On Oct. 21, 1982, Democrat Mario Cuomo, then a candidate for governor of New York, was campaigning furiously on Long Island. Among his stops was WGBB radio, on Landsdowne Avenue in Merrick, where he debated Lewis Lehrman, his Republican-Conservative opponent and an investment banker.
Richard Kessel, a native Merokean whom Cuomo later named executive director of the New York State Consumer Protection Board, was there that day. He had lunch with Cuomo afterward.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/7/15
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Members of Brownie Troop 2268 brought a little holiday cheer to the residents at the Bayview Nursing home in Island Park on Dec. 20. Troop Leader Maggie Moran gave thanks to donations from Panera …
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12/29/14
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The owners and staff of a North Bellmore bakery teamed up with none other than Santa Claus to bring holiday cheer to the community. Jolly Old St. Nick stopped by A Taste of Home, at 1992 North …
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/29/14
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Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray cited famed singer Perry Como when announcing the start of a free pet adoption program at the town’s animal shelter: “There’s no place like home for the holidays.”
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/26/14
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Throughout October, Brower Bagels in Oceanside sold pink bagels for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/29/14
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Tyrenzo Brown loved people. He loved his family and he loved his kids, Brown’s uncle, James Hodge, told the crowd. He had recently found out he was going to have another son, Hodge said.
But …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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10/8/14
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Three black men wearing hard hats, construction vests and dust masks robbed an Ellen Road home in south Bellmore on Friday morning, tying up the hands and feet of two homeowners...
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By Scott Brinton
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10/3/14
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The 48,613 fans who fretted through Derek Jeter’s final home game on a rainy night last Thursday because they thought he needed a dramatic sendoff, and would certainly provide one if given the opportunity, were only half right . . .
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10/2/14
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A Long Beach man was arrested on Wednesday and charged with the murder of 28-year-old Tyrenzo Brown at the Channel Park Homes last weekend.
Nassau County police said 22-year-old Antonio Webb, of …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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10/2/14
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About 10 minutes before she saw 28-year-old Long Beach resident Tyrenzo Brown stumble from a gunshot wound outside her apartment at 5 Birch Court in the Channel Park Homes early last Saturday, Gail …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/29/14
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