Leaders and parishioners from several area synagogues visited Masjid Hamza Islamic Center of South Shore in Valley Stream on Feb. 3, to condemn religious discrimination in all its forms, and to …
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By Mike Smollins and Nick Ciccone
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2/15/17
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We are all witnesses to the “new normal” in the Trump administration. In power all of three weeks, the president and his proxies have . . .
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2/9/17
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President Donald Trump has flexed his executive muscles to expeditiously push through policies he promised on the campaign trail. He’s actually taking a page out of former President Obama’s book by . . .
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2/3/17
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In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump began by thanking President Obama for a smooth transition, and offered the people of America a message of hope by stating, “We, the citizens of America . . .
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1/27/17
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Like him or not, President Obama will always be remembered as a transformational figure. The 44th president, the first African-American, is a tremendous orator who promised . . .
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1/19/17
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Once upon a time, Long Island was known as one big, largely white suburb — but no more. There is no doubt that the face of Long Island is rapidly changing.
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12/22/16
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In this time of Thanksgiving, we would do well to recognize the strength of our democracy and be thankful we can vote freely for whomever we choose. I urge all of the protesters and naysayers to put down your signs and give President-elect Trump a chance . . .
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11/23/16
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Nine bakeries –– six of them Italian pastry shops –– were in business in Elmont when Paul Sapienza took over his parents’ popular Hempstead Turnpike bakery, Sapienza’s, in 1973.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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11/14/16
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A special ceremony at the Rockville Cemetery on Oct. 22 honored the cemetery and the Mariners’ Monument — an obelisk on the grounds that stands 18 feet tall — for their addition to the National …
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By Michael Smollins
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11/2/16
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It took 240 years, but it went around and now it’s come around. Britain has declared its independence from the European Union, deciding to go it alone. In the same way that our cheeky American Colonies . . .
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7/6/16
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