For more than 40 years, my family has gathered around the same table on Thanksgiving to overdose on tryptophan, share the news of our lives, watch the kids wreck the house . . .
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11/20/14
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The irritating sound of my alarm clock rang, and I sprang out of bed. The bright sun that usually greeted me when I woke up for school was supplanted by a darker sky. With each step I took to the end of my block, I heard the crunching of fallen leaves.
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By Kimberly Rose
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10/29/14
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Five Towns Kiwanis celebrates 70 years
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Past presidents and the club itself were the honorees of the 41st Marty Mongoni Golf Outing held by the Five Towns Kiwanis at the Woodmere Club on July 21.
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7/23/14
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The Five Towns NY Rising Community Restoration Program Committee was not one of the eight winners announced in Albany on April 23 of a bonus $3 million to implement their proposed rebuilding projects.
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By Vanessa Parker
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4/30/14
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The year is coming to a close and, for my fellow seniors and I, tunnel vision has kicked in. In 19 days the iconic New Year’s ball will drop in Times Square and the sound of “Auld Lang Syne” will ring in 2014. The year we graduate.
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Vianne Singh
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12/11/13
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Turkey day celebrated by JCC seniors
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The JCC of the Greater Five Towns hosted its annual Thanksgiving celebration for the Russian Division seniors in the recreational building at North Woodmere County Park on Nov. 26.
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12/4/13
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“Thanksgivukkah” — defined as a time when latkes are eaten with cranberry sauce, and jelly doughnuts follow turkey. A day when you’re not sure if you should wish your guests a Hanukkah Sameach or a Happy Thanksgiving.
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Dena Gershkovich
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12/4/13
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Of course it isn’t just the little things that count; you need the big things in place to even think about the little things.
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11/27/13
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This weekend, millions of bargain-hungry shoppers across the country, their Thanksgiving dinners having barely settled, will flood malls and big-box outlets, with the goal of scooping up the best possible deals.
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11/27/13
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At its fourth annual Neighbors in Need concert at the Woodmere Club on Nov. 21, Woodmere-based Five Towns Community Chest raised money to assist families in need and honored the volunteer efforts of Craig and Elisha Spatz and the work of the Woodmere Club Charitable Foundation headed by Adam Russell.
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11/27/13
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