When customers walk into Gennaro Jewelers on Bedford Avenue, they may notice a sign hung above the doorway that reads, “The growth of any business is nurtured one customer at a time.” Gary Hudes, the shop’s owner, said his staff lives by the mantra and similar sayings posted around the store, which is among the reasons the shop has been in business for 90 years.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/20/14
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Last week more than a thousand third- to eighth-grade students in the Merricks did not take state English Language Arts tests.
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By Brian Racow
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4/22/15
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When it comes to drastic life changes, Joosoo Kim initiated one early on. Before she became a mother of three and a beacon of community positivity and leadership in Valley Stream, she was a …
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By Juan Lasso
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12/29/23
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When Merokean Rachel Roslow took her then 18-month-old son Ethan to the doctor for a routine checkup a little more than three years ago, she was given news that changed her family’s life forever: Ethan was diagnosed with autism.
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By Stephany Reyes
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2/8/16
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Art Ventura was a conversationalist. Whenever he spoke to anyone, whether an old friend or a new acquaintance, Ventura took a genuine interest in what he or she had to say, his family and friends …
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By Mike Conn
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1/2/20
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It’s been nearly a decade since the Casserlys left Wantagh and moved an ocean away, but recently it felt like they had never left.
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By Kenneth Mintz
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8/12/15
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Remembered by friends for his commitment to firefighting and athletic excellence, Thomas Fennelly, a lifelong Baldwin firefighter and a retired member of the FDNY, died on Aug. 5. He was 67. …
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By Bridget Downes
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8/29/19
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Spiritual leader loses battle with cancer
Less than a year into his spiritual leadership of Long Island Catholics, Bishop James. T. McHugh lost his battle with cancer this week. Surrounded by friends and …
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By ANGELA MARSHALL
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12/14/00
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When pianist Matthew Weissman was 6, he sang in a local talent show and won.
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By Laura Lane
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3/15/07
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