This Thursday marks the 13th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attacks ever on American soil. None of us will ever forget what happened that tragic day, and we continue to keep the families of those who died in our thoughts and prayers.
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9/11/14
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently rejected the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s request to fund a $690 million outflow pipe that would stretch from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant three miles into the Atlantic Ocean.
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6/19/14
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As students throughout our nation and here on Long Island graduate from college, they hope to start the next phase of their lives gainfully employed.
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5/22/14
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No community would be what it is without volunteers. April is National Volunteer Month . . .
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4/10/14
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Most pundits agreed: Mitt Romney won the first of three presidential debates in 2012, held at the University of Denver on Oct. 3. President Obama, whose rhetorical skills were the stuff of political legend, appeared tired, and in the weeks after the debate, his poll numbers plummeted.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/5/14
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Residents and environmentalists have long urged county and state officials to be more aggressive in their efforts to upgrade Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants.
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1/23/14
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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, the third-highest-ranking member of the Senate’s Democratic majority, spoke at a news conference on Monday in the driveway of a south Merrick home, calling on the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a comprehensive plan to protect Nassau County’s coastline from future storms.
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By Brian Racow
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9/11/13
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More than four months after Hurricane Sandy, many homes along the South Shore remain in shambles. Countless businesses still have not reopened.
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3/7/13
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It’s been a long and often bumpy road to get to this point, but Valley Streamers have finally gotten some closure on the flood zone issue with the release of revised maps three weeks ago by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/24/13
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More than 2,000 homes in Valley Stream are expected to be removed from the high-risk flood zone later this year based on new maps released during a meeting at Village Hall on Jan. 2.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/3/13
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