Whether it’s the shimmering water of a backyard pool, a lake or the ocean, having fun there necessitates a cautious approach to help ensure that children and adults remain safe. Year after year . . .
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6/22/17
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President Trump endorsed a proposal on June 5 to privatize air-traffic control, an action that was opposed by a number of those who have voiced their frustration over the plane noise plaguing Long Island.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/15/17
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Twenty and 30 years ago, we worried about drunken drivers plowing their vehicles into other cars or trucks and killing innocent men, women and children. Then along came the cellphone . . .
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5/18/17
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After phony utility workers scammed Wantagh and Seaford homeowners, Hempstead Town leaders and New York American Water officials called for residents to watch out for fake water department employees and offered local folks safety tips.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/13/17
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To commemorate Fire Prevention Month and offer local folks safety tips, Wantagh Fire Department members hosted an open house on Oct. 22.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/8/16
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A five-year study undertaken by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health found that U.S. firefighters develop malignant mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, at twice the rate of the general population. The study also revealed . . .
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9/8/16
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Public and private pools are busy all over Long Island’s South Shore, and the Atlantic Ocean is finally warm enough for comfortable swimming. In any of those settings, an emphasis on safety . . .
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7/13/16
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It was a beautiful day at Point Lookout town beach when a swarm of news people and town employees were following Town Supervisor Anthony Santino around the coastline while he distributed free packets of sunscreen to beachgoers.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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7/12/16
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On Saturday, April 9, as part of fire safety initiative, more than a dozen Red Cross volunteer teams will canvass homes in the Town of Hempstead to install free smoke alarms in homes that do not have working devices.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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3/30/16
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Many American food corporations –– particularly the processed food corporations –– want the federal government to usurp states’ rights. In particular, they want Congress to pass legislation . . .
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3/24/16
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