On a typical weekday afternoon, after working her shift as a dietary nutritionist at South Nassau Communities Hospital, Tjuana Evans doesn’t go home, per se, but to her second home at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center on North Centre Avenue.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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2/28/19
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As night fell over the Glenwood Life Center, its high-reaching windows shone a brilliant, warm light. In its beam dancers moved across the hardwood floors of the center’s tela, their footfalls …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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2/28/19
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The world was rapidly changing during Theodore Roosevelt’s lifetime, and he enthusiastically embraced it. He was the first president to leave the U.S. He was also the first president to drive a …
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By Laura Lane
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2/28/19
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Nassau County Democratic Committee Chairman Jay Jacobs said the party is backing incumbents Anthony Eramo and Chumi Diamond for Long Beach City Council in a June primary, as well as candidate Jim …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/28/19
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State Sen. Jim Gaughran, a Democrat from Northport, has introduced legislation that would hold companies accountable for contaminating Long Island’s drinking water and ensure that the cost of …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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2/28/19
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Surrounded by dozens of supporters, Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin announced his candidacy for Hempstead Town supervisor on Feb. 19. “We need a supervisor that will put the priority on keeping residents in their home,” said Clavin, a Republican, outside Ancona’s Pizzeria in his hometown of Valley Stream. “We need taxpayers first.”
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By Anthony O'Reilly and Ben Strack
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2/28/19
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“We’re here today to talk about the future of Long Island,” U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove, said at the Composite Prototyping Center in Plainview on Feb. 21. Standing alongside …
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By Mike Conn
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2/28/19
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The Aid and Incentives to Municipalities, or AIM, funding, will not be eliminated from the state budget, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Feb. 15, as nearly $60 million in revenues for towns and villages would be covered through a proposal to collect more sales tax from internet marketplaces.
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By Nadya Nataly
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2/28/19
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On March 12, Glen Cove City School District residents will vote on an $84.6 million bond that would fund improvements at all six district schools. If it is approved, every building will be repaired …
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By Mike Conn
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2/28/19
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In recognition of his community leadership and generosity, RVC Blue Speaks, the largest Long Island-based autism charity, will honor local business and community leader Butch Yamali at its third annual gala on April 13.
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2/28/19
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