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EmilyPhanNgo 18-year-old Syosset school board trustee-elect @JoshLaffy : "WE won the election, not me. I didn't do it alone." @newsday about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by newsday
See how a U.S. agency helped Long Island companies export goods and services. bit.ly/KtKk2e 40 minutes ago via TweetDeck
Joshua Lafazan, 18, on his victory: 'A mandate that we need open government and transparency in this town.' bit.ly/JdKXg5 about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
Smuggled into the U.S. at 13, a Long Island surgeon's journey took him to the Ivy League and beyond. bit.ly/JvzeKK RT @vmramos about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to vmramos
What did you think of Lindsay Lohan on @Gleeonfox? @vernejgay found it 'another wasted opportunity.' bit.ly/Mk6W5N about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck
The youngest candidate running for a local board on Long Island won a seat in Syosset. bit.ly/IXJKEw By @JoieTyrrell about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
Follow @jimbaumbach for live updates from the Clemens' trial. His story: bit.ly/KwXcTW about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
jimbaumbach Clemens trial will go from 9 until noon today, stopping early because of juror's commitment. But you bet Rusty Hardin will make most of it. about 8 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by newsday
@DaniloSFCBR Thanks for the picture and letting us know. about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to DaniloSFCBR
970,000 #LIRR Mail & Ride tickets have been issued since 1975. James Marrano has ticket #10. bit.ly/LRFNEt By @alfonsoreports about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
17 school districts in Nassau & Suffolk sought to override the state's tax-capped limits. bit.ly/Jq2z7k Seven failed. about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
LIRR suspends service on Oyster Bay line #newsday bit.ly/L0es0x about 9 hours ago via Newsday Ios
Joshua Lafazan overwhelmingly won one of three open seats on the Syosset school board with more than 4,000 votes. -- bit.ly/JfCcTH about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck
#EastIslip vote: 2,545 yes, 3,072 no. #livote about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck
#EastIslip Union Free School District fails, does not get 60% to pierce tax cap #livote about 17 hours ago via TweetDeck
#LIVOTE: Tuckahoe district budget fails -- bit.ly/KZrYS3 about 19 hours ago via TweetDeck
#LIVote: Budgets have passed in -- Amagansett, Bridgehampton, Greenport, Wainscott, Levittown, Montauk and Quogue -- bit.ly/Jfjbkj about 19 hours ago via TweetDeck
#LIVOTE: 9 polls are closing tonight at 8 p.m. -- 92 at 9 p.m. -- 1 at 9:30 p.m. -- 22 at 10 p.m. about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
Long Beach holds budget meeting following layoffs sfy.co/xDy #storify #longisland #longbeach about 21 hours ago via Storify
@LawngIsland You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Long Beach holds budget meeting following layoffs" sfy.co/xDy about 21 hours ago via Storify

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