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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray declared a snow emergency on Thursday evening, and road crews have been out ever since clearing up to eight inches of snow that fell overnight.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/3/14
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Less than two days into operations, PSEG Long Island will face its first great challenge of the new year: a blizzard estimated to blanket the island in up to ten inches of snow.Nearly 2,200 PSEG LI …
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By John Maher
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1/2/14
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Wendy Tepfer is such an obvious choice for the Herald Life’s Person of the Year, we wondered why we had not selected her before.
Then it occurred to us: Tepfer, 63, is among the most selfless, humble people we know. But make no mistake about it: As executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, and as a PTA leader and a dedicated sports mom before that, she has been an advocate for the community for three decades.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/26/13
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For a while, residents have been waiting for Nassau County to complete installation of traffic safety lights outside the Hewitt and Covert elementary schools.
The safety lights, which display a …
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By Alex Costello
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12/18/13
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Dec. 14 marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in which 26 children and adults died, and which brought school safety to the forefront of the national conversation.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/18/13
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Children know that fire trucks are typically red, have lots of lights and sirens, and show up when there is an emergency. What they might not know, is all the equipment that is carried on board that is necessary to save lives and protect property.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/31/13
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An Oceanside woman who is a former nurse at Franklin Hospital in Valley Stream was awarded nearly $5 million in civil damages on Sept. 9 in a case against a former psychiatric patient who beat her …
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By Howard Schwach and Andrew Hackmack
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9/17/13
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Visiting a District 24 school this year will be more difficult than it had been, as a series of security enhancements that are taking effect this month, Superintendent Dr. Edward Fale announced last week.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/4/13
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As we all learned in driver’s ed, operating a motor vehicle is not a right, like voting or publicly speaking your mind. Driving is a privilege.
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7/29/13
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Three contractors building a new housing complex in Valley Stream have been cited by the federal government for jeopardizing workers’ safety, and could face fines totaling nearly a half-million dollars.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/19/13
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