The New York Mets are in the 2015 Word Series. Depending how on the first few games have gone, the Mets are either on the verge of winning only their third championship or are down in the best four-out-seven match up against the Kansas City Royals.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/28/15
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Known as a fire balling, curve ball strikeout artist when he was a major league pitcher, Dwight Gooden, known as “Dr. K” during his heyday struck a chord with the youngsters during a visit to Camp Hillel in Lawrence on July 11. K is the scorecard symbol for a strikeout.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/11/14
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CSU Industries, a family-owned business based in Inwood, opened up its offices on Hoover Street to an educational and networking and technology seminar for their customers on Monday that included presentations from Microsoft and Hewlett Packard representatives.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/9/14
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Kulanu fair boasts a good time for all
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People of all ages converged on Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park for Kulanu’s annual community fair on June 22, which raises funds for the Cedarhurst-based center for Special Services.
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By Yitzchak Carroll
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6/25/14
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The snow may continue to fall — who knows, maybe till Easter this wacky winter — but baseball fans are following the first reports from spring training and counting the weeks until Opening Day.
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2/27/14
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Having young people involved in educational and recreational activities and wanting to create a positive environment for them, longtime Inwood resident Ilyassha Shivers founded the Five Towns Far Rockaway Arts and Sports Alliance last year.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/5/14
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When you decide what to write in a column, there are many subjects that you could cover. There’s only one problem.
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11/21/13
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LWA’s class of 2013 graduates
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Lawrence Woodmere Academy’s 89th graduating class took their final Upper School bows and received their high school diplomas as 37 students that make up the class of 2013 took part in the ceremony on June 10.
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6/12/13
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Unless I hear some credible dissenting voices, I’m going to vote for 2012 as one of the worst years in recent history.
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1/3/13
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Give blood, get Mets tickets
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Congregation Sons of Israel in Woodmere held one of its semi-annual blood drives from 3 to 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 15.
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8/22/12
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