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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, announced on Tuesday that legislation he sponsored to help protect teens from the dangers of skin cancer has been signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The new law strengthens the state’s existing indoor tanning law by prohibiting minors ages 16 and under from using indoor ultraviolet tanning booths.
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7/18/12
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If you live in and are the owner of a home, condominium or cooperative apartment, you may qualify for hundreds of dollars in property tax savings each year.
To help you file for or learn more about the property tax exemptions you may be eligible for, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, in conjunction with Legislator Denise Ford, has arranged to bring Department of Assessment office operations to the Island Park Public Library, located at 176 Long Beach Road, on July 25 from 1 to 3 p.m.
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6/28/12
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The Bellmore-based Long Island Crisis Center would lose more than $300,000 in funding if Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano were to make good on a threat to cut all contracts with nonprofit social-service agencies that work with troubled youth, the mentally ill and drug addicts, said Linda Leonard, the Crisis Center’s executive director, this past week.
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By Scott Brinton
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6/9/12
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“Long Beach is really a microcosm of the United States — the history of our city and the diversity of our population over the years is what this country stands for, and we’re people who give …
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Emily Webb
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6/6/12
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After hundreds of accidents, dozens of deaths and years of waiting, Island Park residents finally got a small measure of vindication May 8 when the results of a county-backed traffic study confirmed …
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By Alex Costello
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5/16/12
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It’s marketed as herbal incense at gas stations and convenience stores across the country, but what’s sold under brand names like Spice and K2 is really a combination of herbs and chemicals that mimic THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, according to the New York State Department of Health. While smoking the compound, users might suffer heart attacks, respiratory distress or kidney failure.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/3/12
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Tamie Kranis, owner of Creative Business Alternatives in Merrick, was recently honored by Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg during Women’s History Month.
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4/13/12
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Former Long Beach City Manager Charles Theofan — who left office in December shortly after Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the city’s credit rating five levels to a step above junk …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/3/12
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Members of the bargaining unit representing Rockville Centre teachers and teaching assistants, the largest of seven bargaining units in the school district, voted on Tuesday to ratify a memorandum of agreement for a new four-year contract. The Board of Education is expected to vote on whether to approve the memorandum of agreement at its next meeting on April 3.
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Judy Rattner
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3/29/12
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Following a call for greater transparency by several South Shore civic and elected leaders over a proposal by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to sell or lease three of the county’s sewage …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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3/20/12
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