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August 6: Explosive mix in pine barrens; on oil, less is more; free market too free; struggling caregivers; cat care
Caring for cats In response to "Coping with feral cat colonies" [News, July 24], feral cats are responsible for wiping out endangered species of frogs, birds, turtles, snakes, lizards, bats and other wildlife in many areas of the United States. The...Tags: Fires, Endangered Species, Suffolk County (New York), Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Conservation
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Proposal to seek credentials for Nassau assessor post
celeste.hadrick@newsday.comFollowing a hearing on a proposal to turn Nassau's elected assessor into an appointee of the county executive, the bill's sponsor said yesterday he will amend it to require high-level professional credentials - a move that could disqualify Democratic...Tags: Elections, Local Elections, Government, National Government
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THE RANT
"What a great week for Willie Randolph! He returns to a hero's welcome in the Bronx and the Mets lose four in a row." George Seif West Hempstead Send your rant by fax to 631-454-6892 or by e-mail to rant@newsday.com. Please include your name,...Tags: New York Mets
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Melville man heads Lions Clubs International
rhoda.amon@newsday.comOn his first official trip to China as president of the 1.3-million-member Lions Clubs International, Albert F. Brandel of Melville found thousands of earthquake survivors still living in tents as the worst of the rainy season was giving way to mudslides....Tags: Fires, Earthquakes, Benedict XVI, Pope, Government
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TOWN HALL AGENDA: HEMPSTEAD EAST
HEMPSTEAD Unless specified, meetings are at Nathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, 1 Washington St. HOUSING AUTHORITY Board meeting, 7 p.m. Aug. 11, 760 Jerusalem Ave., Uniondale TOWN BOARD 10:30 a.m. Tuesday ZONING BOARD Meets at 9:30 a....Tags: Uniondale, Beach Vacations, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning
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WEST HEMPSTEAD BANK ROBBED
A Bank of America branch in West Hempstead was robbed Friday by a man who handed a teller a note demanding money, police said. The teller at the branch, 60 Hempstead Ave., complied, and the suspect fled about 11:50 a.m., police said. Detectives asked that...Tags: Bank of America Corp.
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Teen robbed in West Hempstead park
joseph.mallia@newsday.comAn 18-year-old man walking in a West Hempstead park Monday night was robbed of his iPod, cell phone and cash, police said. Two men approached the victim at 11:15 p.m. as he walked in Halls Pond Park on Nassau Boulevard and told him they had a gun, Nassau...Tags: Town of Hempstead
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Three LI teens charged with arson attempt
Three Long Island teenagers have been arrested for what police say was a botched attempt to burn down a house using Molotov cocktails. According to Nassau County police, the trio threw homemade bombs at the West Hempstead home of the ex-girlfriend of...Tags: Crimes, Fires, Juvenile Delinquency, Police Arrests, Police
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3 teens charged in arson attempt
Three teens have been arrested on charges that, last September, they tossed homemade firebombs at a West Hempstead home and boat where a former girlfriend of one of them lives, Nassau police said yesterday. The devices went out and did not damage the...Tags: Fires, Police, Crimes, Juvenile Delinquency, Police Arrests
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Metal thefts continue
Catalytic converters off cars. Aluminum light posts from village storage. And Friday night, cops added flower-shop racks to that dubious hit list of everyday metal-containing items Long Island thieves have stolen to pawn as scrap. Nassau County police...Tags: Police, Crimes, Prosecution, Theft, Police Arrests
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July 24: Cost of smoking, retirement financial gamble, Savage on autism, Mastic services
Smoking? That would be a 'no' Sadly, the longtime smoker featured in a story about health dangers has not gotten the message about the risks of smoking, and he is in denial ["How to get the message across," News, July 20]. Perhaps he should spend a...Tags: Retirement, Mental Illness, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Heart Disease, House and Home
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DA slams brakes on scam
kathleen.kerr@newsday.comA financial scheme operating out of two Lawrence car dealerships -- and uncovered during a murder probe -- helped drug dealers, pimps and gang members buy luxury cars and keep their names off motor vehicle records, Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice...Tags: Crimes, Theft, Kathleen Rice, Sales, Employees
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