“If you see something, say something,” said Terri Leno, a member of the Parents Club at St. Thomas the Apostle School in West Hempstead.
This was the message Leno promoted in her speech at …
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By Nakeem Grant
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11/9/17
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The Diocese of Rockville Centre established an Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program for survivors of sexual abuse by local clergy, it announced on Oct. 16. But the effort does not …
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By Nakeem Grant
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10/26/17
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Inspired by her grandmother, who herself was the impetus behind the creation of a foundation, Kiera Harding, a fourth grade student at St. Thomas the Apostle School in West Hempstead, motivated her peers to donate money for medical research.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/30/17
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In 1996, when Jennifer Lentini was only 13, she was suffering from a heart muscle disease and in desperate need of a transplant. For months,she waited for one in a hospital, as her heart got progressively worse. “The doctors told my parents to say goodbye to me on July Fourth,” Lentini recalled. “Then on July 5, the organ came in.”
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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1/11/17
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Logan Daley, a fourth-grader at St. Thomas the Apostle in West Hempstead, has been running for just four years, but on March 13 she broke the national indoor record in the 55-meter dash for girls ages 9 and 10 at the Hershey National Youth Indoor Championships at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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3/30/16
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Burt Young, known internationally for his role as Paulie, brother of Adrian (Talia Shire) and eventual brother-in-law of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) in five “Rocky” films, visited St. Thomas the Apostle school the evening of Feb. 4 to lead a special painting lesson for students during Catholic Schools Week.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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2/10/16
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A holiday celebration at Hall’s Pond Park drew hundreds to the hamlet on a beautiful, 60-degree Sunday afternoon last week.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/15/15
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Our Lady of Lourdes School in Malverne and St. Thomas the Apostle School in West Hempstead welcomed students and parents to Catholic Schools Week, which kicked off Sunday, Jan. 26.
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1/28/14
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St. Thomas the Apostle Parish's second annual Thanksgiving Dinner is open to all! If you can’t travel to your Thanksgiving Dinner, or aren’t up to cooking a whole turkey, please join us in …
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11/14/12
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John Francis Terrasi, a longtime West Hempstead resident and a veteran of World War II, died on May 30 after suffering a stroke. He was 87. Terrasi died just two days after serving as one of the …
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Chris Engelhardt
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6/5/12
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