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Hedy Pagremanski, a well-known artist who has lived in Long Beach for more than 30 years, recently finished a painting of 53 actual Long Beach residents on Park Avenue. She is known for painting scenes of New York City buildings before they were torn down.
Long Beach artist paints familiar faces
By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com “We were driving into New York to see a synagogue — a very old one — and there was no desire in me to paint it, because it was beautiful, and it … more
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is calling on New York state to hold off on granting well permits to New York City, which would allow the city to draw millions of gallons of water from Long Island's sole-source aquifers.
County Executive Curran calls on state to halt NYC's well permits
At a Feb. 1 news conference, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran called on New York state not to renew the permits for 68 wells in Jamaica, Queens, until the United States Geological Survey … more
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An estimated 200,000 women, men and children took to the streets of New York City for the 2018 Women's March, held Jan. 20, one year after President Trump was inaugurated.
Hundreds from Nassau take part in NYC Women's March
An estimated 200,000 men, women and children took to the streets of Manhattan for the second Women’s March, held on the first anniversary of President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration on … more
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Albert Redmond will run in the New York City Marathon.
Valley Streamer to run NYC marathon
Albert Redmond, of Valley Stream, joined United Way of Long Island’s team for the New York City Marathon to raise money for veterans organizations on Nov. 5. Redmond raced the past two marathons … more
The Lloyd aquifer is the deepest of the aquifers that Long Island gets its drinking water from, but it is in danger of saltwater intrusion.
Plan to re-authorize Queens wells draws skepticism
A plan to re-authorize wells in southeast Queens could have a negative effect on Long Island’s drinking water, environmentalists say. more
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‘Heisenberg’ and ‘Oh, Hello’
Sometimes it takes only two to make a great show. ‘Heisenberg’ Heisenberg, at the MTC, stars the marvelous Mary-Louise Parker as quirky 40-something Georgie Burns and Denis Arndt as … more
Revving up the airport’s economic engine
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation to establish the Greater JFK Business Improvement District to form a new public-private partnership in Southeast Queens around John F. Kennedy International Airport. more
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Steven McDonald in his Malverne home last week. Thirty years ago, McDonald was shot and left paralyzed by a group of teens in Central Park.
‘We are the flesh on the bone’
As his kitchen television silently aired CNN’s footage of the chaos the day after five white Dallas police officers were killed by a black sniper during a peaceful demonstration, Malvernite and New York City Police Detective Steven McDonald was listening to a speech by Robert F. Kennedy, made nearly 50 years ago, on the day after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination. more
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Communities around the world held vigils after the shootings, like the one here near the Stonewall Inn in the West Village, New York City.
After Orlando, sadness and stepped-up security in New York
As the shocking details of last Sunday’s mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., emerged this week, local police and community organizations ramped … more
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Good news, class of 2016: Grades don’t matter
I’d like to offer local high school graduates some important advice for the future: Don’t study too much in college. It’s not the sort of wisdom graduates expect to hear, especially from a high school teacher, but . . . more
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