Christopher LaMagna, an ultramarathoner, will run 130-miles next month, from Montauk to Manhattan, in order to raise money for the Long Island Crisis Center in Bellmore.
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By Jordan Vallone
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12/22/22
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If you have children or grandchildren, you likely think about them all the time. You imagine them smiling and laughing . . .
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3/24/22
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Let’s say it like it was: 2020 was miserable. It was a horrid year for us all. Everyone — everyone — was affected to one degree or another by . . .
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1/7/21
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Last weekend was cold and windy, which likely prevented many people from venturing outside to potentially crowded spaces like the Jones Beach Boardwalk. For now, that’s a good thing.
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5/15/20
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When anyone, especially a teenager, dies by suicide, it is difficult to comprehend. We see the person, seemingly vibrant, alive, and we wonder how . . .
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4/5/19
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All six schools in the Bellmore-Merrick School District have sent letters to parents advising them about the trending Netflix series about teenage suicide, “13 Reasons Why.”
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By Brian Stieglitz
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5/5/17
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After the suicide of an elderly veteran in Bellmore roughly four months ago, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino and the Long Island Crisis Center announced the launch of a senior crisis hotline. It began operating on Dec. 1, and since then, over 200 calls have been logged.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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3/30/17
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After the suicide and backyard burial of an elderly veteran discovered by police in Bellmore last week, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino announced a partnership between the township and the Long Island Crisis Center to ensure seniors are able to get the mental health support they need.
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/23/16
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In honor of LGBT History Month and Coming Out Day, this past Wednesday members of Pride for Youth taped blank sheets of paper to each other’s backs before writing a trait they admired on each person’s sheet.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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10/19/16
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Sixteen-year-old Sean Flynn, of Bellmore, called all 263 contacts on his cell phone on the afternoon of June 26, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution guarantees the right to gay marriage.
He made the calls in rapid-fire succession. “Marriage equality is legal!” Flynn yelled into the phone. “Woohoo!” Then he moved to the next number, again and again, for two and a half hours.
He was ecstatic, he said.
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By Scott Brinton
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7/15/15
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