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Since the early 1950s, when local children would come from all corners of Elmont to watch television at the Garnetts, one of the first families on their block to own a TV, Berthenia Garnett was a community caretaker. Garnett, a mother of four, stepmother of two and volunteer at the Emanuel Baptist Church, died on April 1. She was 103.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/19/11
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Nearly 60 protesters gathered on March 29 to chide state Sen. Jack Martins, of Elmont, for a promise they say Martins did not keep. The group included local and state redistricting reform activists, who are angry that despite legislation Martins pledged to pass last summer, independent redistricting will not be mandated in New York state until 2022.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/5/11
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Elmont natives Bill and Jim Germanakos, the fourth-season champions of NBC’s popular prime-time show “The Biggest Loser,” just keep on winning. Bill, who was declared the winner and received $250,000, and Jim — who was eliminated early in the competition but won first prize among the eliminated contestants and was awarded $100,000 — have managed to maintain both healthy lifestyles and successful careers.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/22/11
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Fresh off a school record-tying 45-win campaign, Hofstra returned all but two starters to the softball field and appears primed to make more noise on the national scene.
The Pride, which lost a …
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By Tony Bellissimo
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3/17/11
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“Everyone respected my father. You couldn’t help it.” Tom Bennet Jr. remembers his father, Tom Bennet Sr., fondly today, along with several residents of the Elmont community, for which Tom was a leader and activist for several years. Tom, who resided on Sun Avenue in Elmont, died in January after suffering from a major heart attack. He was 78 years old.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/8/11
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Five years ago, Franklin Square resident Bill Youngfert decided he wanted to do something positive for the environment — and save a little money, too. After receiving a free solar panel assessment, Youngfert installed solar panels on his home, on Roosevelt Avenue in Franklin Square, and has been witnessing an incredible savings on his electric bill ever since.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/8/11
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In 2009, long-time friends, Bill Hostetter and Kevin Donald, decided to change careers and become business partners. Donald had been in advertising and Hostetter, in publishing. They purchased an existing “green” dry cleaner in Long Beach, where they both reside, and opened Go Green Dry Cleaners.
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Teri Ann Loeser
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1/21/11
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Trucking of raw sewage from Nassau County’s Bay Park treatment plant in East Rockaway to a pumping station on Merrick Road in Merrick is continuing as the county works to fix mechanical problems at the Bay Park plant, said Bill Fonda, a state Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman, in an interview on Thursday.
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David Weingrad
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1/6/11
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A bit of the Mississippi Delta comes to Long Beach this weekend in the form of the 2nd Annual Barrier Beach Blues and Arts Festival.
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6/23/10
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Heroin addicts describe their first high as the ultimate escape, a 20-hour fix starting with a pleasure rush that races from the tip of the tongue throughout the body and steadily progresses toward hallucinations that transfix a user in a state of semiconscious euphoria.
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4/23/10
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