“Together, we can.” That’s the motto for Christiano Marcello, Antonio Marcello and Fenol LaRock, who at 21, already showing they can as executive directors of the Elmont-based nonprofit Universal Interactions.
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By Nicole Wagner
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12/28/23
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When everyone was stuck at home under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s New York on Pause order in March, Nicholas Talamo, of Franklin Square, began worrying about all the disabled veterans who were …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/31/20
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Some activists arrive at meetings in a flurry of nervous energy, cell phones glued to their ears, with a gaggle of followers and a sense of such manic urgency that it is tempting to believe the fate of humanity depends on what happens in the next five minutes. No one can say that longtime community activist Tammie Williams lacks urgency or energy. But those qualities are tempered by a sense of depth, of human bedrock that transcends the news cycle
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By Timothy Denton
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12/29/17
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Christy McKenna was pushing her son and daughter on the swings during a visit to Franklin Square’s Rath Park in 2008 when she realized how happy she was.
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By Vanessa Parker
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12/29/16
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As Santa was presumably returning to the North Pole in the early-morning hours of Dec. 26, Richard Romani, 42, was already awake, and getting ready for the day ahead.
He was careful not to wake …
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By Steve Smirti
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12/31/15
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The son of Italian immigrants, Muzzio Tallini learned the meaning of self-confidence and integrity by example, at a young age. Hard work and education were of utmost importance to his parents, and so they have been to him ever since.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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12/29/11
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Thank you very much for the incredible honor of being named the Merrick Herald’s Person of the Year.
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By Liz O'Shaughnessy
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1/10/11
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Jay Hegi, an Elmont Memorial High School phys. ed. teacher and the school’s head football coach, was worried about one of his players, Brian Cole, who showed no interest in going to school. So for …
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By Jeff Lipton
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12/30/10
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In a community like Elmont, even the most strident activist may sometimes blend into the scenery. This area of Long Island, it seems, is filled with activists and hard-working, vocal community members, all anxious to make their voices heard — sometimes repeatedly.
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Matt Hampton
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12/30/09
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