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Long Island Middle School Teacher Fired After Appearing on Reality Show
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - Stefan Serie, a health teacher at Merrick Avenue Middle School, was coerced into resigning from his job after appearing on the Bravo reality show Princesses: Long Island. Serie’s only crime was to show off his sculpted abs in the background of the show while the main characters drink ... by John |
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James Bond's Submarine Car Surfaces on Long Island
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - Back in 1989, a Long Island contractor spent $100 to purchase the contents of a storage container, without knowing what was in it. Inside the storage container, he discovered a wheel-less sports car with a dented roof. He had no idea that the Lotus Esprit was the submarine car James ... by John |
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LIRR to Launch New Service
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is adding a new “scoot” train service. The “scoot” trains will offer faster and more regular rides between Brooklyn, Jamaica, Oyster Bay, Mineola, Ronkonkoma and Riverhead, and will launch with East Side Access in 2019. The idea ... by John |
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LIRR Makes Scheduling Adjustments
Monday, July 22, 2013 - Beginning today, five rush-hour trains on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will be cancelled for the coming four weeks. The reason is that summer crews working on the East Side Access Project in Sunnyside, Queens, require access to the tracks in order to lay down concrete slabs for a new ... by John |
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Wyandanch Rising Groundbreaking Ceremony Held Tuesday
Friday, July 19, 2013 - On Tuesday, a crowd of hundreds of Long Islanders gathered in Babylon for the groundbreaking ceremony for Wyandanch Rising. Wyandanch Rising is a community revitalization project. Project designers envision a transformation of the run-down, economically broken area of downtown Babylon ... by John |
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Birthday Brawl at Commack Chuck E. Cheese's
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - Chuck E. Cheese’s is a favorite spot for birthday parties for many children on Long Island. At a Commack location during just such a birthday party, a bystander caught a video which is circulating the internet of a full-on brawl between two women, apparently over a stolen ... by John |
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Bill and Hilary Clinton Will Host LI Fundraiser
Monday, July 15, 2013 - Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton will be hosting a fundraiser event in the Hamptons next month to raise money for their foundation. Donors will pay $5,000 to attend and enjoy dinner with the Clintons. The event will take place on August 23 rd ... by John |
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Only 11 of the Highest Paid Executives on LI are Women
Friday, July 12, 2013 - A new survey on Long Island executives has just been completed for Newsday by S&P Capital IQ, a line of McGraw-Hill which researches analytics. The group compiled a list of the 249 most highly paid executives on Long Island in 2012. The most striking demographic information gleaned ... by John |
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Peppi Marchello Dies After Open-Heart Surgery
Thursday, July 11, 2013 - Peppi Marchello, singer of the Long Island based rock band Good Rats, passed away from a heart attack yesterday evening around 9:00 pm. Marchello was 68 years old, but he had been plagued with recent health issues. Only weeks before, he had open-heart surgery, but he seemed to be ... by John |
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Long Island Residents Combat Natural Gas Port
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - On Tuesday night, Long Island residents debated whether or not a company called Liberty Natural should build a natural gas port 17 miles off the Jones Beach coast called “Port Ambrose.” According to Liberty Natural, the new natural gas port would lower energy prices and bring ... by John |
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