Cornell Cooperative Extension’s East Meadow farm was the recent beneficiary of a $5,000 grant to benefit the Grow Native Live Native project, CCE’s ongoing initiative that encourages residents to plant gardens to naturally improve Long Island’s water and overall ecosystems, with a focus on plants that are native to Long Island.
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By David Weingrad
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9/10/14
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In 2010, people in Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and Seaford paid nearly five times more for tap water than people in East Meadow, Levittown, Lido Beach and Uniondale, according to an engineering firm working for the Water Authority of Southeastern Nassau County. The first four communities got their water from the company Long Island American Water. The second four got theirs from the Town of Hempstead ...
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By Brian Racow
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8/27/14
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On July 22, the Federal Aviation Administration banned U.S. flights to and from Israel due to security concerns after a rocket fell near Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.
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7/30/14
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A mix of guitars, stylish fedoras, multicolored hairstyles and practicing hopefuls, who were letting out a few notes before it really counted, waited in close quarters outside of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, on July 23, hours before it was time to show off their high notes, vibrato and guitar strums to the producers of “American Idol.”
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By Allison Leshowitz
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7/30/14
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On Wednesday, July 23 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, American Idol will hold the “producer’s round” of auditions, where Idol hopefuls, ages 15 to 28, are welcome to share their talent and sing their way to celebrity judges Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban.
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Allison Leshowitz
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7/22/14
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In jumping into the teacher-tenure debate, I know I’m stirring up a hornet’s nest. But who doesn’t like a little danger now and again? So here goes.
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7/16/14
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Summer is almost here, and with it many of the benefits of living by the shore. But June also marks the beginning of the year’s hurricane season on the East Coast, and with memories of Sandy …
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6/4/14
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The East Meadow Public Library brought a dose of the 19th century into its building last weekend, when it hosted “Lincoln: The Constitution and Civil War.”
Scattered throughout the day on Saturday were educational programs focused on our nation’s 16th president and the American Civil War.
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By David Weingrad
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6/4/14
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Mystic India combines traditional and contemporary Indian culture in a colorful spectacle of music, dance and theater.
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6/4/14
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The East Meadow Public Library will soon host an educational exhibit called “Lincoln: The Constitution and Civil War.” The program was made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for Humanities. The traveling exhibit was organized by The National Constitution Center and the American Library Association Public Programs Office.
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By David Weingrad
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5/28/14
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