Bound by blood and a mutual love of American roots music, the Bacon Brothers have spent the past quarter-century in a creative whirl, funneling their shared DNA into their unique sound that crosses genres. They call that sound “Forosoco” — a blend of folk, rock, soul and country influences, delivered by two songwriters who were born to collaborate — and it’s taken the siblings across the world.
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By Karen Bloom
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6/21/23
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There was no shortage of thrilling finishes and heartbreak on Nassau County high school athletic fields this spring, capped by a nearly 4-hourlong Long Island Class A softball championship game …
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/21/23
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East Meadow High School Valedictorian Addison Baroukh always seemed to find the hardest things in school the easiest and the easiest things more difficult..
“If it was ever a complicated lesson …
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By Mallory Wilson
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6/18/23
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It all started with a simple question: Can we have a garden like this?
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By Michael Malaszczyk
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6/18/23
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If there was one thing that got East Meadow salutatorian Kenneth Chan through high school, it was the time spent with his friends in and out of the classroom.
“The memories I have the most of …
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By Mallory Wilson
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6/18/23
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Conversation and laughter could be heard throughout Senator Speno Park on June 10 for East Meadow’s annual Community Day celebration. Tents lined the walkway of the park highlighting all of the …
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6/18/23
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Nearly $6,000 was raised for PFY, formerly Pride for Youth, a division of the Long Island Crisis Center whose mission is to enhance the health and wellness of the LGBTQ+ community, through a …
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6/18/23
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“History is not the past, but a map of the past,” historian Henry Glassie once said, “drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveler.”
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6/15/23
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I wrote my heart out after 9/11, scribbled my way through blackouts, epic blizzards, hurricanes and, for three years, the pandemic.
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6/15/23
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Serving as a police officer for 22 years, I saw firsthand the effectiveness of the “broken windows” model of policing.
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By Christopher Carini
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6/15/23
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