On Sept. 27, 2011, his 23rd birthday, Long Beach resident Christopher Koehle learned that he had been hired as a city firefighter.
“I was like, ‘I just landed the best career ever,’” …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/15/12
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Six children, all of whom suffer from cerebral palsy and cannot speak, were taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow on Friday after the bus they were traveling in collided with a car on Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick, just outside the Brookside School, according to fire officials.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/10/12
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It was a promising sign to see several firms answer Nassau County’s recent call for a master developer to create a workable plan for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the surrounding Hub area.
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Eric Alexander
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8/9/12
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The USO Liberty
Bells join Dean Karahalis and the Concert Pops for an evening of summer tunes at Eisenhower Park on Saturday. Other weekend highlights include a family fishing clinic at Rockville Centre's Hempstead Lake State Park and a guided walk to check out summer birds at Muttontown Preserve.
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8/1/12
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Long Beach students continue to improve their performance on New York state’s standardized English Language Arts and math assessments, according to results released by the State Education Department last week.
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By Vanessa Canner
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7/25/12
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Thirty-two wounded soldiers from different branches of the armed services and their families marched in the fourth annual Long Beach Waterfront Warriors welcome parade on Sunday, July 22, as hundreds of residents, filled with patriotism and pride, lined the streets.
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By Vanessa Canner
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7/25/12
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, is introducing new boating safety legislation that, if passed, would raise the penalties for boating under the influence and require safety training for anyone who operates a boat.
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7/20/12
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, announced on Tuesday that legislation he sponsored to help protect teens from the dangers of skin cancer has been signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The new law strengthens the state’s existing indoor tanning law by prohibiting minors ages 16 and under from using indoor ultraviolet tanning booths.
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7/18/12
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The Long Island Philharmonic plays its annual concert at Heckscher State Park on Saturday.
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By Karen Bloom
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7/11/12
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“The underage drinking problem in Long Beach is huge,” said Judi Vining, coordinator of the Long Beach Medical Center’s Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking. “When I was growing up you …
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By Vanessa Canner
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7/3/12
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