Liberty Water customers in the Merrick Service District received a notice from the company last month stating that the chemical 1,4-dioxane had been detected in the drinking water at a concentration that exceeded New York state’s maximum contaminant level of 1 part per billion.
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By Jordan Vallone
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10/6/23
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Bellmore and Merrick residents gathered once more last week, in response to the discovery of swastikas spray-painted on the playground of Chatterton Elementary School in late July.
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By Rachele Terranova
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10/6/23
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The Long Island Crisis Center held its 15th annual suicide prevention walk on the Long Beach Boardwalk this past Sunday.
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By Jordan Vallone
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10/6/23
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Who doesn’t love trucks? That was the theme at the Merrick Library’s Touch-A-Truck event last month.
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By Jordan Vallone
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10/6/23
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After the rain forced the cancellation of the annual homecoming dance and tailgate traditions, Bellmore-Merrick’s John F. Kennedy High School football team was victorious during their Sept. 30 game against Division Avenue High School, 40-18.
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10/6/23
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The horrific charter bus accident on Orange County’s Interstate 84 on Sept. 21 that claimed the lives of a band director and a retired teacher while injuring 16 members of Farmingdale High School’s marching band should be a wake-up call for change.
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10/5/23
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An alarming trend is taking place that is undermining one of the pre-eminent tenets of our U.S. Constitution — freedom of the press.
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By Charles Lavine
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10/5/23
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Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mirror must be broken. In a mind-boggling television appearance last week, she finally acknowledged that the migrant crisis was “a real problem” . . .
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By Jack Martins
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10/5/23
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In the era of the 24/7 news cycle, it was easy to dismiss what looked like an impending federal government shutdown as the latest bit of political theater . . .
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By Stanley B. Bergman
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10/5/23
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“I’m a steamroller, and I’ll roll over you and anybody else.” Eliot Spitzer famously uttered those words to an Assembly member
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By Steve Rhoads
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10/5/23
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