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Joe, center, spent years on the street homeless, and because he suffered from mental illness, it was difficult for him to find help from government or nonprofit agencies. Madeleine Petrara Perrin and the Rev. David Czeisel came to his aid.
Help for the mentally ill homeless is hard to find
It was the summer of 2012. Madeleine Petrara Perrin, an attorney from Bayville, couldn’t get over how much Joe had changed. She had last seen Joe, a Bayville native who was 56 at the time, at his apartment a year earlier when she was volunteering for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic charitable group committed to ending poverty. Joe was a shell of his former self. more
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Women and the role they played in L.I.'s history
In observance of Women’s History Month, we thought it fitting to highlight some notable women who were instrumental in shaping present-day Long Island. more
Sacred Heart students Mia Campbell, far left, Sarah Tanchuck, Nicole Cody, Samantha Levano, Cassidy Pinder and Olayemi Akingboye, who gathered at the Not On Our Turf summit at St. Mary Louis Academy in Queens last November, will hold a candlelight vigil for female victims of human trafficking later this month. Kayla Walczyk was not pictured.
Lighting the way for women’s empowerment
With Women’s History Month coming to a close, seven young women at Sacred Heart Academy, an all-girls’ high school in Hempstead, were looking to write their own chapter as they prepared … more
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Time to look at redistricting reform
Redistricting is most likely something Nassau County residents don’t want to think about again for another decade, especially after last year’s long and contentious process to redraw the county’s 19 legislative districts. more
An abandoned house on Scaneateles Avenue in Lakeview — which was deemed “unfit for human occupancy” because of its overgrown shrubbery, mildew, animal feces and broken pipes — was where homeless teen Michael Ivey hid out before he was arrested on burglary charges.
The young and the homeless
Curled up in a blanket against the arm of a wood-frame couch on which she wriggles to get comfortable, Nia, an 18-year-old resident of Family and Children’s Walkabout for Young Men and Women, a long-term transitional house in Freeport that shelters homeless teenagers and helps them to become self-sufficient, described her daily routine. more
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Members of the Nassau United Redistricting Coalition demonstrated on the steps of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive Building on Jan. 27.
Coalition pushes redistricting reform
A coalition of nonpartisan groups last week called on the Nassau County Legislature to overhaul its redistricting process, which occurs every decade following the release of census data to account for population shifts. more
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Girl Scouts from Valley Stream Troop 2042 visited the Hewlett House on Nov. 22 to make a donation to help people fighting breast cancer.
Girl Scouts step up in fight against cancer
Local Girl Scout, Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops are known for their dedication to the Valley Stream community and can often be seen helping out people or organizations in need. more
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We need to give teens options
The murder of Lauren Daverin-Gresham in Rockville Centre late last month once again pointed up a recurring problem: We often overlook our teenagers. more
Dreaming of bicycling adventures
I loved my bicycle. It was a lightweight, aluminum-frame French road bike, a steel-blue Motobecane Jubilee Sport that I bought for $350 in 1982, when I was 15. more
Bill aims to fix ‘pay-to-play’ contracts
Lisa Tyson, the Long Island Progressive Coalition’s director, has suggested a number of reforms to limit campaign contributions to elected leaders from companies that do business with the government. more
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