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Each spring the men poured out of rickety trucks and lived in a barn that smelled of pesticides for the next six months. They seemed always to be joking, but their weatherworn faces told a different story about their lives — one of hardship.
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Scott Brinton
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9/4/10
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Many Lynbrook community members woke up early on Aug. 14 with the roosters to attend a swimming event hosted by Swim Across America, where people were “making waves to fight cancer.” Swimmers donated their time, energy and effort for a life-saving cause.
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Clarissa Hamlin
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8/25/10
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Andrew and Kathleen Canle of Lynbrook dedicated a bench at North Shore Animal League America’s Port Washington adoption headquarters as a tribute to their dogs, Tarzan, Shane, Luke and Bowie — the latter two of which were both adopted from the Animal League.
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Mary Malloy
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8/19/10
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The Nassau County Board of Elections held a demonstration of the new optical scan electronic voting machines at the Henry Waldinger Library on July 13. The new equipment will be used for the first time in the 2010 September primary and November general elections, as part of a federal mandate.
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Michelle Gil
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7/28/10
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Happy Birthday doggies! Pet lovers at North Shore Animal League America have declared the first day of August as DOGust the 1st –- a universal birthday for shelter and rescued dogs everywhere. …
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Mary Malloy
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7/21/10
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Our nation’s birthday is upon us, so get ready to have some July 4th fun! There are plenty of ways and places to share in the spirit of Independence Day, extending through next week.
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Karen Bloom
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6/30/10
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North Shore Animal League America -- the world's largest no-kill shelter -- held its annual Lewyt Humane Awards Luncheon on June 9 at the Garden City Hotel.
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Mary Malloy
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6/9/10
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The Bank of America on Main Street in East Rockaway was robbed late Tuesday afternoon for the second time in three months. Police detectives investigated at the scene as a police helicopter flew overhead.
Fourth precinct police described the man as being white, wearing a blue, sleeveless shirt, with a crew-cut hair style and looking "like a construction worker." They said he may have gotten into a red car. They did not reveal if a weapon was used in the robbery, or how much money was taken.
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Mary Malloy
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5/25/10
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Bellmore-Merrick residents saw their water rates rise in January when the New York State Public Service Commission approved a three-year, 12.66 percent rate hike for Aqua New York, their water provider. The average customer's bill will rise from $593 to $643 this year, according to the PSC.
When U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, a Democrat, heard from constituents about the rate hike, and a similar increase in December 2008 for towns in Westchester County, he and his staff began looking into Aqua New York and its parent company, Aqua America.
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Deirdre Krasula
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5/25/10
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Eight members of Valley Stream Central High School’s Future Business Leaders of America chapter competed at the FBLA State Leadership Conference on April 21 in Rochester, facing off against more than 800 business students from across the state in a variety of business-related competitions.
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Anthony Bottan
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5/19/10
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