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Great Neck: The Week in Review

Top stories for the week on the peninsula.

: Great Neck skating phenoms ring closing NASDAQ bell with mom and other Olympians Wednesday to kick off one year countdown to Soshi games.

Big Snow Comes to Great Neck: A strong winter storm dropped heavy snow in Great Neck Friday and into Saturday, causing early school dismissals, slowed traffic and gas shortages.

TD Bank Robbed in Great Neck Monday: An unidentified male robbed a TD Bank in Great Neck Plaza Monday evening, according to Nassau police. The incident occurred at 2 Great Neck Rd. where the suspect fled with an unkown amount of cash, according to police.

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Village of Great Neck Tweaks Clothesline Law: After unanimously voting Dec. 4 to ban front yard clotheslines and those within 10 feet of any property line, the Great Neck Village Board of Trustees amended the law Tuesday.

Woman Critical After Train Strike: A woman struck by a train just west of Douglaston's Long Island Rail Road station late Tuesday is listed in critical condition at North Shore Hospital, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.

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Post Office to End Saturday Delivery: Calling the six-days-per-week mail delivery business model “no longer sustainable,” the U.S. Postal Service Wednesday morning announced it will eliminate Saturday delivery of mail by Aug. 1.

Report: Mets Mull Citi Field Casino: According to a report in the New York Post, the team's current ownership group is interested in putting a casino adjacent to Citi Field to help fund the operation of the Mets.

Social Security Admininstration Expands Online Service: A new online service allows people to conduct business with the Social Security Administration without having to visit an office, make a phone call or wait for a letter to arrive in the mail.


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