“We needed to create what we wanted.”

Viviene Davis knows exactly what she wants her first home to look like. The 36-year-old legal secretary is seeking a three-bedroom house on the south shore of Long Island, N.Y., with a large yard and big … via Austin American-Statesman

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The Reverend Victor J. Lewis of Melville has been elected to serve as the new pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. via Roslyn News

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The Long Island Philharmonic has been chosen to serve as official resident orchestra for the Nassau BOCES Arts in Education program, it was announced today. via Newsday.com

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MINEOLA, N.Y. _ The operator of a home care agency and an associate were arrested on charges they stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in Medicaid funds and spent the money on extravagant lifestyles. via Newsday.com

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Fifteen-year-old John Cave Jr. recently spent a night at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, where his service dog Simba was allowed to sleep on his bed.

Nancy Cave wants to know why Simba can spend the night in the hospital but can’t join her son, who is deaf, during the day at school.

‘My son’s civil rights are being trampled,’ Cave said last night after a meeting of the East Meadow School Board at the Salisbury Center in Westbury.

Speaking before the board and Superintendent Leon Campo, she demanded to know how the district will accommodate John and his dog at W. Tresper Clarke High School. Read more

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Police arrested a 36-year-old man early Friday morning on charges that he allegedly drugged a woman to kidnap her. via Cambridge Chronicle

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In Sunday’s league match, the visiting Clarke Rams football squad scored a close 23-20 victory over the Plainedge Red Devils. via MaxPreps

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