Orange sunlight slanted through the tree branches that hung over West Loines Avenue in Merrick, and the pungent-sweet smell of freshly cut grass and barbecued meat permeated the air as I bicycled east on this virtually empty street on a steamy Friday evening in late August.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/12/12
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“I went to ground zero for the very first time two weeks ago, and when I went into the temporary museum, it was as if it happened yesterday,” said Noreen Costello, who lost her brother, …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Vanessa Canner
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9/12/12
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A Long Beach police officer tussled with man who approached him with a samurai sword last Sunday in a “threatening manner” after police responded to a call for a disturbance at an apartment …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/7/12
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A Nassau County Criminal Court judge continues to press both City Councilman Mike Fagen — who pleaded not guilty after he was arrested last year on charges that he illegally collected more than …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/7/12
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Long Beach police are investigating a shooting after a man was admitted to Long Beach Medical Center on Monday with a gunshot wound.
Sgt. Eric Cregeen, a spokesman for the Police Department, said …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/6/12
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Michael Kerr, the city’s former fire commissioner — who resigned in 2006 amid scrutiny of his personal pension reports — was reappointed to the position on Aug. 28.
Kerr, the president of …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/5/12
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In a scene straight out of a Hollywood movie, Long Beach police arrested a “violent” drug dealer on Thursday after a high-speed chase ended when he plowed his car into a police cruiser and sent …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/31/12
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Sixty-four of the best surfers on the East Coast will vie for $20,000 in prize money in the Unsound surf shop’s Right Coast Cup competition in Long Beach next month.
The event is being …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/22/12
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Long Beach Chief of Lifeguards Paul Gillespie said he’ll never forget the moment. He was at home watching television last Aug. 28 — NBC’s Al Roker was broadcasting live from the Allegria Hotel …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/22/12
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In a 3-2 vote, the City Council rejected a proposed ordinance at its Aug. 7 meeting that would have prohibited the local cultivation of bamboo, a fast-growing plant that many homeowners say has …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/17/12
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