Reading the Newsday obituary about the passing of a beloved member of the Lattingtown community who was born with a developmental disability got me thinking about how far we’ve come in terms of helping people with disabilities, yet at the same time how much more we must do.
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By Charles Lavine
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1/12/24
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On Nov. 7, I was honored and humbled to be elected to the Nassau County Legislature by the residents of the 1st Legislative District, which comprises the Village of Rockville Centre and most of the Village of Hempstead.
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By Scott Davis
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1/12/24
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I’m occasionally asked a puzzling question by some people in political circles. What, they ask, do people in the Five Towns want from us in government. I respond, of course, that Five Towns residents want the very same things that everyone else, in every other neighborhood, wants and needs. They want their public officials to provide, above all, safety for their families. They want good schools, clean streets, good roads and an efficient, well-run government that keeps taxes as low as possible.
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By Howard Kopel
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1/12/24
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A brand new medical spa will be bringing in the New Year, and its owner couldn’t be more thrilled. After many years working in skin care private label product development, Yelena Gadayeva is following her true passion, to help people, in her own place, using advanced technology, to look and feel the best that they can. Now, as a licensed esthetician (also known as an aesthetician), together with a team of medical professionals, she will be offering face and body rejuvenation.
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By Terry Biener
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1/11/24
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Sitting at 7-4 overall and 3-1 in conference play, head coach Cheri Poland thinks the East Rockaway girls’ basketball team is “doing okay,” but has a long way to go before they …
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By Michelle Rabinovich
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1/8/24
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Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation aligning many odd-year local elections with statewide and legislative elections that are held in even-numbered years.
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By Jordan Vallone
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1/5/24
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New York Elks Lodge No. 1 provided hunger relief for 20 families in the Lynbrook, East Rockaway and surrounding areas area for the holiday season.
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By Nicole Formisano
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1/5/24
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Lynbrook firefighters extinguished a working car fire right outside of Atria Assisted Living on Sunrise Highway.
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By Nicole Formisano
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1/5/24
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After the fire that broke out on Merrick Road on Dec. 18, displacing 28 people — nearly half of whom are children — it was only a matter of time before Lynbrook residents came to the aid of their neighbors.
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By Mohammad Rafiq
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1/5/24
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The New York State Elks Lodge No. 1, in Lynbrook, delivered a gift bag for each and every veteran at St. Albans Veterans’ Affairs center.
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By Nicole Formisano
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1/5/24
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