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NCPD Investigating Break-In and Assault at Garden City South Residence
By Long Island News & PR
November 16, 2018
Two males were seen climbing out of the dwelling's rear window; after a brief altercation, the two suspects fled, cops say.
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County Executive Bellone Announces Extended Services for Seniors During Medicare Open Enrollment
By Long Island News & PR
November 16, 2018
County Offering Twenty Additional Hours of Free Counseling and Assistance Services Until December 7.
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Former Daycare Owner Arrested for Stealing More than $70,000 Worth of Medicaid Benefits, DA Singas Says
By Long Island News & PR
November 16, 2018
Singas: Yvette Diaz-Juarez and Carlos Juarez, both of East Meadow, allegedly stole over $70,000 in Medicaid benefits and failed to pay over $36,000 in taxes.
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Nassau County Executive Curran Formally Approves Tax Impact Notice Law
By Long Island News & PR
November 16, 2018
Requests Legislature make corrections to law to allow for better accuracy and transparency.
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William Floyd Cheerleaders Raise $1,000 for SBU Lung Cancer Center in Annual Charity Game
By Long Island News & PR
November 16, 2018
The annual charity game is about teaching the girls to give to others, spread kindness and give back.
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Nassau DA: Hempstead Village Trustee and Deputy Chief of Hempstead Police Department Indicted on Bribery Charges
By Long Island News & PR
November 16, 2018
Trustee Perry Pettus allegedly accepted a cash bribe to promote Richard Holland to deputy chief in May 2018, DA Singas says.
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A.G. Underwood Announces Arrests of Clinic Owner, Doctor, and Attorney for No-Fault Medical Insurance Fraud Scheme
By Long Island News & PR
November 16, 2018
Defendants Allegedly Fraudulently Operated Brooklyn Medical Clinic Jamaica Wellness, P.C. as Part of $1 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme.
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DA Sini: Man Arrested for Alleged Welfare Fraud for Receiving in Excess of $200,000 in Medicaid Benefits
By Long Island News & PR
November 16, 2018
Mohammad Iqbal of Coram, 53, faces a maximum sentence of seven and a half to 15 years in prison, Sini says.
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Legislator Kevan Abrahams Joins Nassau County Detectives Charitable Foundation Annual “Coats for Kids” Drive
By Long Island News & PR
November 15, 2018
More than 300 coats were donated to ensure children in the Roosevelt School District stay warm during this winter season.
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NCPD: Town of Hempstead Sanitation Worker Killed in Garbage Truck Accident
By Long Island News & PR
November 15, 2018
Jean Louis Macdonald of Freeport, 60, was on the rear passenger side step when the truck backed into a parked vehicle, officials say.
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Nassau County Executive Curran, Minority Caucus Announce 2019 Budget Agreement
By Long Island News & PR
November 15, 2018
Plan provides for reopening of Sixth and Eighth Precincts, funding for mental health first aid and bus service pilot programs.
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Nassau Police Issue Alert for Teen Reported Missing from Syosset Group Home
By Long Island News & PR
November 15, 2018
Anthony Salinas, 14, was discovered missing from the Mercy First Facility on Wednesday, November 14.
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Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of The 2018-19 Alpine and Nordic Skiing Season
By Long Island News & PR
November 15, 2018
Belleayre Mountain, Gore Mountain and Whiteface Mountain Slated to Open Saturday, November 17.
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Bay Street Theater Announces the College Internship Program for Summer 2019
By Bay Street Theatre
November 15, 2018
Internships are available in Acting Apprentice, Scenic Stagecraft, Lighting & Sound, Wardrobe, Box Office, Arts Administration, Marketing, Development and many more.
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DA Sini, DEA and SCPD Announce 47-Count Indictment in Connection with Alleged Cocaine Distribution Ring in Huntington Station
By Long Island News & PR
November 15, 2018
Adrian Bonilla, 40, Neftali Camacho Hernandez, 27, and Jennifer Perez Cordero, 28, all of Huntington Station, were allegedly involved in a cocaine trafficking operation, officials say.
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Man Killed in Patchogue Head-On Crash, According to Authorities
By Long Island News & PR
November 15, 2018
A 54-year-old crossed into oncoming traffic, side-swiped two vehicles, and crashed head-on into a 2018 Ford Explorer, officials say.
