Last month, the 2012 Long Island Index Profile reported that a majority of Long Islanders are not happy and are worried about the future.
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2/9/12
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Nassau County police arrested a Long Beach man last week after he allegedly committed robberies in Hempstead and Freeport.
Police said 23-year-old Jamar Felder, of E. Pine St., entered the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/8/12
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A West End resident was arrested and charged with a series of burglaries in both Long Beach and East Atlantic Beach on Jan. 26.
Oceanview …
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Chris Engelhardt
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1/31/12
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Just a few weeks after City Manager Jack Schnirman appointed Lt. Mike Tangney as the Police Department’s acting police commissioner, a search committee has been formed to find Long Beach’s next …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/27/12
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Nassau County Police are warning young people to be on the lookout for a white van after three teens were approached in separate incidents by the driver over the past week in the North Merrick-North Bellmore and East Meadow areas. The teens were asked whether they wanted a ride. The teens ran home and informed their parents, who called police.
Authorities said the teens did the right thing by running away and letting police know.
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1/14/12
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They’re called “pharm parties,” short for pharmacy parties. A group of teenagers –– perhaps as young as 12 and 13 years old –– methodically swipe opiate-based pain killers like Oxycontin and Oxycodone from their parents’ and grandparents’ medicine cabinets, dump the pills into a big bowl when no adult is looking and take turns rolling a die. Whatever number comes up, that’s the number of pills a teen must ingest.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/12/12
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A Long Beach inmate at the Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow was killed on Jan. 7 after getting into a fight with another prisoner, according to Nassau County Police.
According to …
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Chris Engelhardt
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1/8/12
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After months of speculation and rumors over who would be the next top cop in Long Beach following former Police Commissioner Tom Sofield Sr.’s retirement, Lt. Michael Tangney, a 34-year member of …
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Anthony Rifilato
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1/6/12
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A special City Council meeting has been scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. in order to earmark money the city recently borrowed through a tax anticipation note and a budget note to cover a recent …
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Anthony Rifilato
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12/16/11
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Following the arrest of a Long Beach man last week who allegedly committed a string of burglaries at eight different houses of worship, clergy members came together for an informational meeting held …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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12/14/11
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