The registration line for his Russian history course snaked down the hall and nearly out the building.
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5/1/14
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The possibility that the Democratic Party will lose control of the U.S. Senate in November has put Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in attack mode.
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4/17/14
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Being a mother always comes first for Deborah Bove. Protecting lives and property in Valley Stream is a close second.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/26/14
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While dozens of citizens have served on the Valley Stream Board of Trustees since the village’s inception in 1925, only three women have ever been elected to the local governing body. It took more than a half-century for Valley Stream to get its first female trustee, and no two have served at the same time.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/26/14
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In observance of Women’s History Month, we thought it fitting to highlight some notable women who were instrumental in shaping present-day Long Island.
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3/20/14
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Valley Stream’s history has been well documented over the years, and soon, that history will be recorded in a well-known book series.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/20/14
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It is an ignominious history that Long Islanders don’t like to remember or even recognize. For nearly 200 years, from the early 1600s to the early 1800s, Long Islanders owned slaves.
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2/20/14
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A century ago, the education system in Valley Stream looked very different than it does today. There were fewer students and fewer schools. District 30 and the Central High School District were still years away from creation.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/20/14
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It was a simple but profound thought that struck me as I recently read Anna Lappé’s “Diet for a Hot Planet” (Bloomsbury Press, 2010): Where and how we shop for our food –– and for everything else, for that matter –– is directly tied to the health of our planet.
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2/6/14
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Those engines are at full blast when Monster Jam returns for another round of super-charged action.
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1/29/14
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