@Lisa_Matassa, Lisa Matassa
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Lisa Matassa, 40, of Plainview kicks back at the Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove after working on her album "Me Time." (Jan. 25, 2011) Credit: T.C. McCarthy
The singer and Plainview native updates her more than 133,000 followers about her country music career and talks to her fans. She also tweets about her appearances, like a visit to the Last Hope Animal Shelter and an interview on 96.1 My Country.
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.