Muslims in East Meadow and Salisbury began celebrating Ramadan — a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad — on June 6. But in the midst of what they …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/22/16
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As classes ended last week, W.T. Clarke High School thespians looked back on the fond times they had on the school’s stage. This spring, Clarke students staged Rodgers and …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/15/16
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Charity Navigator — a national, independent evaluator of philanthropic organizations — has designated Island Harvest Food Bank a four-star charity for the third year in a row. Leaders of the hunger-relief group received the news just before a major fundraising event this Saturday: the 15th annual Ellen Gordon CPA 4(a): Cause 5K Run/ Walk to End Hunger at Eisenhower Park.
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/15/16
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Residents of all ages raced to Speno Memorial Park last Saturday for one of the most beloved neighborhood events of the year: East Meadow Community Pride Day. Leaders and locals celebrated a …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/15/16
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Omar Mateen — the 29-year-old man who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., last Sunday in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history— may have lived for a time in …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/15/16
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For the past 25 years, residents have had the chance to see what everyone in the neighborhood has to offer at East Meadow Community Pride Day. Leaders and locals will celebrate the milestone …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/9/16
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The W.T. Clarke Middle School Drama Club recently invited the community to step into a world of pure imagination.
For their spring musical, the students performed “Charlie and the Chocolate …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/9/16
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Memorial Day 2016 was less than colorful, as the preceding evening’s rainfall set the stage for stormy, grey skies — and the cancellation of the annual East Meadow parade the next …
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By Julie Mansmann and John O’Brien Sr.
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6/9/16
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East Meadow High School officials recognized eight student athletes on May 25, as these exceptional Jets announced their postsecondary plans during the senior athlete commitment ceremony. Family …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/9/16
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After the condition of the site drew the ire of East Meadowites, congressional leaders and others, Nassau County has secured $125,000 in state funding to repair the Sept. 11 memorial in Eisenhower …
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By Julie Mansmann and Danielle Agoglia
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6/9/16
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