For nearly 16 months, Long Islanders remained in a state of suspended animation, unsure of their next moves while staring down a killer virus . . .
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7/8/21
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The New York State Department of Health should move immediately to ban cookies laced with the THC chemical delta-8, a natural hemp extract that is now legal under the state’s medical marijuana law.
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7/8/21
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"Justice for George Floyd came swiftly in New York." So began our June 18-24 editorial last year.
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6/24/21
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo last June signed an executive order proclaiming Juneteenth an official New York holiday, on which state employees now receive a paid day off. It was the right move.
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6/24/21
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It’s nearly summer, and the boating season is now upon us. That means speedboats and personal watercraft roaring along our coastline.
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6/17/21
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The Central Long Island Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation recently constructed an “ocean-friendly garden” at Pennsylvania Avenue and Ocean Beach Park in Long Beach . . .
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6/10/21
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For the second straight year, there will be contested races in Hewlett Harbor village. Incumbent Trustees Leonard Oppenheimer and Gil Bruh are being challenged by Afrim Pulatani and Domenico …
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6/9/21
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The Biden administration has rightly proposed a massive $1.7 trillion infrastructure bill, dubbed the American Jobs Plan, to repair and restore . . .
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6/3/21
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Last April and May, Gov. Andrew Cuomo described the coronavirus as a “fire spreading” across Long Island . . .
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6/3/21
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The official start of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season is June 1 — next Tuesday. From now through November, we must be prepared for a storm to come out of nowhere and wreak havoc across Long Island, as Tropical Storm Isaias did last summer.
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5/27/21
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