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Richard Dutrow Jr., 52, trainer of Big Brown, winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, had his license temporarily revoked on Oct. 12 by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board for multiple rules violations — including drugging his horses — banning him from New York racetracks for 10 years.
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By Jackie Nash
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10/19/11
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One of six North Bellmore elementary schools will close starting next fall, officials announced at the Oct. 13 North Bellmore Board of Education meeting.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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10/14/11
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The weekends are chock full of activities and festivals that celebrate the best of this short season. You don’t have to go far this weekend to find something for you and the kids to enjoy, besides the pumpkin picking.
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By Karen Bloom
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10/12/11
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, is inviting residents to attend his annual Golden Gathering on Thursday, Oct. 27. The Golden Gathering will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 East Merrick Road in Freeport.
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10/10/11
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To the Editor:
As someone who has devoted almost my entire professional career to college finance, I am disturbed by the recent legislation that was passed by the State of New York under the so-called “rational tuition plan.”
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9/15/11
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Before hearing a half-hour presentation on students’ many successes on New York State and Advanced Placement exams on Wednesday night, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education paused at its September meeting to honor Nina Lanci, who served on the Central board for seven years before losing in her re-election bid this past spring to newcomer John Ferrara.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/9/11
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In preparation for a possible strike by Hurricane Irene on Long Island’s South Shore this weekend, State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. of Merrick provided the following important phone numbers.
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8/26/11
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In a 3-2 decision last Thursday, New York State Appellate Division judges upheld new boundaries drawn by Nassau Republican lawmakers for the county’s 19 legislative districts. If the state Court of Appeals rules in favor of the Republican plan on Aug. 24, the GOP’s legislative map will reshape a number of districts, including those covering the Five Towns, Elmont, Baldwin and Merrick-Bellmore.
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By Ann E. Friedman and Scott Brinton
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8/16/11
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Senator Charles Schumer has pledged to help Island Park get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation together to work on a solution to the …
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Alex Costello
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7/27/11
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In 2004, the Brennan Center for Justice and New York University’s School of Law released a report describing the New York Legislature as “the most dysfunctional state [government] in the nation.” It was an excellent critique and its findings were well founded.
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By Hal Peterson
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7/26/11
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