Children’s cries of “Two, four, six, eight…do not incinerate!” were heard outside Freeport Village Hall on Thursday when members of the Levy-Lakeside Elementary School PTA, with Merrick and Freeport residents, staged a protest against a proposal to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport, near the Merrick border.
It was the second such protest in less than a week.
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Scott Brinton
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4/10/10
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An estimated $10,000 in equipment and money was stolen from W.T. Clarke High School in Salisbury the evening before classes resumed on Tuesday. The East Meadow School District announced the incident …
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Mike Caputo
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4/9/10
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Preparing to celebrate Easter at St. Francis
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The Rev. Andrew Koterba led the traditional blessing of Easter food baskets last Saturday at St. Francis Polish National Catholic Church in East Meadow. Here are some photos from the traditional …
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4/9/10
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Once again, the Kiwanis Club of East Meadow delivered.As per the triannual tradition, volunteers collected, packaged and delivered food baskets to community members in need during this holiday …
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Mike Caputo
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4/9/10
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Walking the mall for Sjogren's awareness
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Patients and their friends, family members and other supporters recently walked together to raise awareness in the fight against Sjogren's Syndrome, a disease that affects about four million people …
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4/9/10
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The East Meadow Board of Education unanimously adopted the school district's proposed budget on Thursday night.
The proposal for next year's budget calls for an increase of 1.71 percent in …
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Mike Caputo
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4/8/10
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Joanne Borgella, who competed on season seven of "American Idol" in 2008, stopped by in Mineola to congratulate East Meadow's Girl Scout Troop No. 1108 on April 1. The cadets …
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Mike Caputo
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4/8/10
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More than 20 Nassau baseball coaches showed up to support Clarke coach Tom Abruscato during the Rams’ 14-12 league win over Division on Monday afternoon. Abruscato was …
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Mike Caputo and Tony Bellissimo
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4/8/10
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A truck filled with goods for Haitians recovering from the January earthquake is headed to the Caribbean nation, thanks to 10 East Meadow Girl Scouts. With assistance from the …
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Mike Caputo
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4/8/10
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Security was beefed up at the front gatehouse of the Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow after a visitor allegedly attacked a corrections officer last week. …
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Mike Caputo
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4/8/10
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