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Executive Suite: Robert Sopp, Garden City
AAR Corp. operates its Aircraft Component Services division out of Garden City, where it trains people to repair the F16 fighter plane, repairs aircraft components, and is expanding to manufacture parts for Boeing , GE and the U.S. military.Executive vic Read more »
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Xu's layup wins it for Great Neck South
Daisy Xu hit the go-ahead layup with six seconds left as Great Neck South (3-10) defeated Westbury , 39-36, Wednesday in Nassau Conference AA-III girls basketball. Xu finished with 19 points and 16 rebounds. Betsy Tannenbaum had four steals to lead a def Read more »
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Jury selection to begin in corruption trial
Jury selection is expected to begin Monday in the corruption trial of four men, including two former Nassau County legislators, accused of steering New Cassel revitalization work to a developer in exchange for $400,000 in bribes.The trial before acting N Read more »
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Radioactive covers found in Westbury store
Two metal tissue box covers shipped to a Bed, Bath & Beyond store in Westbury have been removed by health authorities because they contained low levels of radioactive cobalt-60.The state Health Department advised Nassau County health authorities of the r Read more »
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Arrest in home movie projector theft
A Freeport man was arrested and charged with stealing a home movie projector valued at more than $3,000 from a Westbury company where he worked, Nassau police said.Andre Rodriguez, 42, of 5 Graffing Pl., Freeport, was charged with fourth degree grand lar Read more »
Around the web
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Cops: Man Held Girlfriend Against Her Will in Westbury
A 20-year-old man has been accused of dragging his girlfriend out of workplace and holding against her will following an argument in Westbury on Tuesday evening. Nassau County police arrested Jose Mejia of Freeport and charged him with unlawful imprisonm 9:35 AM from Long Island Press Read more »
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Events on Long Island
A guide to cultural and recreational events on Long Island. Items for the calendar should be sent at least three weeks in advance to lical@nytimes.com . Comedy BAY SHORE Boulton Center for the Performing Arts “Big Laughs in Bay Shore,” comedians from the from The New York Times Read more »
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Fairway coming to Westbury
Fairway Markets plans to open a 68,000-square-foot store in Westbury, the Manhattan-based grocery chain’s second on Long Island and 10th overall. The company will lease part of the 128,000 square feet in the Roosevelt Raceway Center last occupied by Home from Long Island Business Network Read more »
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Sokoloff Stern law firm relocates to Carle Place
The Sokoloff Stern law firm, which had been located in Westbury, will move to Carle Place, where it bought a 10,000-square foot, two-story office building at 179 Westbury Ave. for $1.1 million. The law firm was represented in the deal by Harris Rousso of from Long Island Business Network Read more »
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The Container Store to Open Six New Locations in 2012, Including Firsts in Las Vegas and Long Island; Test ATHOME Program
DALLAS, TX, February 06, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Container Store, the nation's originator and leading retailer of storage and organization products, today announced it will open six locations in 2012, making this the largest real estate growth yea from 24-7PressRelease.com Read more »
