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Beginning in January, disposing of unwanted or leftover prescription medication from your medicine cabinet will be easier and more convenient.
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By Eden Laikin
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8/15/18
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In a unique partnership with LIU Post, the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh will become a training center for veterinary college students, who will treat cats and dogs in residence at the shelter under the supervision of leading doctors and professors in the field.
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By Eden Laikin
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8/8/18
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The Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown public school districts will be among those tasked this fall with incorporating age-appropriate mental health education into the curriculum for all grades.
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By Eden Laikin
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8/8/18
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Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen denounced a proposed measure on Aug. 2 that would extend civil-service worker pay scales to appointed employees, effectively giving them a combined $800,000 …
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By Peter Belfiore
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8/6/18
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The Democrat running against Republican Congressman Peter King of Seaford, gained three more significant endorsements last week when both Democratic County Executives – Laura Curran and Steve Bellone – and an immigrant advocacy group, endorsed Liuba Grechen Shirley for the 2nd Congressional seat.
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By Eden Laikin
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8/2/18
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The Nassau County Department of Health (NCDOH) has been named “Local Health Department of the Year” for 2018 by the National Association of City and County Health Officials. The NACCHO represents the nation’s nearly 3,000 local governmental health departments.
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By Eden Laikin
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8/2/18
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The Nassau County Comptroller has joined local businesses in advocating for New York State to begin collecting sales tax from out-of-state Internet vendors, as his analysis has shown the sales tax revenue could generate more than $90 million a year for Long Island.
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By Eden Laikin
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8/2/18
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More than five years after a language barrier mishap led to the unintended euthanizing of two pit bulls by the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh, the shelter’s paperwork is now available …
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By Eden Laikin
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8/2/18
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Just three months into John Mikulin’s tenure representing the State Assembly’s 17th District, James Coll, 45, of Seaford, announced that he would be challenging him for the seat this fall. …
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By Brian Stieglitz
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7/26/18
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Liuba Grechen Shirley and State Sen. John Brooks joined activists around the country to defend the Roe v Wade decision .
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By Eden Laikin
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7/12/18
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