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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano delivered his State of the County address to a crowd of more than 400 government officials and supporters on March 15 at the Museum of American Armor at Old Bethpage. He emphasized the need for greater transparency, saying, “as one of the most transparent counties, we have learned over the years that our system can further improve.”
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By Stephany Reyes
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3/17/16
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March is the month we recognize the American Red Cross for all it does, as we have since President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed it so in 1943: “I request that during that month . . .
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3/3/16
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Glenn Miller’s “In the Mood” played from speakers in the ballroom of Leonard’s La Dolce Vita as veterans from across Nassau County gathered for the ninth American Legion’s annual Military Ball and Post Commanders Night on Feb. 20.
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By Stephany Reyes
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2/25/16
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Water is a necessity of life, of this there is no debate. When the subject turns to who provides that water to us and at what cost, there the debate begins.
For the past five years, the Water Authority of Southeast Nassau County, an authority of which I was a board member, held a series of public meetings to discuss this issue with the residents who receive their water from New York American Water. Recently, the authority’s board voted to retain the company that is supplying our water, rather than pursue the potential purchase of the company by the authority.
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By John Reinhardt
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2/9/16
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Members of the local Ruth Floyd Woodhull chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution met on Dec. 5 to fill Christmas stockings for the girls who live in the New York …
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12/24/15
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Exhibits and more...Doug Hilson: UrbanscapesAn original exhibition of recent works in painting and drawing by Doug Hilson, professor emeritus of fine arts at Hofstra. Imaginative large-scale, complex …
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12/2/15
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At least one holiday commercial aired before many children headed back to school from their summer vacations: Kmart rolled out a television spot called “Ridiculous” during the first week of September . . .
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11/25/15
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Drivers honked their horns and rolled down their windows to cheer the veterans gathered at Veterans Memorial Park on Nov. 11, when Merrick American Legion Post 1282 hosted its annual Veterans Day ceremony.
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By Stephany Reyes
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11/18/15
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According to a report by the New York State Cancer Registry, which is maintained by the Department of Health, the occurrence of female breast cancer in many Nassau County areas is much higher than the state expectancy rate. In fact, of Nassau County’s 65 zip codes, 35 had at least a 15 percent increase in the number of breast cancer cases anticipated in those areas, the report said.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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10/28/15
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Hurricane Sandy was special –– in a wicked sort of way. Like no other storm since the Long Island Express of 1938 . . .
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10/22/15
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