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For the love of kayaking –– and South Shore bays
Jerry Foster doesn’t speak of getting his hands dirty when referring to his work. He likes to say that he gets his hands wet. Foster, 53, of Merrick, owns Freeport Kayak Rentals, a part-time seasonal venture that he started in 2013. Now in its fourth summer, the business is growing by word of mouth, and Foster said he is having the time of his life. more
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More than 30 participants learned how to play the sport of Pickleball during a course run by the Town of Hempstead on June 7 at Seaman Neck Park in Seaford.
Pickleball: It's a big dill in local parks
Pickleball, a cross between badminton and tennis, is the fastest growing sport among baby boomers in America. Created in the 1960s, and now popular in many retirement communities, the game is played on a badminton ... more
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Groups of kayakers made their way across the bay to Hewlett Point Beach
Kayaking in Bay Park
On a beautiful, warm, sunny morning, dozens of kayakers and paddle boarders took a short trip from Bay County Park to Hewlett Point Beach and back last Saturday for the inaugural launch of the South … more
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Florence Stadtlander, on bassoon, is among the featured soloists in Saturday's all-Vivaldi program.
'Vivaldi Extravganza' with the South Shore Symphony
The popular orchestra, under the baton of Conductor and Music Director Scott Jackson Wiley, steps into spring with an all-Vivaldi concert. more
Members of the Freeport-Hempstead Toastmasters Club competed in a speech and evaluation contest at the Freeport Memorial Library. From left were Guy Rainey, the Rev. Dr. Cynthia Nixon Pone and first-place winner Chad Murray.
Baldwin man on ‘path to leadership’
Chad Murray of Baldwin joined the Freeport-Hempstead Toastmasters Club to improve his public-speaking skills. “I give seminars on how to develop credit, and I thought this might be a good way … more
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Revitalizing what was once great
The Dover Group has been operating in the food, beverage and hospitality industry for more than 40 years. Under the leadership of its president, Butch Yamali . . . more
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We can’t continue to neglect our downtowns
I was a kid in the old days, when the hub of Long Beach was downtown, Park Avenue. We called the area Town, and we never had to leave it. Everything was there, from pizza for 25 cents a slice to record shops . . . more
Hundreds of attendees had a blast at Coloki’s 2015 fundraiser at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall in Wantagh.
Freeport Work Hiring Center to host fundraiser
Coloki Inc., a nonprofit group set up by Merokean Liz O’Shaughnessy to run the Freeport Work Hiring Trailer that aids impoverished day laborers, will host a benefit fundraiser at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall in Wantagh on Sunday, April 3, from 4 to 8 p.m. more
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Flooding along the vulnerable South Shore
It’s been more than three years since Hurricane Sandy devastated the South Shore, and for anyone north of Sunrise Highway, the storm is largely an afterthought. But for many residents . . . more
Flooding continues to be a problem on the South Shore and could be addressed by the Nassau Back Bays study.
South Shore flood study wins funds
When it rains or snows, it floods. At least that’s what happens if you live in one of Nassau County’s bay back communities, like Freeport, that endure flooding not just during events like … more
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