The Alliance of Citizens to Improve Oceanside New York, or ACTION, originally started as a way to inform Oceanside residents of progress made on state and federally funded flood mitigation projects …
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By Peter Belfiore
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9/28/17
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About 100 people stood at the beginning of the Central High School District’s regular board meeting on Feb. 14 to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
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3/1/17
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The world recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27 — a day designated by the United Nations to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and the anniversary of the liberation of …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/2/17
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Nearby things to do this week in Valley Stream include a movie at the Elmont Memorial Library, Winterfest events and the annual lighting of the Menorah.
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12/21/16
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The inside of the Brown family’s house on Lyon Place in Lynbrook resembled a scene out of the North Pole this December, with boxes upon boxes stacked up just beyond the entrance.
Though she’s only a fourth-grader at West End Elementary School, Chloe Brown, 10, took on the role of Santa Claus this holiday season, starting a gift donation collection that totaled more than $5,000 of goods for victims of the wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
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By Mike Smollins
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12/21/16
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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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After tireless preparation for this year’s Oceanside Community Service Holiday Drive, snow covered Oceanside’s streets for delivery day. Despite the weather, students, parents, teachers and other volunteers battled the elements on Dec. 17 to bring cheer to hundreds of residents in time for the holidays.
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By Ben Strack
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12/20/16
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Fire trucks, antique cars and other decorated vehicles lit up West Beech Street during the fourth annual West End Electric Light Parade on Saturday, Dec. 10.
Thousands of people cheered on 75 …
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By Bridget Downes
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12/16/16
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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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After patiently sitting in on the East Meadow Board of Education’s work session meeting on Dec. 8, Venaal Hassanein, Rukhsar Asef and her mother, Imrozia, filled the quiet with thunderous claps as the board unanimously approved Eid al-Adha and Diwali as official school holidays.
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By Stephany Reyes
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12/14/16
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