My parents were worried the moment I laid eyes on the apartment for the very first time. It was the entire top floor of a car dealership just off what would eventually become Interstate 86, at the edge of the Finger Lakes region upstate. This would be my first apartment — my first home outside the family home where I grew up in Pennsylvania.
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By Michael Hinman
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10/26/23
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Following Hamas’s attack on the nation of Israel, I attended several vigils, including one at the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in Greenvale. It was a very poignant event with a lot of emotion.
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By Charles Lavine
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10/26/23
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Once upon a time, when you did a survey of the most respected people in America, names like Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey or Bill Clinton would dominate the list.
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10/26/23
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Flooding is a fact of life for many South Shore residents. Whether it’s heavy rain and flash flooding, as we saw last month, or the larger storms that have reached our shores on a seemingly annual basis in recent years . . .
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By Andrew R. Garbarino
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10/26/23
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On Oct. 7, I, like most people, watched in horror as broadcast images from Israel showed terrorists from Gaza indiscriminately killing Israelis.
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By Brian Curran
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10/26/23
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In May, I took part in a special hearing convened by the Nassau County Legislature’s Special Legislative Task Force to Combat Antisemitism in Nassau County. The hearing gave students, parents, rabbis and other interested members of the community the opportunity . . .
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By Avi Posnick
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10/26/23
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A West Hempstead dry cleaning company was robbed Monday by a man with a handgun, and police are searching for the suspect.
Nassau County police said the robbery happened on Monday, Oct. 23 at …
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By Mark Nolan
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10/25/23
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An elderly female pedestrian was struck by an SUV while crossing an intersection in West Hempstead Tuesday, Oct. 24. Nassau County police said the woman died at the scene.
According to police, …
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By Mark Nolan
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10/25/23
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The countdown is on to spooking and assorted revelry. The signs of that festive day are all around us as those ghouls, witches and wizards — along with princesses, pirates, etc. — look forward to Oct. 31.
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By Karen Bloom
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10/25/23
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The days since Israel declared war on Hamas have been marked by grief, fear and division — but some communities are coming together. Residents of Malverne and West Hempstead have supported …
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By Nicole Formisano
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10/20/23
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