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Republican Chris Browne scored a stunning victory in the Conservative Party primary Sept. 15, knocking Nassau County Legislator Joe Scannell (D-Baldwin) off the party line by receiving 79 write-in votes, according to unofficial results provided by the county Board of Elections on Monday.
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Mike Russo and Judy Rattner
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9/24/09
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Responding angrily to comments included in last week's Herald story, "Tax Revolt Party is over for Browne in the 5th," Republican and now Conservative candidate Chris Browne said his opponent, Legislator Joe Scannell (D-Baldwin), has "repeated and endorsed ... lies ... that accuse me of participation in criminal election fraud." Further angering Browne was a call from Scannell's attorney for Browne's arrest.
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Mike Russo and Judy Rattner
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9/24/09
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Brookside Elementary School has been named one of just four Long Island schools to receive the U.S. Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon Award, in recognition of its continued success in improving students' performance on the state assessment exams.
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Mike Russo
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9/24/09
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President Obama is asking Gov. David Paterson, a fellow Democrat, to withdraw from the governor’s race, according to The New York Times. Paterson should consider obliging. As a matter of fact, why bother waiting until 2010? He should consider stepping down now.
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Scott Brinton
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9/24/09
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It's a "rap." Baldwin resident Dr. John Clarke has won the United States Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) H1N1 public service announcement contest for his rap video urging Americans to wash their hands regularly and practice other good hygiene habits to prevent the flu.
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Mike Russo
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9/22/09
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Brookside Elementary School was named one of just four Long Island schools to receive the Blue Ribbon Award, issued by the United States Department of Education, for its continued success in improving students' performance on the New York State assessments.
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Mike Russo
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9/18/09
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Nassau County officials have long attempted to monitor the whereabouts of convicted sex offenders, making sure they are not near their victims' residences, schools or workplaces. Now, county probation officials are seeking to expand that oversight by requiring Level 3 offenders to wear a GPS device so that their location will be known at all times.
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Mike Russo
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9/17/09
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Republican Chris Browne will have one fewer tool to use in his bid to unseat incumbent Nassau County Legislator Joe Scannell (D-Baldwin) come November. And if some county Democrats have their way, Browne will be fighting a legal battle over allegations of fraud as well.
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Mike Russo and Judy Rattner
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9/17/09
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When Jack McCloy took his turn at the podium during the public comment session at the Sept. 9 meeting of the Nassau County Legislature, he only intended to make a suggestion for improving traffic safety at county intersections with newly installed red-light cameras.
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Mike Russo
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9/17/09
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Eight years ago to the day, hundreds of people had gathered at Lido Beach Park and watched the clear, sunny sky in the distance fill with black clouds of dark smoke from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
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JOSEPH KELLARD
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9/17/09
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