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Long Beach is embracing the spirit of Women’s History Month with three events celebrating the accomplishments of local women and their contributions to the community.
The Kiwanis Club will …
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By Angelina Zingariello
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3/8/24
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Rockville Centre pharmacist Howard Jacobson is among the many independent pharmacy owners who have struggled over the years due to the influence of pharmacy benefit managers, and have urged Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign into law the Pharmacy Rescue Package. The bill was passed overwhelmingly by the State Assembly and Senate in June.
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By Mike Smollins
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12/21/21
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For years, independent pharmacy owners have pushed state and local governments to curb the powers of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), companies that act as intermediaries between pharmacies and drug manufacturers and insurance companies. Oceanside and Rockville Centre independent pharmacy owners are excited at the oversight that recent potential legislation from Albany could provide.
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By Tom Carrozza
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6/24/21
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I applaud the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent guidance update recommending that people who are fully vaccinated not be confined to quarantine after exposure to a case of Covid-19.
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By Lawrence E. Eisenstein
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2/25/21
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Wellington C. Mepham High School’s front lawn will soon be filled with American flags once again as part of its annual Flag Field of Honor benefit for the Bellmore-Merrick Community …
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10/6/20
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In the new performance venue inside Samuel Kolstein & Son Violinmakers on Foxhurst Road in Baldwin, three well-known artists performed an intimate concert last Friday that was live-streamed via …
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By Bridget Downes
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8/20/20
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In response to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s veto of a bill that would have regulated the impact that pharmacy benefit managers have on small businesses, Levin’s Pharmacy owner Fred Rigel said he planned to take the fight to Albany.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/9/20
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Dozens of pharmacists in white coats lined the sidewalk outside Levin’s Pharmacy on Long Beach Road in Oceanside, several holding signs and chanting, “Hey, hey, ho, ho, PBMs have got to go!”
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By Mike Smollins
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10/31/19
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The City of Glen Cove paid nearly $491,000 in health premiums for six retirees who did not qualify for coverage based on their personnel files, according to a February audit by the Manhattan-based …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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6/6/19
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More than 400 community members filed into the Coral House in Baldwin to eat dinner, vie to win prizes and raise more than $38,000 for the National Hemophilia Foundation on March 29, as part of the 11th annual Christopher’s Hemophilia Benefit.
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/10/19
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