The H. Frank Carey High School girls’ basketball program dedicated its Feb. 6 game against Manhasset High School to Autism Awareness.
The varsity and junior varsity players wore Autism …
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2/25/15
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Part two of an occasional series about the challenges that people face making ends meet in Nassau County.
By 8 a.m. on July 3, many, if not most, of the 3- to 5-year-olds in Jazmin Torres and …
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By Scott Brinton
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7/30/14
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Hundreds of Long Islanders are set to gather in North Bellmore this weekend at the Nassau County Strawberry Festival, sponsored by the Bellmore Lions and Kiwanis clubs.
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/28/14
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Long Island Democrats came out in force Monday night for a dinner fundraiser at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury that paid tribute to Carolyn McCarthy, of Mineola, for her 17 years representing Nassau County in Congress. The gala’s guest list included Democratic notables from the region and beyond, like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, and it likely netted hundreds of thousands of dollars for the party.
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By Brian Racow
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4/3/14
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The American Heart Association’s Hoops for Heart fundraiser, held April 8-12 at Gotham Avenue School in Elmont, gave students an opportunity to improve their physical fitness and raise their …
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Vikas Girdhar
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4/29/13
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When I heard that President Obama was playing golf with Tiger Woods two weekends ago, I wondered if the event might be interpreted as a kind of presidential pardon.
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2/28/13
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As part of a charity effort, 7th graders at Sewanhaka High School in Mrs. Ventura’s classes collected almost 200 boxes of pasta to donate to local food pantries. Mrs. Ventura is proud of the work …
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2/12/13
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More than 100 local residents cycled through The Shop in Elmont on Dec. 12 for "Haircuts for Elmont Firefighter Richard Schriefer," a fundraiser for a Franklin Square resident and ex-chief of the Elmont Fire Department. Hundreds of dollars were raised during the event for Schriefer, 37, who has been battling brain cancer since it was diagnosed in July.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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12/16/11
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Local Boy Scouts of Troop 294 held their annual Christmas Wreath Fundraiser on Dec. 3 and 4, at the St. Vincent De Paul Church in Elmont.
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By Jackie Nash
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12/5/11
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When Mariko Fusillo of Merrick first heard that a magnitude 9.0 earthquake had struck her native Japan on March 11, she immediately became concerned for her family.
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By David Weingrad
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6/10/11
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