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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The traditional East Rockaway Huckleberry Frolic continued for the 53 rd time June 10 with much fanfare.
The event raises money for the Grist Mill Museum, which was built in 1688 and is a symbol …
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By Mark Nolan
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6/18/23
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The Girl Scout Law says to make the world a better place, and that’s exactly what Lorelei Fitzgerald, Sabrina Jones, and Rylin Kenney did earning them Silver Awards — a recognition …
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By Nicole Formisano
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6/18/23
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The Lynbrook Knights 10-and-under baseball squad put a bow on their undefeated dream season with a championship win in dominant fashion.
The team was an offensive and defensive giant all season. …
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By Nicole Formisano
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6/18/23
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Joe Occhipinti has been a member of the American Legion for 60 years and is Lynbrook's most senior member by time. Occhipinti, 96 years of age, is a World War II Navy veteran. Occhipinti was honored …
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6/18/23
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Seven East Rockaway High School students will complete their senior year at Nassau Community College as part of the concurrent enrollment program. This unique program allows students to fulfill their …
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By Mark Nolan
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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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I often imagine the thoughts and experiences of enslaved Black people in America. It is a dark place, but it is a place that keeps me in gratitude and motion every day.
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By Taylor Darling
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6/15/23
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