In 1996, Hewlett House was a dilapidated farmhouse, long empty and fast rotting. The Hewlett-Woodmere School District, which owned it, planned to demolish the 300-year-old structure to make way for a parking lot. Then the Nassau Herald started reporting on the historic home’s plight.
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6/21/19
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Economic growth, new tax revenue and the means to attract new businesses to the region are all built on the idea that New York state actually welcomes investment. In the state capital, in the wake of the failed Amazon headquarters deal, that simple assumption continues to be shredded.
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By Kyle Strober and Mitch Pally
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6/14/19
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Performances/On Stage
AidaThe hit musical based on Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, Thursday and Friday, June 13-14, 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 15, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, June 16, 2 and 7 p.m.; …
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6/14/19
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A crowd of parents and children sat in the East Meadow Public Library, eagerly waiting for the start of Saturday-morning Story Time. The guest reader was Bella Noche, whom many in Manhattan know as a “drag mermaid” for her nautical-themed outfits.
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6/7/19
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Performances/On Stage
AidaThe hit musical based on Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, Thursday and Friday, June 6-7, 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 8, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, June 9, 2 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, …
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6/6/19
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For the first time in about 30 years, upgrades will begin on Lynbrook’s Long Island Rail Road station at the end of June.
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By Mike Smollins
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6/6/19
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Performances/On Stage
AidaThe hit musical based on Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, Thursday and Friday, May 30-31, 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 1, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, June 2, 2 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, …
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5/30/19
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Performances/On Stage
AidaThe hit musical based on Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, Thursday. and Friday, May 23-24, 8 p.m.; Saturday, May 25, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 26, 2 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, …
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5/23/19
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Few public policies do more to build strong communities across our region than New York’s prevailing-wage law for public-works projects. It is a job-creating economic engine . . .
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By John R. Durso
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5/23/19
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Once every 10 years, state legislatures across the country play a game known as reapportionment. After the federal census is completed, your elected state legislators will decide . . .
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5/17/19
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