The lack of affordable and accessible child care is hitting Long Island families hard. The ABC plan aims to ensure families' access to quality child care and educational opportunities.
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By Ed Ra
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4/5/24
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As a result of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, signed into law in 2019, New York committed to ambitious targets to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 . . .
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By Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
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11/9/23
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Long Islanders are deeply concerned about the proposed Equinor wind turbine project, Empire Wind, and its potential to adversely affect our health, safety and economy.
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By Ari Brown
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11/3/23
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Timing will be a key issue when it comes to the state’s long-planned congestion-pricing plan, which is scheduled to start sometime in 2024.
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7/13/23
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Why do you have to make everything a political issue? some readers ask, and then they sign off with, “[Expletive] Biden!”
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10/13/22
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This Sunday is the beginning of National Fire Prevention Week, a century-old public health observance created by the National Fire Protection Association . . .
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10/6/22
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Hurricane season officially started June 1, but for those of us enjoying life on Long Island and in the Northeast, our storm season starts just about … now.
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8/18/22
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Journalists celebrate James Madison’s birthday — March 16 — as part of “Sunshine Week,” a national initiative created by the American Society of News Editors to educate all of us about the importance of open government.
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3/10/22
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U.S. Sen Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, last week called on Congress to provide $7 million to fund evidence-based training programs to reduce implicit bias in maternal health . . .
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2/3/22
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Officials from the Diocese of Rockville Centre and students from eight Catholic schools across Long Island marked the 49th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion on Jan. 21 as part of a Youth for Life Pilgrimage and anti-abortion demonstration.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/3/22
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