Dozens of daring individuals eager to shave their heads and cut off their ponytails to support childhood cancer research will join the annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation event on March 23, …
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By Daniel Offner
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3/15/24
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The St. Agnes Parish Center was abuzz on Saturday as the annual St. Baldrick’s shave took over the building.
This year’s shave, the 14th annual shave in Rockville Centre, was bigger than …
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By Alex Costello
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3/23/16
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There is no real St. Baldrick.
The name was created by the founders of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation — among them Rockville Centre resident John Bender — combining “bald” (which they …
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By Alex Costello
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3/9/16
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“Bald is beautiful,” called a voice from the other side of the St. Agnes Parish Center on March 21. Buzzers were going and the room was filled with families and participants at the 12th annual St. Baldrick’s shaving event.
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By Nicole Gubelli
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3/25/15
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If you see me out and about Rockville Centre or at a meeting in the next few weeks, I hope you will forgive my shaggy hair.
It’s getting long, and I know it. It keeps spilling over my ears and hanging low on my forehead. I haven’t been avoiding the barber, though, and it hasn’t been laziness or apathy that’s kept me away. In fact, I have an appointment scheduled to cut my hair: March 21.
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By Alex Costello
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3/11/15
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At the Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 8, the Village of Rockville Centre honored Sal and Marie Giallombardo for their efforts in raising awareness of childhood cancer and helping the village Go Gold.
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By Alex Costello
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9/24/14
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Doug Gonzalez, a Rockville Centre sixth-grader, used to be the only boy in his class who was bald.
But friends, family and classmates have rallied around Doug, who lost his hair due to brain …
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By John Maher
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4/10/13
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