Residents visiting the Bellmore Library over the next few weeks will be welcomed by a new, friendly face. Maureen Garvey, the library's new director, brings with her years of experience.
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Deirdre Krasula
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9/15/10
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Following reports that the Long Island Power Authority spent an estimated $30 million on Hurricane Earl, leaving customers to potentially face a rate increase, New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. and other area lawmakers requested this past week that State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli conduct an audit of LIPA’s handling of the situation.
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9/13/10
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The Mepham High School kickline team recently held a car wash to raise money for their upcoming season.
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Deirdre Krasula
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9/9/10
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While some teens mingled over light snacks, others showed off their basketball skills, and still others took part in a raucous game of dodgeball at the kickoff for the Bellmore-Merrick chapter of CTeen last Thursday.
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David Weingrad
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9/9/10
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After losing to Democrat Hilary Clinton in the 2000 U.S. Senate race, former Republican congressman Rick Lazio said he thought his political career was over. He returned to a quieter life working in the private sector. Now, though, Lazio is seeking to become the next GOP candidate for New York state governor. But first he must win a tough primary race on Sept. 14, with Carl Paladino, a wealthy Buffalo businessman, as his rival.
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David Weingrad
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9/9/10
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Nearly eight months after announcing that the dormant Southeastern Nassau County Water Authority would be reactivated to investigate the feasibility of creating a new public water district for the area, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray named the five board members who would head the task force on Sept. 3.
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Deirdre Krasula
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9/9/10
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With a proposed rate increase for Long Island Rail Road riders looming, state Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. announced a petition drive last week to fight it.
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Deirdre Krasula
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9/9/10
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Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg slammed the website Ultrinsic Motivator, Inc. during a Sept. 8 news conference for offering college students the chance "to wager" on their own grades.
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David Weingrad
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9/8/10
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The U.S. could be in for one very active hurricane season, according to weather experts. That, in part, prompted Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, a Democrat who represents Bellmore-Merrick, to hold a hurricane-preparedness seminar on Wednesday at the Freeport Library.
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David Weingrad
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8/19/10
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The Stop & Shop Company has once again modified plans to expand its store in the Merrick Mall in downtown Merrick, according to Barry Fox, president of the Merrick Park Home Owners Association.
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David Weingrad
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8/18/10
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