State and Island Park officials have acquired $33 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to upgrade the village’s drainage system in September to help strengthen the village’s flood defenses.
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By Tom Carrozza
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8/19/21
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The Smithtown School District will restrict the use of 34 BrainPop instructional videos in classrooms because they introduce topics like Black Lives Matter and human sexuality.
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By Alan Singer
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8/19/21
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The New York state political scene has been turned upside down by the resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. No political wizard could have predicted that he would give up this job after so many years . . .
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8/12/21
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Hope’s Land of Candy in Island Park celebrated Purple Heart Day Aug. 7 after the coronavirus pandemic prevented the 2020 edition of the event. Joan and Hope Cohen, a mother-daughter team who opened the candy shop seven years ago, partnered with the Museum of American Armor in Bethpage to provide passionate military re-enactors and vehicles for children to pose with and learn from and about.
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By Tom Carrozza
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8/11/21
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Long Island entrepreneurs Danny and David Antin did not just weather the pandemic with their business Danny’s Chinese Kitchen, they have grown during it. In late June, they brought the brand to Oceanside as the long-awaited third location finally was able to open.
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By Tom Carrozza
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8/11/21
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Mount Sinai South Nassau ranked among the Best Regional Hospitals in the metro area and earned eight “high performing” badges for specific service areas, according to the latest U.S. News & World …
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Complied By Tom Carrozza
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8/11/21
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With Covid-19 cases back on the rise and new CDC guidance announced on July 27, local hospitals and health professionals are preparing for the Delta variant of the virus. Dr. Adhi Sharma, Chief Medical Officer at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, discussed how people can protect themselves and their loved ones from the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant.
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By Tom Carrozza
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8/5/21
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Plans to construct a wind farm in the ocean 15 miles south of Jones Beach will undoubtedly be met with opposition. The Long Island Commercial Fishing Association has already weighed in against the project . . .
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7/29/21
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After my June 17-23 column, “The census is a wealth of enlightening information,” was published, I got to talking with my friend Carly Hurdle about how fertility rates are affected by race . . .
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By Robert A. Scott and Carly Hurdle
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7/22/21
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A $439 million conveyance project to redirect partially treated sewage from its current outflow in Reynolds Channel, just south Island Park and Oceanside, to a location in the Atlantic Ocean three miles south of Wantagh is progressing, according New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials.
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By Tom Carrozza
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7/22/21
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