Feeling threatened by the Supreme Court’s diligent and persistent questioning of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare), President Obama referred to the court as an “unelected group of people.”
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4/12/12
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City Manager Jack Schnirman attempted to dispel rumors surrounding the administration’s hiring practices last week, after several residents and a councilman prodded city officials at two council …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/4/12
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While the Republican primaries have created most of the buzz in the 2012 presidential race, it was a lesser-known candidate who was trying to make his name in Valley Stream earlier this week.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/4/12
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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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The City Council unanimously approved a $6 million borrowing measure on Tuesday in order to pay its workers and help close a $10.2 million deficit as the city attempts to avoid a further …
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Anthony Rifilato
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3/28/12
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Walter Mintz, a longtime Merrick Library trustee who played an instrumental role in development of the new library on Merrick Avenue, has died, library officials are reporting.
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3/21/12
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A little more than a month after the city declared a fiscal crisis, Long Beach has hit a $10.2 million deficit, a gap that City Manager Jack Schnirman said needs to be closed before the end of the …
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Anthony Rifilato
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3/19/12
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Following Tuesday’s heated meeting over a proposal for the city to run its own volleyball league, city officials scrapped the unpopular plan after the volleyball community turned out in forced and …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/15/12
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More than 150 people attended the Rockville Centre Education Foundation’s 22nd annual black tie optional gala this past Saturday night at the Garden City Hotel, raising well over $50,000 — a record.
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Judy Rattner
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3/7/12
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Prior to 1971, the Feb. 12 birthday of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington’s Feb. 22 birthday were separately celebrated as federal holidays. In 1971, President Richard Nixon proclaimed the third …
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2/29/12
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