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Put some swing in your step with the Manhattan Dolls, when the trio visits Hofstra with a spirited musical revue of timeless classics. Or choose from other performances this weekend, including "Blues for an Alabama Sky, at Nassau Community College, and "The Color Purple," at Tilles Center.
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1/25/12
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg will present a program about the college athletic recruiting process, “Does Your Child Dream of Playing Sports in College?” The event will take place on Thursday, Jan. 26, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/17/12
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They’re called “pharm parties,” short for pharmacy parties. A group of teenagers –– perhaps as young as 12 and 13 years old –– methodically swipe opiate-based pain killers like Oxycontin and Oxycodone from their parents’ and grandparents’ medicine cabinets, dump the pills into a big bowl when no adult is looking and take turns rolling a die. Whatever number comes up, that’s the number of pills a teen must ingest.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/12/12
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South Nassau Communities HospitalAt just 12:04 a.m., South Nassau Communities Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2012 into the world. Isabela Garcia-Hernandez was born on Jan. 1, just minutes after …
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1/11/12
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Concerned parents are reserving their seats for “Dangers in Your Medicine Cabinet: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Children,” a parent-targeted substance-abuse awareness program that will be hosted by the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, in partnership with the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, the Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore and North Merrick elementary school districts, Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg and the Bellmore-Merrick Coalition Against Substance Abuse. The talk will be held at the Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11.
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By Wendy Tepfer, Community Parent Center executive director
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1/3/12
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Exhibits and more...
Burton Silverman: The Humanist SpiritAn exhibit showcasing the works of contemporary artist Burton Silverman, who demonstrates the continuing power of the realist tradition in …
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12/14/11
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“Air, Fire, Water, “Earth”An exhibit in which the four elements are used as a metaphor for the world we live in. Works of Ron Erlich, Richard Sigmund, Linda …
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12/7/11
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For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and ordinances prohibiting smoking in public venues have been passed as a result. These efforts, officials say, have paid dividends.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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12/6/11
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Exhibits and more...
“Air, Fire, Water, “Earth”An exhibit in which the four elements are used as a metaphor for the world we live in. Works of Ron Erlich, Richard Sigmund, Linda …
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11/30/11
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Exhibits and more...
“Air, Fire, Water, “Earth”An exhibit in which the four elements are used as a metaphor for the world we live in. Works of Ron Erlich, Richard Sigmund, Linda …
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11/23/11
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