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Liz Fries is described by those who know her as a woman with a big heart. There are few who can say they are as involved in their communities as Fries.
Joining the East Meadow Kiwanis Club …
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By Mallory Wilson
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12/30/21
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Know anyone around town who you'd describe as a true do-gooder-that PTA president, Little League coach or scout leader who goes above and beyond the call of duty; that community volunteer who gives …
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By Juan Lasso
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11/10/21
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For Baldwinite Angela Lucas, working with special-needs children is nothing new. Fourteen years ago, she began working in the Baldwin School District, first as a lunch monitor, …
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By Bridget Downes
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12/31/20
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As businesses in Rockville Centre shut down in March, Michelle James Wettstein took action. On March 18, days into the lockdown ordered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Wettstein formed a Facebook group called “Support for Local Businesses & Frontline Workers,” and had more than 700 members within the first five days. The group grew to more than 1,500 over the next few months, and provided support to struggling businesses as well as workers on the front lines of the battle against the coronavirus who were stretched thin.
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By Jill Nossa
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12/31/20
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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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Jaime Teich, of Sea Cliff, embodies the mantra, “Love thy neighbor.”
Through the Love Your Neighbor Project, a nonprofit that she started in May in response to the coronavirus …
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By Mike Conn
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12/31/20
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Richard LaMarca is the type of person who, if he found a stocking filled with horse manure on Christmas morning, would start looking for his new horse. A self-prescribed “everyday guy,” …
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By Laura Lane
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12/27/19
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“She’s a powerhouse,” said Dr. Audrey Kirkland, board president of 3D’s Aftercare Inc. “She’s a wealth of knowledge and a person who’s very willing to share …
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By Bridget Downes
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12/26/19
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When people think of Rockville Centre schools, one name comes to mind almost immediately: Dr. William H. Johnson. The longtime superintendent of schools has been a staunch advocate for students of all abilities during his 40 years in the district, which he made into one that, by many accounts, people are proud to both work and live in.
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By Jill Nossa
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12/26/19
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Luis Alvarez “marched to his own beat” and liked to stay under the radar, recalled his oldest brother, Phil Alvarez.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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12/26/19
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