The tale of a weathered killer in a cat-and-mouse game with the cops met an anthology of spiritual reflections. A children’s interactive bathtime journey met the strife two manatees faced finding their own self-esteem.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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2/4/15
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The Nassau County Legislature last week approved $10.7 million in spending to replace six natural fields at Eisenhower Park with synthetic turf, and to build one multipurpose turf field. The money would also be used to improve drainage, while adding new lighting, scoreboards, pathways and landscaping, according to the county’s public works department.
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By David Weingrad
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1/21/15
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The Port Authority planned runway expansion at John F. Kennedy International Airport can proceed after a federal Manhattan court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Eastern Queens Alliance (EQA), Inc. against the Port Authority. The court stated the lawsuit’s objections were unfounded or without merit.
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By Vanessa Parker
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1/14/15
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On Oct. 21, 1982, Democrat Mario Cuomo, then a candidate for governor of New York, was campaigning furiously on Long Island. Among his stops was WGBB radio, on Landsdowne Avenue in Merrick, where he debated Lewis Lehrman, his Republican-Conservative opponent and an investment banker.
Richard Kessel, a native Merokean whom Cuomo later named executive director of the New York State Consumer Protection Board, was there that day. He had lunch with Cuomo afterward.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/7/15
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A federal court in Manhattan is expected to review a lawsuit on Dec. 18 filed by the Eastern Queens Alliance against the Port Authority in September regarding runway expansion at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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By Vanessa Parker
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12/17/14
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Q: I was injured in a car accident with a Port Authority truck while traveling in New Jersey. I live in Queens. Can I sue the Port Authority in New York state …
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By: Michael A. Serpico
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12/16/14
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After Rob Fouch read the children’s classic “A Wrinkle in Time,” by Madeleine L’Engle, to his 9-year-old son, Tyler, he asked if Tyler would like a story written just for him.
“He was …
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By Micah Danney
mdanney@liherald.com
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12/10/14
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The Port Authority announced at an Oct. 27 meeting with the Town and Village Aircraft Safety and Noise Abatement Committee (TVASNAC) that they have officially signed a contract with San Francisco-based Environmental Science Associates to conduct a federal aircraft noise study known as Part 150.
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By Vanessa Parker
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11/5/14
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The Babylon Branch is the most delayed and least productive Long Island Rail Road line for commuters, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign (TSTC). The advocacy group, which wants to reduce car dependency in the greater New York area, based its analysis on Metropolitan Transit Authority data and 2010 census information.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/22/14
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A Lynbrook mother and Queens family court prosecutor recently published her second children’s book, entitled The Popcorn Predicament, which draws from her own childhood memories.
Author …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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10/15/14
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