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Hempstead East

Reports from county or village police, June 16-21. Bellmore A man and woman stole $300 worth of Advil from the Eckerd store on Sunrise Highway June 18.

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

New York Post

Raiders of the 'Lost' Parks

Drug dens, homeless shantytowns and prostitution are rampant in New York City's parks, a Post investigation found.

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

Newsday.com

On patrol for drunk drivers

A little past 11:15 p.m. The amber glow of a bottle of liquor is the first detail Nassau police officer Kyle Poppe notices after speeding to the scene of an overturned car.

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Related Topix: Nassau Metro, Rockville Centre, NY, South Hempstead, NY, Hempstead, NY, Barnum Island, NY

Fri Jul 04, 2008

7Online.com

There's no better time than summer and the Fourth of July for seafood.

There's no better time than summer and the Fourth of July for seafood, especially lobster.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Seafood, Maine, NY, Long Beach, NY

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Newsday.com

Cops: Man arrested after pulling a gun on woman

An Island Park man faced charges Wednesday of menacing a 19-year-old woman with a gun during a domestic dispute after he violated an order of protection, police said.

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

Digital Producer

Wife of Former B&C Top Editor Don West Dies

Carroll Virginia West, a longtime resident of Alexandria, Va., and Thousand Island Park, N.Y., and wife of former Broadcasting & Cable editor in chief Donald V. West , died July 1 in Fairfax Hospital after a ...

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

Syosset Jericho Tribune

Suozzi Presents Cool Downtown Vision for Mature Suburbia

"For Nassau County to be sustainable into the next generation and beyond, we must attract young college graduates and businesses to locate here...We need to create 'cool downtowns' in Nassau where commercial ...

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Related Topix: Nassau County, NY, Mineola, NY, Roslyn, NY, Bellmore, NY, Baldwin, NY

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Newsday.com

Most Nassau beaches reopened after closures

All 20 Nassau County beaches that were closed Sunday after heavy rains have now been reopened, county health department officials said Monday.

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Related Topix: Nassau Metro, Nassau County, NY

Fri May 16, 2008

Newsday.com

Island Park: School Voters Guide 2008

“In this district we had a private attorney on the payroll for more than 30 years. Nobody thought to question that”

VOTING 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Lincoln Orens Middle School. THE BUDGET The district is proposing a budget of $30,675,511 for the 2008-09 school year, an increase of 4 percent over the current ... via Newsday.com

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Related Topix: Nassau County, NY, Nassau Metro, West Hempstead, NY, Hempstead, NY, Education Etc.

Fri May 02, 2008

Newsday.com

Nassau plans to stop housing homeless to area motels

“The community would like to see this hotel shut down.”

Nassau County will stop sending homeless people to stay in area hotels and motels by the end of the year, officials said yesterday. via Newsday.com

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Related Topix: Suffolk County, NY, Nassau Metro, Patchogue, NY, Nassau County, NY, Long Beach, NY

Sun Apr 27, 2008

WIVB-TV Buffalo

Stabbing in Allegany County

Wellsville Police were called to the lagoon area of Island Park at about 12:08 a.m. on Sunday. via WIVB-TV Buffalo

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Related Topix: Allegany County, NY, Wellsville, NY, Rochester Metro, Rochester, NY

Thu Apr 24, 2008

WINS-AM New York

Brush Fire Under Control at Staten Island Park

The New York City Fire Department has contained a large brush fire at Great Kills Park on Staten Island. via WINS-AM New York

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Related Topix: Staten-Island, NY, New York, NY, US National Parks

Mon Apr 07, 2008

Hempstead East

Reports from county or village police, March 9-15. Bellmore An Ellen Road house was entered through a second-floor rear window between March 3 and 11. via Newsday.com

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Related Topix: Bellmore, NY, Hempstead, NY, Elmont, NY, Cedarhurst, NY, Woodmere, NY

Mon Mar 17, 2008

TheCommunityAlliance.org

The Two Faces Of Kate Murray

There is no stench more aromatic than that which emanates from Hempstead Town Hall, permeating the very soul of the unincorporated areas of America's largest -- and, apparently, stinkiest -- township. via TheCommunityAlliance.org

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Related Topix: Oceanside, NY, Long Beach, NY

Fri Feb 29, 2008

Newsday.com

Firefighters on scene of fire in Island Park

Firefighters from at least six departments are fighting a raging blaze Friday morning in an Island Park neighborhood. via Newsday.com

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Related Topix: Oceanside, NY, Point Lookout, NY, Rockville Centre, NY, East Rockaway, NY

Thu Jan 10, 2008

Newsday.com

LIRR rider fends off 4 robbers in Island Park

A Long Island Rail Road passenger was attacked by four men who tried to rob him after he got off a train at the Island Park station Wednesday night, Nassau police said. via Newsday.com

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Sat Dec 15, 2007

WNBC New York Channel 4

Cabbie Charged With Leaving Son In Cold Car While Working

A taxi driver on Long Island has been charged with leaving his 8-year-old son locked in a cold car for hours while he worked his early morning shift. via WNBC New York Channel 4

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Tue Dec 11, 2007

New York Times

A 17-Year-Old Legal Case and a $5.4 Million Fine Shadow D'Amato's Hometown

“We got caught in the middle of a political football, and thank God it's old news now. It's finished, right?”

Most people here in the Long Island village where Alfonse M. D'Amato grew up do not even know about the $5.4 million fine in a federal civil rights case that has been hanging over their heads for 10 years. via New York Times

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Tue Nov 27, 2007

Newsday.com

Reunions

BUSHWICK HIGH SCHOOL 1955-56. A reunion weekend is Sept 12-14 in the Poconos. Call Tommy Sanfedeli Penzes, class of 1955, at 516-694-5811 or e-mail grannyp7@aol.com; Cathy Pizzuto Profera, class of 1956, at ... via Newsday.com

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Related Topix: Plainview, NY, Queens, NY, New York, NY

Sun Nov 25, 2007

Newsday.com

Hempstead East

Reports from county or village police, Oct. 28-Nov. 3. Bellmore A 2007 Audi was broken into Oct. via Newsday.com

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Related Topix: Hempstead, NY, Bellmore, NY, Lawrence, NY, Lynbrook, NY, Merrick, NY

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