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Imagine the roar of a stadium of football fans filling the air on a cool, fall day as local high school players go head to head for a spot in the county finals.
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By Shannon Koehle
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5/11/12
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The North Merrick School District was able to save staff positions originally intended to be cut or reduced after receiving additional state aid, according to Superintendent David Feller.
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By David Weingrad
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5/4/12
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In an effort to continue environmental studies of the polluted Western Bays, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) recently secured $300,000 in funding under the Environmental Protection …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/25/12
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South Shore residents accustomed to jumping in their boats and heading out for a day of clamming in Hempstead Bay will have to travel farther this spring and summer. At the recommendation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Town of Hempstead’s shellfishing areas west of the Wantagh Parkway were closed in February, with additional areas closed on April 1. Affected areas include the waters south of Bellmore, Merrick and Freeport.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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4/19/12
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican of Merrick, will be honored at Vision Long Island’s 11th annual Smart Growth Awards at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury in June for his role in authoring the state’s “Complete Streets” law.
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4/13/12
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New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is launching an audit of Long Beach’s finances next month, as the city grapples with a $10.25 million deficit and a credit-rating downgrade by Moody’s …
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Anthony Rifilato
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3/22/12
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As it stands now, Valley Stream has three representatives in the State Assembly. Brian Curran represents the village; Ed Ra, North Valley Stream; and Harvey Weisenberg, South Valley Stream.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/21/12
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Baldwin’s quest for its first-ever boys’ basketball state championship fell short last Saturday afternoon at Glens Falls Civic Center in a Class AA state semifinal game.
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Tony Bellissimo
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3/20/12
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On Feb. 22, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, “There must be pension reform in the budget.” I couldn’t agree more, budget or otherwise, as I wrote in my last column, “Cuomo mandates reform of $140 billion state pension system.”
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Hal Peterson
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3/14/12
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Continuing her outspoken opposition to New York state’s new teacher and principal evaluation system, which links educator ratings to student test scores, South Side High School Principal Dr. Carol Burris organized a meeting of 100 of her colleagues from the metropolitan area Monday afternoon. The gathering kicked off a campaign to alert the public and legislators to what educators describe as the weaknesses and costs of the Annual Professional Performance Review, which has been championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Education Commissioner John King.
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Judy Rattner
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3/14/12
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