“Look at our block,” said Rockville Centre resident Lisa King, pointing north on Brouwer Lane, the street she has called home for the past 12 years. The village, as part of its road repair program, removed trees that had provided shade and greenery just days before, and only their stumps remained. “It looks like a city block now,” she added, her voice fraught with disappointment.
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By Ben Strack
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7/27/17
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In the run-up to Christmas last year, I covered an annual event at Dees’ Nursery in Oceanside. Trees for Troops, it was called, and for the past 14 years . . .
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6/29/17
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There was a lot of love and a lot of lights at Last Hope Animal Rescue last month. The animal haven on Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh celebrated its annual “Trees of Love” lighting ceremony on Dec. 17.
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1/4/17
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The Wantagh Preservation Society and Chamber of Commerce invited residents to board their organizations’ own version of the Polar Express on Dec. 11.
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/20/16
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This year marked the Community Association of Stewart Avenue’s 30th annual holiday lighting ceremony, but it was a special evening as it also marked CASA’s first-ever joint ceremony with the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce.
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By Stephany Reyes
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12/14/16
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The Village of East Rockaway held its annual tree lighting and holiday festival recently on the grounds of Village Hall on Atlantic Avenue.
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By Mary Malloy
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12/14/16
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A crowd of children, police and veterans gathered in the Dees’ Nursery parking lot on Dec. 5 to celebrate an annual tradition that has now reached its 13th year.
Each Christmas, Dees’ teams …
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By Peter Belfiore
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12/13/16
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Dozens of children weaved in and out of the crowd of hundreds of Rockville Centre townspeople standing on the darkened village green. They yelled and laughed as they chased each other, while the …
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By Peter Belfiore
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12/7/16
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The Village of Lynbrook held its annual Winter Festival last Sunday.
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By Mary Malloy
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12/7/16
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Mercy Medical Center Council of Leagues will host its annual Christmas Tree of Lights celebration on Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m. The event will take place in front of the hospital and refreshments will then …
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12/7/16
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