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Acquired Riches: Highlights From The Hofstra University Museum CollectionAn exhibit celebrating Hofstra University's 75th anniversary, highlights the artists, genres, and …
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11/3/10
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To help out her peers that may not be able to afford the clothes they need for special occasions, an eighth grader at the Brandeis School in Lawrence collected apparel and established a teen section in a thrift store.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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11/3/10
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When firefighters wash down their trucks after making on a run, they may have to pay a fee on that water. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, has proposed a water use fee in the county’s 2011 budget. At a news conference in front of the North Merrick firehouse on Friday, Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg said the fee is really a tax.
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Deirdre Krasula
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10/15/10
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To help close the more than $300 million budget deficit that Nassau now faces, County Executive Ed Mangano’s recently proposed budget includes a proposal to end the county’s “guarantee” that it will pay refunds owed when homeowners successfully challenge their tax assessments.
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David Weingrad
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10/15/10
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Lynbrook outlasted Hewlett in Saturday night's showdown of the last two unbeaten teams in Conference III.
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Tony Bellissimo
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10/9/10
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These days almost everybody has a complaint about the government. In Washington it’s about health care, taxes, over-regulation and bailouts. Here at home the complaints deal with the economy and real estate taxes, but mostly taxes.
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Jerry Kremer
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10/7/10
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CRED or “Cool Rock Education,” is what The Rock Underground, a full-service music school, is all about. If you grew up in the days of garage bands, you will wonder why this incredible concept took so long to become a reality.
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Teri-Ann Loeser
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9/30/10
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An appeal filed by a Hewlett resident and supported by a group of community members opposing a lease agreement between the Hewlett-Woodmere school district and the Five Towns Senior Center is expected to be decided by the State Education Department after the district submits its response in the case this week.
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Jeff Bessen
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9/29/10
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Thomas Crotty stood and stared for a moment on Friday at the twisted, rusted, 1,600-pound steel girder in front of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Brookside School in North Merrick. “It was very thoughtful of the community and the young people to do this so the day and the people will not be forgotten,” Crotty remarked.
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Scott Brinton
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9/24/10
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It used to be that when we sent our children, our precious little cargo, off to their first day of school, all we had to say was, “Look both ways when you cross the street” or “Don’t talk to strangers” or “Come right home after school.”
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9/22/10
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