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Keep the arsonist away from the fire alarm
This past week I was invited to testify in Washington before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The topic was credit rating agencies and the role they played in the recent financial meltdown. Here’s what I told the committee. more
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Winning the war on terror with good deeds
Rabbi Avraham Holtzberg stood beside Cammans Pond in Merrick last December with head bent slightly to the side and hands clasped at his waist, looking solemn and forlorn at the Merrick Chabad’s otherwise joyful Hanukkah celebration. A month earlier, terrorists had murdered Holtzberg’s brother, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, and his sister-in-law, Rivka, 28, in Mumbai, India. more
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An old home, part 2
Q. We have a turn-of the-(last)-century front-porch colonial. It needs substantial modernization, and I've found that problems that seem unrelated in fact do contribute to one another, leading to bigger costs than expected. For example, we need new wiring. I've seen knob-and-tube in parts. What’s the best way to rewire, since we need new insulation, there’s some termite damage and the steam boiler needs an overhaul? more
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Firefighter Scott Ringelspaugh hangs one of the many scary figures in the Valley Stream Fire Department’s haunted house, which will open next Friday night at the Brooklyn Avenue station.
Ready to scream?
The Brooklyn Avenue Firehouse is getting a makeover — a decidedly scary one. Members of the Valley Stream Fire Department are nearing completion of the second annual haunted house, which opens next weekend and runs through the end of October. more
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The tax thieves have finally been caught
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, has been a part of our social and political system for more than 30 years. Over the past 10 years, however, many of you have come to know ACORN not as a community organization, but as a political arm of the Working Families Party. more
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Central High School is 80 years old and graduates from all classes are invited to attend an alumni celebration on Oct. 3 at the Coral House in Baldwin.
Big bash planned as Central turns 80
The 80th anniversary of Valley Stream Central High School is coming up and to celebrate, Central’s Alumni Association is hosting an alumni dinner on Oct. 3 at the Coral House in Baldwin. more
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Maurice Fox, vice president of the Dennis Organization, starts off the tour of Hawthorne Court in front of the building.
Chamber tours Hawthorne Court
Hawthorne Court, the new condominium development on South Cottage Street that is expected to help provide a boost to Valley Stream’s downtown, is nearing completion. more
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