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Mayor Ed Fare, Trustee John Tufarelli and Deputy Mayor Sean Wright, along with Mr. and Mrs. Rabbit, presented chocolate bunnies to Leyla Ozelge, Mary Ann Khan, Emmauel Velasquez, Nicholas Kaminsky, Logan Dickens and Jermiah Belizaire for finding gold and silver eggs.

Children have an egg-cellent day in Valley Stream

Hundreds of children ran through the playground at the Arthur J. Hendrickson Park on April 13 to find gold and silver eggs and win prizes at the Village of Valley Stream’s annual Easter egg hunt. … more

By Melissa Koenig | 4/18/19

Fifteen scouts from Troop 116 received their Scout Rank advancement badge at the troop’s Court of Honor ceremony on April 15.

Valley Stream’s Boy Scouts move up in rank

Scouts in Troop 116 walked past their friends and family at the Holy Name of Mary School gym to receive the merit badges they have been working towards, and advance in rank at the troop’s Court of Honor ceremony on April 15. more

By Melissa Koenig | 4/18/19

With the Long Island Power Authority seeking to reduce its property tax payments at four power plants, including the E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park, residents from Island Park and Northport have banded together in protest.

Island Park, Northport residents team up to protest LIPA tax case

As the Long Island Power Authority continues to seek a reduction in its property-tax payments on four National Grid-operated power plants — including the E.F. Barrett Generation Station — Island Park residents met with a Northport-based coalition on April 11 to protest the efforts, which would significantly raise taxes in the communities. more

By Mike Smollins | 4/18/19

Longtime East Rockaway boys’ basketball coach Joe Lores, third from right, was inducted into the Basketball Coaches Association of New York Hall of Fame on March 24. Lores won 222 games as head coach, more than anyone in school history.

Longtime East Rockaway boys' basketball coach enshrined in state hall

Joe Lores’s long road to the Basketball Coaches Association of New York Hall of Fame began in seventh grade. The now 61-year-old ran with a rough crowd back then, prompting his father to take his 12-year-old son, already 6 feet tall, to the St. Raymond’s School gym in East Rockaway to join the basketball team. more

By Mike Smollins | 4/18/19

Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich visited the Madison Theatre at Molloy College on April 10 to speak about making a difference in one’s community and the world. Above, he first spoke with students.

Former Ohio governor John Kasich tackles divisiveness at Molloy College forum

Tackling divisiveness, disrupting the status quo, showing up for something you believe in and changing the world were just a few of the messages former Ohio Gov. John Kasich shared with a crowd of several hundred at Molloy College on April 10. more

By Ben Strack | 4/18/19

A South Side High School patch and a dedication program from 1955, when the school opened its doors at its current Shepherd Street locations are among the artifacts on display.

School artifacts, vintage toys on display at the Rockville Centre Public Library

What is the past participle of rive? Do you know many pecks there are in 597 quarts, or the number of rods in 8 ½ miles? Such answers can be found in Higher Lessons in English, by Reed & Kellogg, and Complete Graded Arithmetic, by George E. Atwood, each written in the late 19th century. more

By Ben Strack | 4/18/19

Anthony Cancellieri, far left, joined 2018 Courage Award winner Sean Caulkin Patrick Ring, who won this year’s Courage Award, Mary Lou Cancellieri and Rob Cancellieri.

RVC Blue Speaks gala raises $85,000, awareness for autism

RVC Blue Speaks, a Rockville Centre-based organization that had raised more than $150,000 for autism support and awareness since it was founded in 2017, held its annual gala on April 13. The event added to that total, bringing in roughly $85,000. more

4/18/19

Dozens of community members collected trash at Smith Pond and Morgan Days Park in Rockville Centre on April 13.

Community gathers to clean Rockville Centre's Smith Pond, Morgan Days Park

Community groups and residents from Rockville Centre and beyond gathered at Smith Pond at Reverend Morgan Days Park on April 13 to clean the waterway and surrounding areas, collecting more than 50 bags of garbage. more

4/18/19

Lisa Lowe, owner of Vines & Branches, helped Linda Goldstein and Cynthia Metzger.

Hunt around Rockville Centre supports planned all-accessible playground

The Rockville Centre Lions Club held its first Walking Rally fundraiser on April 13, which raised roughly $12,000 for Mr. B’s all-inclusive playground. more

4/18/19

Erinn McDonnell, the Village of Sea Cliff grant writer, looked out onto Roslyn Avenue through the newly restored windows of the Sea Cliff Firehouse.

Through the looking glass: Windows at Sea Cliff Firehouse restored to historic glory

Since September, residents have wondered what was behind a series of eye-catching art panels that hung on the façade of the Sea Cliff Firehouse, at 39 Roslyn Ave. What was revealed recently … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 4/18/19

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