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Syosset Week in Review: Oct. 14-20

Dick Cheney comes to town, Syosset and OLMA grads get once in a lifetime opportunities, and more news from the past week in Syosset and Woodbury.

Cheney Critical of Obama at LIA Event

Nearly 48 hours after President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney went toe-to-toe at Hofstra University, former Vice President Dick Cheney used Thursday's Long Island Association's Fall Luncheon at the Crest Hollow Country Club to score some political points of his own.

Syosset Grads Get 'Incredible' Debate Opportunity

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"Awesome," "amazing," "opportunity" and "once in a lifetime" were buzzwords in the explanations of how four former Syosset students felt about the chance they have been given. Michael Leibowitz, Josh Levin, Michelle Soslowitz, Kimberly Wilkens volunteered in and around the debate hall, witnessing the historic exchange between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Tuesday night at Hofstra University.

OLMA Grad To Be Up Close at Presidential Debate

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An Our Lady of Mercy Academy graduate got an opportunity Tuesday night to be apart of American political history when President Obama and Mitt Romney square off in the second presidential debate on the Nassau County campus.

In the wake of two incidences, one in Syosset, where the driver was reportedly drunk at the wheel, Nassau legislators are proposing that ignition interlock devices be put in school buses.

Town Hopes to Avert Layoffs

The Town of Oyster Bay has taken step towards adopting a slimmer budget for 2013, without making layoffs, according to  supervisor John Venditto.

DSW Opens in Syosset

DSW shoe retailer has officially opened its doors, more than a year after  and worried the community about the future of the business district.

A surge of incidents may be ushering in the wintertime burglary trend, as eight burglaries and four robberies were reported in the Syosset area in just over two weeks.

Concerns Arise on TA Futures; Moving Up Stays at Tilles

After a renewed interest in collaboration with MSG Varsity, representatives from the high school-centric broadcasting company fielded questions from board members.

Flipped Patrol Car Injures Cop

A Nassau County policeman was hospitalized Monday night when his patrol car flipped over on a Long Island Expressway ramp.


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