Most pundits agreed: Mitt Romney won the first of three presidential debates in 2012, held at the University of Denver on Oct. 3. President Obama, whose rhetorical skills were the stuff of political legend, appeared tired, and in the weeks after the debate, his poll numbers plummeted.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/5/14
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When Superstorm Sandy rolled across the South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012, it drenched the south Merrick home of Beatrice Brown, now 16, in four and a half feet of saltwater. The storm destroyed her family’s ranch-style house. The Browns lost everything.
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By Scott Brinton
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2/26/14
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey told a gathering of the Town-Village Aircraft Safety and Noise Abatement Committee (TVASNAC) that it will delay beginning its aircraft noise study until after March 24 because it hasn’t yet presented the requirements to the public for starting the study.
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By Vanessa Parker
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2/26/14
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A former Nassau County Police detective who faced criminal charges for his role in preventing the arrest of a Merrick teenager whose father was a personal friend and financial benefactor of a police foundation pleaded guilty to official misconduct on Monday.
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/25/14
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The Kennedy High School science department is sponsoring its first-ever Health and Career Fair in the school’s cafeteria on Tuesday, March 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. The fair is open to the public, and all are welcome, said Barbi Frank, a Kennedy Advanced Placement biology teacher and one of the event’s organizers.
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By Scott Brinton
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2/21/14
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central School District is going to be well represented at this weekend’s Nassau County Division I Wrestling Tournament at Hofstra University.
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By Steve Siniski
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2/11/14
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It was a celebratory scene as parents and well wishers circled around Kennedy High School soccer stars Nicole Liotta, Franki Priore and Leanna Rodriguez when they signed their letters of intent to play in college on Feb. 5.
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By Scott Brinton
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2/7/14
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Kennedy High School students recently had the chance to get in touch with their inner poets during a school-wide “Poetry Out Loud” competition.
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2/5/14
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At 15, Merrick native Heather Leibowitz lit out for Ute Mountain in Colorado. She went to study Hopi Indian culture and to dig for relics in a pit at the foot of the mountain, which is surrounded by an expanse of dusty, brush-covered plains.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/29/14
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For the first time in coach Brian DeGaetano’s 20 years on the mats with the program, Kennedy didn’t return a single All-County wrestler. But that’s not a knock on the talent the Cougars are sending out in dual meets or tournaments.
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By Steve Siniski
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1/28/14
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