The Unsound Pro surf competition returned to the Lincoln Boulevard beach for its 18th year last week, as 48 surfers battled it out from Sept. 1 to 5.
The competition also featured a vending …
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By Matthew Ern
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9/10/15
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Each year, NY Surf Week (see story on page 14) features two special needs outings designed to share the joy of surfing with individuals that might not otherwise have had the opportunity to learn the …
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By Matthew Ern
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7/30/15
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Rolling River Day Camp sits on five acres along Mill River, which snakes through East Rockaway and Bay Park on the way to East Rockaway Channel. The river can be a friend. It forms an idyllic backdrop for a camp replete with swimming pools, playgrounds and ball fields. It can also be a foe. During a nor’easter in 2010, Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the river inundated much of the camp, wreaking havoc.
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By Scott Brinton
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7/28/15
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Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced on July 1 that a Rockville Centre financial planner was sentenced to prison and ordered to repay his victims full restitution, after …
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7/1/15
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Drew Morgan, 44, a Rockville Centre resident and financial planner, plead guilty on March 20 to embezzling nearly $1.3 million from two different nonprofits servicing those with special needs and an additional $475,000 from two sisters he was acting as a financial planner for.
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By Matthew Ern
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3/26/15
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Hundreds crowded into a sold-out Cannon’s Blackthorn in Rockville Centre last Saturday to raise money for the disabled on Long Island while rocking out to acclaimed bands The Felice Brothers and Strand of Oaks. The annual Shine-a-Light benefit concert is put on each year by the Tommy Brull Foundation.
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By Matthew Ern
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2/11/15
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Cannon’s Blackthorn in Rockville Centre will once again host the annual Shine a Light music festival presented by the Tommy Brull Foundation. Major indie rock acts The Felice Brothers and Strand of …
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By Matthew Ern
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2/6/15
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Camp ANCHOR is known for its swimming, drama, sports and other programs for children and adults with special needs, but now it has added surfing to the list of its summer recreational activities, …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/27/14
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In front of his home on Pennsylvania Avenue, which was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, 13-year-old Robert Browne was all smiles as family and friends gave him a heartfelt welcome at a block party in his …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/21/14
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The MACHO Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on spreading the message “my actions can help others” to inspire good deeds, will hold its first annual gala fundraiser from 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13 at the Coral House in Baldwin.
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8/8/14
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