Jammies, a stuffed animal or two and, most importantly, books.
Those were the ingredients for the successful kickoff of a reading program at Meadow Elementary School in Baldwin.
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By Adrienne Lyons
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3/1/16
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That barking you heard over the weekend was the sound of dogs looking for a home.
Well, the dogs weren’t looking, exactly. But the members of Long Island Bulldog Rescue were looking on their …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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3/1/16
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To most people, the sight of blood is, well, unsightly.
Not Baldwin High School senior Tionna Johnson, though. To Tionna, the sight of blood, guts and internal organs represents her future. …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/23/16
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The controversial gap elimination adjustment to the New York state budget is about to become a thing of the past.
That’s the feeling of Assemblyman Brian Curran, who last week presented a …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/23/16
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Tinkerbell would’ve been right at home.
Some magic, a little pixie dust, and a whole lot of glue and glitter settled in the Baldwin Public Library last weekend, when the kindergarten-aged set …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/23/16
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One of the poshest caterers on Long Island was the site last week of a conference on heroin that included experts from the worlds of education, social work, government and law enforcement, as well as …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/23/16
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Four streets in Baldwin may be raised in 2017, according to a committee that met with officials from New York Rising earlier this month.
According to members of the Baldwin planning committee, a …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/17/16
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The Town of Hempstead has at least temporarily backed away from a plan to eliminate a few parking spaces on the north side of Merrick Road ,near Grand Avenue.
The proposal came in answer to …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/16/16
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“I’ve loved the same woman for 50 years,” said Elmo Sollitto.
Similar sentiments were expressed throughout the day at the Coral House in Baldwin on Feb. 11 as more than 500 couples turned …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/16/16
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Hungry, anyone? If you were at Lenox Elementary School in Baldwin last week, you could have feasted on pancakes at the annual Brotherhood Pancake Breakfast.
A tradition for 27 years, the pancake …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/16/16
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