Dozens of parents approached the lectern at the East Rockaway Board of Education meeting on Feb. 15, accusing school officials of “intimidating, bullying and scaring” their children into complying with face mask mandates.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/24/22
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Former Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen announced on Thursday that she is running for Congress in the 4th District on Thursday.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/24/22
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In chess, you can’t control the game unless you control the board. The same can be said about politics, and since the early days of the republic, state legislatures . . .
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2/24/22
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Local officials have expressed relief in the wake of Gov. Kathy Hochul pulling the proposal in her 2022-23 New York state budget that would have required local goverments to allow an expansion of apartments in single-family neighborhoods. Many of them rejoiced outside of an East Meadow home on Feb. 18.
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By Mike Smollins and Mallory Wilson
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2/24/22
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An East Rockaway man was arrested on Thursday after allegedly threatening to shoot people at a children's hospital in Queens.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/19/22
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"Follow the science.” That phrase, and variations on it, have become ubiquitous during the coronavirus pandemic. Sadly, those words, summing up evolving medical information, have sparked suspicion among many . . .
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2/17/22
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For the first time in two years, the Student Government Association was set to host its annual Human Relations Day in-person on Thursday,.
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By Julia Swerdin
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2/17/22
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Lynbrook High School students and staff members, elected officials and residents gathered outside the school on Feb. 9 to “back the blue” in a show of support for law enforcement and to honor the memory of two slain New York City police officers.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/17/22
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State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a veteran South Shore Democrat, announced Wednesday morning he will not seek re-election this fall.
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By James Bernstein
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2/16/22
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Four-term Congresswoman Kathleen Rice will not be running for a fifth two-year term. Rice, a Democrat, represents the 4th Congressional District.
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By Lisa Margaria
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2/15/22
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