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This month, let’s all join the fight against breast cancer
Breast cancer has killed far too many of our wives, mothers, sisters and friends. It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the U.S., after lung cancer, and . . . more
Raymond Mohler Jr., 19, is the founder of the Little St. Nick Foundation, which will host its 11th annual golf outing at the Woodmere Club on Oct. 2.
Local charity to host golf outing benefitting sick children
The Little St. Nick Foundation is hosting its 11th annual golf outing on Oct. 2 at the Woodmere Club, at 99 Meadow Drive. Money raised will go toward the foundation, which collects toys and distributes gift bags, made by children, to children in the emergency department of local hospitals. more
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Let’s legalize illegal apartments
You could say that Long Island’s housing crisis — and, yes, there is a housing crisis — is a product of its success. In 1948, when the Manhasset-based Levitt & Sons built 6,000 homes . . . more
The Little St. Nick Foundation celebrated the grand opening of its headquarters in East Rockaway on June 21. Raymond Mohler Jr., founder, attended with his parents, Ray Sr. and Dina. One of the building’s rooms is filled with toys that will be donated to ailing children at local hospitals.
19-year-old opens headquarters for Little St. Nick Foundation in East Rockaway
It is only fitting that Raymond Mohler Jr. was born on Christmas Eve. Ever since he was 4, he has acted as a real-life Santa Claus, running toy drives and collecting donations to put smiles on the faces of children in hospital emergency rooms. Unlike St. Nicholas, however, Mohler delivers toys all year round. more
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Pushing 50 and still running strong
A childhood friend recently posted a black-and-white snapshot on Facebook of our middle school cross-country team, a ragtag collection of 30 boys . . . more
Lynbrook resident Ed “Formerly Fast Eddie” Parry, 60, is training to compete in a charity boxing bout this November.
Lynbrook resident training to step in ring for November charity boxing bout
Sixty-year-old Lynbrook resident Ed “Formerly Fast Eddie” Parry joked that he was not completely sure what he was getting himself into when he volunteered to enter the ring for a charity boxing match this November. more
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Teachers and administrators from Rhame Avenue and Centre Avenue schools tipped-off in a basketball game against the Harlem Wizards at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School on May 25.
Whacky Wizards wow audience at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School
Students grades kindergarten through sixth from Rhame Avenue and Centre Avenue schools filled the stands at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School for an evening of fun and wonder with the Harlem Wizards on May 25. more
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The Quinn Madeleine Foundation hosted its annual 5K and fun run on May 21 at Greis Park. Scores of children lined up to participate.
Lynbrook's Quinn Madeleine Foundation’s 5K races toward success
About 350 residents — most from Lynbrook and East Rockaway and some from other parts of Long Island and areas in upstate New York and New Jersey —participated in the third annual Quinn Madeleine Foundation Feel the Breeze fun run and 5K at Greis Park on May 21. more
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Quinn Linzer, left, with her brother Colin; her father Brett; her brother Reid; and her mother, Eileen, died at 14 months of a rare genetic disorder called Niemann-Pick disease Type A. Her parents created a foundation in her honor, and it will host its third annual 5K fundraiser on Sunday.
Lynbrook's Quinn Madeleine Foundation hosting third annual 5K to benefit children with rare illnesses
This Sunday, the Quinn Madeleine Foundation will host its third annual Feel the Breeze 5K and fun run at Greis Park in Lynbrook. The foundation was set up by Eileen and Brett Linzer in 2014 in honor of their daughter, Quinn, who died at 14 months of a rare genetic disorder called Niemann-Pick disease Type A. more
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Christopher Ambrosio, left, was diagnosed with hemophilia when he was born. Above, he is pictured with his mother Kelly, father Dan, brother Connor, 11, and sister Kelsey, 7.
Lynbrook family's 9th annual hemophilia benefit raises money for a good cause
The 9th annual Christopher’s Hemophilia Benefit event was held at the Coral House in Baldwin on March 31. The event was held in honor of Christopher Ambrosio, 12, who was diagnosed with the rare blood disorder when he was a day old. more
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