A fundraiser to support Joe Murphy is scheduled for Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Grant Avenue Firehouse. Murphy is in need of a heart and kidney transplant. Vendors for the event include Pampered Chef, Danielle’s Dandys, Goody Bags, Lularoe and others. For more information, call Danielle Metzger at (516) 993-1390.
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1/11/17
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The Joey Foundation, a Levittown-based non-profit organization devoted to improving the lives of children, will host a pair of fundraisers on Saturday, July 18. Both will be held at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway in Hicksville.
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7/15/15
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Valley Stream resident Christine Miserandino and her family will be celebrating her 37th birthday this year in an unusual way. Instead of presenting Miserandino with gifts, the family will be hosting an …
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By Brendan Murray
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9/4/14
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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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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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When Lynbrook High School class of 1985 graduate Karen Mitchell’s 8-year-old son Skylar found out about the damage that was done in New York from …
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By Mary Malloy
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1/16/13
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The second annual Motorcycle Run & BBQ for PTSD awareness was held in Greis Park last Sunday. The proceeds of the event will go to 9/11 veterans and U.S. veterans MC LI.
The day included a …
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By Mary Malloy
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10/4/12
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This story was submitted by Philip’s aunt, Anna D’Amaro.
Our family’s worst nightmare began on July 4, 2009 when Philip Califano was 5 years old and, just like any other …
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9/5/12
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