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Thousands of years before tree-lined streets stretched past graceful, formal homes, the place that would become Garden City sat in the heart of the Hempstead Plains, the only prairie east of the Mississippi River.
Thousands of years before tree-lined streets stretched past graceful, formal homes, the place that would become Garden City sat in the heart of the Hempstead Plains, the only prairie east of the Mississippi River.
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State revokes pension of prominent Garden City lawyer
sandra.peddie@newsday.com and eden.laikin@newsday.comState Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has revoked the pension of a private attorney from a politically prominent Garden City law firm, along with those of two upstate attorneys, bringing to 28 the number of people who have lost pensions or pension credits...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Justice System, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Lawyers, Lawrence
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Areašs power systems need better communication
Re "It could happen again,"Aug. 13: According to Raymond Niles in The Objective Standard, it turns out that NYC has double the national electric rates partly because it is poorly connected to potential backup power sources in New Jersey and upstate New...Tags: New Jersey, New York
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Long Islanders donate most to Clinton
reid.epstein@newsday.comLong Islanders gave almost as much money to Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign in 2007 as the other major candidates combined, a Newsday analysis of Federal Election Commission data shows. The finding comes as Clinton, the New York...Tags: Elections, Melville, Iowa, Massachusetts, Cold Spring Harbor
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George J. Boszilkov, Joan T. Dowd, Martin P. Luchen, Thomas A. Maltese and Elizabeth Saunders
Published Feb. 13, 2008 George J. Boszilkov, 90, on February 5, 2008. Resident of Garden City, NY for 42 years. Also of Ridge, NY, The Villages, FLA and most recently Fayetteville, GA. Predeceased by his wife, Kathleen Zaboly Boszilkov and survived by...Tags: Ridge, Commack, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Death and Dying, Huntington Station
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Woman sentenced 2-6 years in sex-extortion case
michael.frazier@newsday.comWithout minimizing her role in a scheme to extort sexual partners, Shawn Payne said Friday that her partner in the plot had great psychological power over her. "Granted these things I did were terrible, but life throws cruel, chaotic curveballs,...Tags: Police, Crimes, Theft, Organized Crime, Punishment
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Buying in Garden City South
Town: Hempstead Area: 0.4 square miles Population: 3,974 Franklin Square school district enrollment: 1,878 Spending per pupil: $13,262 Regents diplomas: 93% Students preparing for four-year colleges: 60%* Median age: 40.4 Median household income:...Tags: Clubs and Associations, West Hempstead, Condos and Houses, Long Island, Rentals
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Economy, rivals biting petsmart, despite strengths
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: If everyone is supposed to be so into pets, why isn't my stock in PetSmart Inc. up this year? --F.L., via the Internet A: You're right about the pet trend. About 63 percent of U.S. households now own a pet and owners will have spent an estimated...Tags: Pets and Pet Supplies, Research, Avon Products Incorporated, Money and Monetary Policy, Morningstar Incorporated
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Letters to the editor
Do vaccinations hurt? Re "The healthy choice," editorial, April 29 The Times poses false comparisons that do a disservice to the claims of parents of vaccine-injured children. Parents are not trying, as you suggest, to defeat the vaccine program. Their...Tags: Elections, Torrance, Santa Monica, Indiana, Local Authority
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Geoge E. Eichert, ties to Garden City
Newsday Staff WriterNavy Capt. Geoge E. Eichert, son of Theodora M. Eichert of Garden City, recently retired after 29 years of active-duty service in the Navy while serving as the chief of staff assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command in Norfolk, Va., the Defense...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Armed Forces, Defense, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Now, your thoughts: POLITICS
Newsday Staff WriterOur experiment in brainstorming has begun. Here's a sample of the ideas readers sent in response to last Sunday's editorial. The conversation on Long Island's future continues. Michael White, executive director of the Long Island Regional Planning Board,...Tags: Government Health Care, Private Health Care, Michael White, New York, Health Treatments
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Chain ice cream parlors on Long Island
Friendly's 298 Montauk Ave, Bay Shore, 631-665-2243 South Shore Mall, Bay Shore, 631-665-4860 960 Montauk Highway, Copiague, 11726, 631-842-8131 50 Montauk Hgwy, East Islip, 516-581-2466 361 Larkfield Rd, East Northport, 631-368-6891 330 Fulton St,...Tags: Merrick, Northport, Bodies of Water, Commack, Franklin (New London, Connecticut)
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Where to get great ice cream on Long Island
erica.marcus@newsday.comLong Island is blessed with dozens of independent ice-cream parlors. Here are some of the more popular. A single-scoop cone will cost between $2 and $4. NASSAU Bollinger's 282 Main St., Farmingdale, 516-501-4990 Gooseberry Grove 12 E. Main St.,...Tags: Merrick, Bodies of Water, Commack, Theater, Massapequa Park
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