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Long Beach - Riding the waves of a colorful history
A mayor assassinated by a cop assigned to protect him. Political scandals. Celebrity residents like Bogie and Cagney. And a boardwalk construction project hyped with a parade of elephants.
Long Beach - Riding the waves of a colorful history
A mayor assassinated by a cop assigned to protect him. Political scandals. Celebrity residents like Bogie and Cagney. And a boardwalk construction project hyped with a parade of elephants.
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School consolidation has its benefits, drawbacks
jennifer.kelleher@newsday.comEleanor Tritt is both superintendent and principal of the one-school Amagansett district. She often answers her own phone, whereas in larger districts callers have to go through secretaries or clerks before speaking with the superintendent. "Because we'...Tags: State Budgets, High Schools, Amagansett, West Hempstead, Schools
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TOWN HALL AGENDA: HEMPSTEAD
HEMPSTEAD Unless specified, meetings are at Nathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, 1 Washington St. HOUSING AUTHORITY Board meeting, 7 p.m. Dec. 8, 760 Jerusalem Ave., Uniondale TOWN BOARD 10:30 a.m. Dec. 9 ZONING BOARD 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m....Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy, East Meadow, New York
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LIRR's Monday morning delays and cancellations
Long Island Rail Road riders can expect delays and 12 canceled trains Monday morning. The following westbound morning rush hour trains will be canceled: 6:25 AM train from Hicksville, scheduled to arrive in Penn Station at 7:11 AM 6:26 AM train from...Tags: Nassau County, Merrick, Freeport, Valley Stream, Long Island Rail Road
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FINAL RETURNS FROM TUESDAY'S ELECTION
U.S. CONGRESS 1st District 100% Lee Zeldin (R, C) 42% Timothy Bishop* (D,I,WF) 58% 2nd District 100% Frank Stalzer (R, C) 34% Steve Israel* (D, I, WF) 66% 3rd District 100% Peter King* (R, I, C) 64% Graham Long (D, WF) 36% 4th District 100%...Tags: Smithtown (Smithtown, New York), Carolyn McCarthy, Steve Israel, Harvey Weisenberg, Kemp Hannon
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Schools: Western Suffolk
Eighth-graders at Howard T. Herber Middle School in Malverne spent a week cataloging the migration of the monarch butterfly last month through Monarch Watch, a University of Kansas-sponsored network of students, teachers and volunteers dedicated to the...Tags: Kansas, Hicksville, Dance, Hewlett, John McCain
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Hempstead and Long Beach District Court
ROBERT A. BRUNO CONSERVATIVE BACKGROUND: Bruno, 52, of Wantagh, also is running on the Republican and Democratic parties lines. He was appointed in May to fill a vacancy on the District Court. He was a practicing attorney in Manhattan for 26 years,...Tags: State Budgets, Parties and Movements, Laws, Manhattan (New York City), San Diego (San Diego, California)
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NYPD cops point fingers at Long Beach firefighter
matthew.chayes@newsday.comAttorneys representing two off-duty New York City police officers accused of beating an off-duty Long Beach firefighter say he was the one who was "completely out of control" and "intoxicated" - and that it was he who assaulted the defendants, one of...Tags: Assault, Law Enforcement, Fires, New York City Police Department, Police Arrests
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Assembly incumbents sweeping election
celeste.hadrick@newsday.comWith no open seats from Long Island in the state Assembly, incumbents were sweeping Tuesday's election regardless of party. The greatest chance for an upset had appeared to be Nassau's 17th District, where incumbent Republican Thomas McKevitt of East...Tags: Oakdale, Executive Branch, Government, Fred W Jr Thiele, Harvey Weisenberg
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Literary critic John Leonard dies at 69
Literary and cultural critic John Leonard, an early champion of Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and many other authors, and so consumed and informed by books that Kurt Vonnegut once praised him as "the smartest man who ever lived," died Wednesday...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Books and Magazines, Barack Obama, Radio Industry, Manhattan (New York City)
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Critic John Leonard dies at age 69
The Associated PressLiterary and cultural critic John Leonard, an early champion of Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and many other authors, and so consumed and informed by books that Kurt Vonnegut once praised him as "the smartest man who ever lived," has died at age...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Books and Magazines, Barack Obama, Radio Industry, Manhattan (New York City)
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Travelers enjoying lower airfares
With the economy in distress, there may be no cheaper time to travel than this winter as a sharp drop in demand forces airlines, hotels and cruise companies to slash fares, cut rates and lower fees.
In what may be a silver lining during a season of...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Financially Distressed Companies, Christmas, American Airlines, Inc., Trips and Vacations
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John Leonard, literary critic
The Associated PressLiterary and cultural critic John Leonard, an early champion of Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and many other authors, and so consumed and informed by books that Kurt Vonnegut once praised him as "the smartest man who ever lived," died Wednesday...Tags: Barack Obama, Radio Industry, Manhattan (New York City), Toni Morrison, California
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