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• Dr. William Conway admits conspiracy to distribute oxycodone

  A Baldwin doctor admitted in federal court Thursday to conspiring with his medical assistant to illegally prescribe the painkiller oxycodone to patients he knew were drug addicts.William Conway, 70, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled   Read more »

• MMA pound-for-pound rankings

  If you found it weird to see Anderson Silva in the cage with the referee raising the other fighter's hand in victory, then you may need to do a double take at Newsday's pound-for-pound MMA mid-year rankings.Four new fighters, including Baldwin's Chris We   Read more »

• Justice: County exec had right to cancel First Precinct contract

  Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano had the right to cancel a lease agreement signed by his predecessor, Thomas Suozzi, to build a new First Precinct station house in a Baldwin shopping center, a county court ruled this week.In his Monday ruling, stat   Read more »

• Manhasset, Baldwin hold school budget hearings

  School officials in Manhasset and Baldwin Tuesday night put forward more modest proposed budgets than those that voters rejected last month -- though Manhasset's plan still pierces the district's tax-cap limit while Baldwin's meets its cap.At budget hear   Read more »

• Deliveryman faces forcible-touching charge

  A 37-year-old man was arrested on Thursday at his home in Central Islip after police said he forcibly touched a woman while he was delivering furniture Tuesday in Baldwin.Rafael Garcia, of 33 Plum St., was arrested on a charge of forcible touching and fa   Read more »

Around the web

• Richner Communications to acquire L&M Publications

  Laursen, both daily newspaper journalists, purchased Merrick Life in 1958, later adding Bellmore Life, The Freeport-Baldwin Leader and The Wantagh-Seaford Citizen to their newspaper mix. Their daughter, Linda Toscano, has led the papers for many years as publisher,   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »

• Fourteen of 19 wanted on drug charges in Baldwin County arrested

  and Terry Shadrix, 46, of Magnolia Springs — are wanted on drug charges by the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office. A fifth man, Johnny Parker Jr., 69, of Loxley, who is not pictured, also is being sought by deputies on a drug charge. The Baldwin County Sheriff's   from Everything Alabama Read more »

• L.I.’s Weidman has dad in corner for UFC bout vs. Silva

  Father’s Day card was just like any other, rife with Hallmark’s milquetoast platitudes. Charlie Weidman had to get to the end to find the real gift. The part in pen, written by his son, Chris, wasn’t another cliché. It was a request. For Father’s Day, Chris   from New York Post Read more »

• BHS students win stock market game

  and evaluate stocks and make decisions based on what they've learned. Students trade common stocks and mutual funds from the NYSE, Nasdaq and AMEX exchanges. They earn interest on cash balances, pay interest if buying on margin and pay a commission on all   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »

• Melissa Segura: Having battled Sandy, Chris Weidman now preparing for Anderson Silva

  Placid and blue, Chris Weidman and his wife, Marivi, can see water lapping against their deck from the back windows of their Baldwin, N.Y. home. It's the water, the Weidmans say that convinced them to convert Weidman's second UFC purse into a down payment   from Sports Illustrated Read more »