The overnight storm from Sunday night into Monday morning may have dropped less snow than expected — two to four inches as compared to the predicted four to eight — but school districts across …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/4/19
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After a six-months long investigation, five people were arrested on Feb. 26 and then charged for their alleged roles in what the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office called alleged credit union loan fraud ring, whose members attempted to steal more than $1 million from five major credit unions, including Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union, and hundreds of individuals were allegedly targeted. Allegedly, they stole more than $250,000.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/2/19
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With a host of Long Island Democratic politicos and two busloads of older adults from Rockville Centre’s Sandel Senior Center seated before him, Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared at SUNY Old Westbury on …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/1/19
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Former Oyster Bay resident Vann Johnson shared his father’s life story on Feb. 10 as part of Oyster Bay Historical Society’s celebration of Black History Month. Van Dyke “Billy” Johnson, who …
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By Laura Lane
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3/1/19
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Nassau County police arrested a 16-year-old man from Lakeview for allegedly robbing a number of victims he met on the internet, authorities said Friday.
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By Ben Strack
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3/1/19
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At an event on Feb. 21, the Five Towns Community Center, in Lawrence, celebrated both National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, marked two weeks earlier, and Black History Month, interspersing personal stories, health information and local history with the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on civil rights and equality.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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2/28/19
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The Village of Lawrence board of trustees voted 3-2 at its Feb. 14 public meeting to spend at least $25,000 on a study to be conducted by Chicago-based Market & Feasibility Advisors, to determine the viability and economics of a multipurpose community center on Rock Hall Road land where a sewage treatment plant was housed.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/28/19
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It’s everywhere, especially on social media: people bashing the media left and right. You’ll see them proudly exclaiming “Fake news!” when a story breaks on mainstream media. As a young journalist who has mapped out a career in the media industry . . .
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By Bridget Downes
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2/28/19
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State Senate Democrats announced Monday that they would hold a public hearing Friday to question the Long Island Rail Road management about current conditions and problems of the public transit …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/28/19
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In recent years, there has been much talk nationwide about preparing our youth for post-secondary education and the workforce by making our students college, career and civic ready or life ready. …
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By Dr. Kishore Kuncham
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2/28/19
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