The Long Island Philharmonic tunes up for its summer season in the parks.
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6/27/12
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Malverne Firefighters responded to a car fire on the westbound side of the Southern State Parkway on June 25.
According to an eyewitness at the scene, firefighters responded to a call around 11:22 …
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Chris Engelhardt
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6/26/12
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Nearly two weeks after the State Assembly passed a new version of a bill that would include the name of fallen Malverne firefighter Paul Brady on a memorial wall in Albany, the State Senate has …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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6/26/12
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Following a recently released National Transportation Safety Board report that calls for more comprehensive driver history checks of bus drivers, New York State Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, called on the state Assembly to pass legislation that would require criminal background checks for bus drivers. The legislation, sponsored by Fuschillo, was approved by the Senate in January.
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6/18/12
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Whether you’re rich or poor, live in the city or suburbs or are young or old, at one time or another you’ll ride on a bus of some kind.
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6/14/12
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Last week, the federal government granted New York a waiver to provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act that will allow it to set new standards for students and not be held to the 2014 deadline of …
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By Alex Costello
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6/6/12
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Eleven students from District 13 participated in the Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged last Friday morning at the Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/6/12
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The Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association, representing boards of education from across Long Island, honored Bellmore/Merrick Herald Senior Editor Scott Brinton with its Friend of Education Award on Wednesday at a dinner at the Woodbury Country Club.
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5/31/12
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Every day, nearly 50,000 vehicles illegally pass stopped school buses in New York state. According to the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee 2009 report, 69 students were injured between 2002 and 2004 by motorists illegally passing buses. One student was killed.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/24/12
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School spending plans passed at a high rate on Long Island and throughout New York state last week, ending the first budget season in which districts were limited by the state’s new tax levy cap.
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5/24/12
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