Island Park gets ready for Irene
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With Hurricane Irene bearing down on Island Park, many residents and business got ready early on Saturday, boarding up homes and businesses and preparing for the inevitable flooding.
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8/27/11
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Oceanside braces for Hurricane Iene
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After County Executive Edward Mangano announced the mandatory evacuation that included Oceanside, many residents started to prepare for the worst, boarding up homes and businesses and getting ready …
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8/27/11
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I am ready to report. Camera? Check. Batteries? Check. Video? Yup. My journalistic instincts have kicked in, wondering what everyone is doing and wanting to tell everyone else what they're doing. Reporting on …
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By Mary Malloy
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8/27/11
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Screw you. No, I’m serious. I’m going to do whatever the hell I want. I mean, I might as well take a page out of everyone else’s book and at least even the playing field. After all, …
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I’m back from a brief hiatus, and just in time in fact, to see the United States default for the first time in history. Oh… Wait, what? We didn’t default? A last–minute deal …
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By Mitchell Hart Cooper
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8/17/11
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People don’t take me seriously, and that’s OK sometimes.
I know it’s my own fault. Even though I have a respectable job, drive an ordinary mom-mobile, and live in a …
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By Mary Malloy
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7/27/11
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It can get lonely at times, I admit it. I mean, everyone’s been there and can relate. Being single can be, well, challenging.
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By Mitchell Hart Cooper
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7/26/11
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In 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt used the song “Happy days are here again!” in his successful presidential campaign. The lyrics evoke both the optimism and buoyancy that was badly needed during the Depression years to restore confidence in government planning and policy.
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Hal Peterson
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7/20/11
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Who do you want to end up with?
Angel vs. Devil. The continual battle…
Well, not quite to that extent, but the empirical premise holds true. More accurately in this case, …
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Summer camp kicks off at Barrett Park
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Valley Stream's annual summer camp opened for the season on June 29. More than 230 children are taking part in the six-week program, which is held on weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
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7/1/11
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