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• Man hides in laundry room to evade cops

  A Great Neck man who broke into a Kings Point home Tuesday tried to hide in the laundry room when officers arrived, Nassau police said.Ryan Hematian, 21, first went into the home's garage about 3 a.m. to get tools to break into the house, and once inside   Read more »

• Mark Schimel exits Assembly race

  Mark Schimel, who was nominated by the Republican Party to challenge his wife, Michelle Schimel, (D- Great Neck ,) for her 16th Assembly District seat, has pulled out of the race, according an email forwarded by North Hempstead Town GOP leader Frank Moro   Read more »

• Schimel v. Schimel in Nassau Assembly race

  Mark Schimel, the estranged husband of Assemb. Michelle Schimel, (D- Great Neck ), has been nominated by Nassau County Republicans to run against his wife for the 16th District seat.Michelle Schimel did not return a call for comment.But her spokesman, Sc   Read more »

• Woman robbed at knifepoint in Great Neck

  Two men robbed a Great Neck woman at knifepoint, cutting her after they took her cash, Nassau police said Saturday.According to police, the 22-year-old victim was standing outside her Steamboat Road home when the men approached Friday afternoon and asked   Read more »

• Nassau homeowners waiting for tax refunds

  From Great Neck to Massapequa , nearly 17,000 Nassau homeowners are awaiting refunds for overpaid property taxes.County lawmakers have been squabbling since December over County Executive Edward Mangano's plan to borrow $102 million to pay tax refunds --   Read more »

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• Chickens banned from L.I. yard fly the coop to historic village

  GREAT NECK, N.Y. - Pet chickens have their place, and apparently that place is not the yard of a family in tony Great Neck, N.Y. on Long Island, where the birds are banned under a village nuisance ordinance. In April, the Great Neck board refused to lift a 9:27 AM from CBS News Read more »

• Steppingstone Marina 16th Annual Blessing Of The Fleet

  inconsequential, can call 516-660-4385. The Steppingstone Blessing of the Fleet Committee, a partnership between the Great Neck Park District, the Steppingstone Yacht Club and the Stepping Stone Sailing Club, invites the entire community to its 16th Annual   from Great Neck Record Read more »

• Severe Asthma With Fungal Sensitization May Be Cause Of Children Failing Asthma Therapy

  said Alfin Vicencio, MD, chief of pediatric pulmonology and cystic fibrosis at the Cohen Children's Medical Center in Great Neck, NY, and David Goldman, associate professor of pediatric infectious diseases at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY.   from Medical News Today Read more »

• Amid separation, husband challenges wife for New York Assembly seat

  in Long Island, N.Y., where an estranged husband and wife are running for the same seat. Michelle Schimel, D-Great Neck, is serving her third term in the New York State Assembly. Her opponent is Mark Schimel, the man she separated from last year after 32 years   from MSNBC Blogs Read more »

• Central Veterinary Associates to Offer Low-Cost Microchip Clinic during “Pets & Pals” Party

  STREAM, NY —Central Veterinary Associates — along with the Bayside Animal Clinic, the Terrace Animal Clinic in Great Neck and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation — is offering a low-cost microchip clinic at the “Pets & Pals Party” that will   from LongIsland.com Read more »