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County Legislator Denise Ford (R-Long Beach) is calling on Long Beach Medical Center’s Chief Executive Officer Doug Melzer to address the public over the fate of the hospital, which remains closed …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/20/13
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Election Day is officially behind us, and absent any real close races followed by recounts, the serious contests are over.
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11/7/13
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Breast cancer victims are our mothers, our sisters, our friends and, yes, sometimes our fathers and brothers.
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10/17/13
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Many South Shore homeowners are breathing easier thanks to Governor Cuomo’s decision last week to use money from the N.Y. State Housing Recovery Program to compensate those whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but whose flood insurance claims were rejected by FEMA because the damage had been caused by “earth movement” rather than directly by floodwaters.
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10/10/13
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A city-run child care facility was issued eight violations in July, including one for the corporal punishment of a child by an employee who was subsequently fired, and another for failure to report …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/25/13
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The bloody civil war in Syria took a turn for the worse last week.
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9/5/13
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There’s still time to enjoy what’s left of the season and revel in that fleeting late August glow that Mother Nature provides. Our local parks are just the place to unwind and enjoy this time of year.
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By Karen Bloom
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8/28/13
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“Test scores plummet.” Those were the headlines about the “seismic” drop in scores following the latest state exams. Apocalypse!
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8/28/13
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Long Beach — and every other school district in New York state — got a rude awakening recently, when the results of new standardized state tests, prepared under the guidelines of the Common Core …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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8/22/13
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In a package full of life’s little necessities, every Finnish newborn receives a precious gift –– a set of three books, courtesy of the government.
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8/21/13
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