Long Island Rail Road tracks were damaged in a derailment at the West Side Yard around 5 p.m. on July 21. Several trains were canceled during the morning and evening rush hours on July 23 as crews make repairs.
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By Tyler Marko
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7/23/18
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While driving south along Sheridan Boulevard in Inwood, Kenny Barrios, 30, of Far Rockaway, lost control of his vehicle as he attempted to navigate the place the street winds, following its intersection with Mott Avenue.
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By Tyler Marko
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7/16/18
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Far Rockaway man was arrested by Nassau County Fourth Squad detectives on June 21, for an alleged scheme to defraud at least three people.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/22/18
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An 18-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted on Doughty Boulevard in Inwood at 11 a.m. on May 16, by a man she knows, according to police.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/17/18
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Yeshiva Darchei Torah students introduced U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to a few Jewish blessings, what they think of poetry, how they learn in one-on-one settings, what they build and how they pray as the federal Cabinet member toured the Far Rockaway boys’ school on Wednesday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/16/18
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Family members said that Alyssa Panasuk “would light up a room” when she walked in. The Lawrence High School senior aspired to go into the art field, specifically animation, said Assistant Principal Roseann Murello.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/19/18
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Ira Kurman, 55, the former executive director of the Island Child Development Center, a government-funded facility that provided special education services to children, in Far Rockaway, was sentenced to six months in jail, five years of probation and has to pay $650,000 in restitution, after pleading guilty on March 26 to grand larceny for his role in embezzling $17 million intended for the facility.
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By Tyler Marko
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3/29/18
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Lucy Lasser Salpeter graduated from college when it was still uncommon for women to attend schools of higher learning.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/25/18
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The Peninsula Kiwanis, along with attorney Joseph Daniels, held a program at SaVino’s of Lynbrook where they discussed the consequences of driving while under the influence of alcohol on Jan. 10.
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1/19/18
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A process that has already taken a few years will take some more time as the Village of Lawrence board of trustees unanimously voted to reject the current bids for an ambulance and restart the bidding at a special board meeting on Jan. 12.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/18/18
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