What is that thing that sets someone off on the path to making history? Perhaps an inborn desire to test your limits. Or finding yourself in the right place at the right time. What about a clear, …
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By Juan Lasso
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10/27/23
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Few things are harder to find in the Boy Scouts of America than an all-girl Boy Scout troop. For over a century, BSA has shaped its identity as a boys-only organization specializing in wilderness …
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By Juan Lasso
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9/22/22
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At the International Women’s Day Female First Conference at Glen Cove City Hall on Tuesday, the crowd was eager to hear from Elaine Phillips, the first female Nassau County comptroller; Martine …
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By Letisha Dass
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3/10/22
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Over its 128-year history, the Sea Cliff Yacht Club has seen a multitude of changes, from its membership to its programming to its community service projects. One of its constants, however, has been …
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By Mike Conn
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11/12/20
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Middle-school girls from around Nassau County came together last month to compete in an all-female wrestling meet — an event that comes as the sport pivots on Long Island to increase participation.
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By Ben Strack
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4/11/19
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On March 24, North Bellmore firefighters, including all department chiefs, responded to a house fire on Cayuga Avenue in East Meadow. “We’re going to work,” was the call that came from dispatch, according to East Meadow ex-Chief John O’Brien.
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By Erik Hawkins
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4/4/19
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Anything boys can do, girls can do just as well — or better. That was the lesson taught on March 29 to dozens of Lenox Elementary School students at the school’s inaugural Women Heroes in Our …
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By Anthony O'Reilly
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4/4/19
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“I think there’s nothing more important than restoring trust in our elected officials,” said Jay Jacobs, the Democratic chairman of Nassau County, as he joined with County Executive-elect Laura Curran and newly elected officials on the steps of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building on Wednesday afternoon.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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11/8/17
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When Newark, N. J. Judith Schnall (nee Miko) entered the Air Force, she was an inch shy of the 5-foot height requirement, but she became a nurse at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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11/9/16
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In 2008, Merokean Judy Goss, a former high-fashion model for the likes of Armani and L’Oréal, published her first book, “Break into Modeling for Under $20,” with St. Martin’s Griffin.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/8/13
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