phones while driving last August. Still, we can’t help but notice that loads of drivers are disregarding the law and … more
Dear Miss Kitty, I will never forget you
Crude oil pours into the Louisiana wetlands, Taliban operatives target Times Square, the stock market swoons into a dead faint and Tea Party favorite Rand Paul says on national TV that he’s not so crazy about the Civil Rights Act of 1964. more
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County exec betting on Nassau’s future?
After some seven years of studies, community meetings, press conferences and tens of millions of dollars spent on planning and consultants, the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum remains an aging concrete behemoth surrounded by 77 acres of cracking asphalt. It is a glaring eyesore in one of the nation’s wealthiest counties. more
The unseen side of DWI — it isn’t pretty
Too often, we hear the horror stories of DWI. A drunken driver rips apart a family, maiming or killing a father, a mother, a brother or sister. Since the outbreak of World War I in 1914, more Americans have died in drunken driving crashes than in both World Wars and the Vietnam War combined — 594,161 U.S. soldiers compared with 1.6 million DWI victims and counting, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. more
Death can come in seconds
Millions of iPhones and BlackBerrys are being used every second, and few adults in Nassau County are without a cell phone of some kind. These devices enable more than phone calls. We can type text messages, read e-mails, connect to the Internet and type Twitter messages and Facebook updates. We can find out where the nearest pizzeria, gas station or hospital is. We can check the weather. We can get a movie review, find the closest theater where that movie is playing and when the next show starts, and then get directions to the theater. All on the phone. more
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