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Tough call: LIers love cell phones, not the towers

Originally published: September 6, 2010 8:39 PM
Updated: September 6, 2010 10:35 PM
By ELIZABETH MOORE AND WILL VAN SANT.  elizabeth.moore@newsday.com,, will.vansant@newsday.com

Quick ReadMoms of Merrick-Bellmore Speak Out summoned more than 200 activists who are fighting towers and antennas in their communities.

Sharon Curry of Merrick doesn't want cell phone

Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara | Sharon Curry of Merrick doesn't want cell phone towers like the one behind her near homes or schools. (Aug. 25, 2010)

The best way to reach Moms of Merrick founder Sharon Curry is with a text message to her new Droid smart phone, which the busy therapist carries everywhere.

But Curry worries about the electromagnetic radiation that sends those messages through the hundreds of wireless transmitters going up in town - especially the one on a utility pole near her backyard. To her it's an eyesore that has hurt...

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