Residents of all ages raced to Speno Memorial Park last Saturday for one of the most beloved neighborhood events of the year: East Meadow Community Pride Day. Leaders and locals celebrated a …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/15/16
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For the past 25 years, residents have had the chance to see what everyone in the neighborhood has to offer at East Meadow Community Pride Day. Leaders and locals will celebrate the milestone …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/9/16
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Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum says that while his congregants at Temple Emanu-El recognize that there are many ways to practice their faith, they might not realize that fellow Reform Jews living in Israel …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/18/16
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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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After fighting for the right to gay marriage for nearly 35 years, gay rights activists were elated by the Supreme Court’s decision last month making same-sex marriage legal across the country.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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7/8/15
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East Meadow’s 24th Annual Community Pride Day was a success last Saturday, as hundreds of community members joined together at Speno Park for a day full of fun activities.
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By David Weingrad
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6/10/15
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Bellmore-based Pride for Youth, a leader in HIV prevention on Long Island since 1993, has launched a ground-breaking PrEP Assessment and Monitoring Program for young gay and bisexual (trans-inclusive) men, through age 30. Supported by a grant from the New York State Department of Health, the program is the first of its kind on Long Island.
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3/25/15
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Lerthon Theuma is one of 15 players on the Hofstra men’s soccer team who was born outside the United States, but Theuma is the only one of them who can say he went to high school in this country. The Franklin Square resident moved here from Malta when he was 12 and spent his teenage formative years adjusting to American cultural norms, both on and off the soccer field.
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By Nathan Weiser
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12/1/14
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November 13 was a night to celebrate Sailor pride.
Jayme Beamer, Bob Moltisanti, John Randazzo, Jim Mormile, Alex Rosen, Lore Swegler, Ron Antonasio, Mike Trotta, Ira Gibel, and the 1973 boys’ …
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By Tom Jordan
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11/19/14
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Dr. Ernest “Pal” Vandeweghe, a member of the Oceanside High School Circle of Pride, died on Nov. 8 at the age of 86.
At Oceanside, Vandeweghe starred in football, baseball and basketball. …
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11/12/14
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