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Richard Dutrow Jr., 52, trainer of Big Brown, winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, had his license temporarily revoked on Oct. 12 by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board for multiple rules violations — including drugging his horses — banning him from New York racetracks for 10 years.
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By Jackie Nash
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10/19/11
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As New York State considers adopting waivers for requirements to the federal government’s No Child Left Behind law, which funds programs to improve performance in American schools, school districts in the Five Towns said the law hurt them more than it helped.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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10/13/11
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The weekends are chock full of activities and festivals that celebrate the best of this short season. You don’t have to go far this weekend to find something for you and the kids to enjoy, besides the pumpkin picking.
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By Karen Bloom
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10/12/11
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In recognition of his skills as a teacher in the Business Department of Hewlett High School, Jared Pittelli has been named the winner of the Julian A. Milkes Award by the New York State Business Teachers Association, as well as a Gold Star teacher for the 2010-11 school year.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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10/6/11
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Capt. Thomas Jurgens honored
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He was only 26-years-old, but Thomas Jurgens’ memory will live for a long time as the Town of Hempstead and the Meadowmere Fire Department collaborated on a street dedication on Sept. 17 to honor the Lawrence resident who died on 9/11.
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9/29/11
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Preparing for next year’s unveiling of the 9/11 Memorial Museum comes with high expectations and Alice Greenwald, a Cedarhurst native and Lawrence High School alum, hopes to provide visitors with a sense of hope through the museum’s exhibits.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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9/29/11
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To the Editor:
As someone who has devoted almost my entire professional career to college finance, I am disturbed by the recent legislation that was passed by the State of New York under the so-called “rational tuition plan.”
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9/15/11
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced that a 2004 investigation of the former Quick and Clean Cleaners, now Madison Cleaners, on Rockaway Turnpike in Cedarhurst, led to the discovery of chlorinated compounds in the groundwater which does not affect the nearby water supply.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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9/1/11
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In preparation for a possible strike by Hurricane Irene on Long Island’s South Shore this weekend, State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. of Merrick provided the following important phone numbers.
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8/26/11
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Updated Aug. 26 at 10:30 p.m.
As New York City and Long Island prepares for Hurricane Irene, Peninsula Hospital Center remains a functioning hospital and multiple investors are in talks with Peninsula officials regarding keeping the Far Rockaway facility open.
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JEFF BESSEN
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8/24/11
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