Hope Rodriguez embodies her first name. She and her younger brother, Abel John, have remained optimistic and hopeful even in the face of great adversity.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/20/12
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The holidays are in full swing, the stores are bustling with holiday shoppers, moms are baking their traditional Christmas butter cookies, but not all seems right with the world — not in our …
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By Mary Malloy
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12/19/12
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The Lawrence School District and the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB) brought new meaning to a public-private partnership, when the public school district opened its middle school to 200 first- and second-graders of the private school after Hurricane Sandy.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/19/12
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A crowd of concerned residents overflowed into the halls around the East Rockaway Village Hall courtroom on Dec. 12 at a standing-room-only community meeting hosted by State Assemblyman Brian …
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By Mary Malloy
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12/19/12
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First grade students at Hewitt Elementary have been working hard to collect school supplies for students in East Rockaway.
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12/19/12
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Q: Recently, I noticed a foul smell coming from my front yard and realized there was a large oil spill. I’ve called both my town and my insurance company to find out how I can resolve the …
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By A. Thomas Levin
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12/17/12
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Q. I often hear about "fraud" of some kind or another being committed in the business world. What are the basic legal principles concerning fraud in the business environment and what kind of …
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By Kevin Schlosser
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12/17/12
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Two weeks after he called on Congress to deliver billions of dollars in federal aid to help New York recover from Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited Long Beach and announced that the city …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/16/12
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STEP Program Deadline Extended to December 31st. Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano on Dec. 19 urged residents to apply for Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power (STEP) Program …
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Debby Izzo, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores, tried to project her voice over the excited screaming of children at the Bellmore Tree Lighting and Holiday Extravaganza. But she couldn’t help but voice her reply to one member of the crowd through her megaphone.
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/14/12
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