It has been more than 12 years since Jennifer Policara began searching for her sister.
Policara lives in California; she has only once been to Long Island, where she believes her long-lost …
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By Lee Landor
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1/19/11
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Residents awoke to a virtual winter wonderland as an
overnight storm left nearly a foot of snow in our area.
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Mary Malloy
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1/12/11
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Molloy College and East Rockaway Junior and Senior High School athletes, as well as other interested parties, may soon have the fields of their dreams — or at least a decent place to hold their practices and games. The college and county officials recently reached an agreement to upgrade and improve Bay Park’s neglected and often waterlogged ball fields and tennis courts.
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1/11/11
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Students in Lynbrook High School’s Leadership/Key Club brought some holiday cheer to a group of local senior citizens in December as they hosted the 10th annual Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner at Greis Park Recreation Center.
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1/6/11
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A total of 78 Lynbrook Public School students in grades four through 12 qualified to perform in the New York State Music Association’s All-County Festival on the weekends of January 8 and 15. They will join a select group of musicians from all over Nassau County for a gala concert series at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, featuring select chorus, orchestra, band and jazz band performances. Hundreds of students auditioned for this honor at the NYSSMA Solo Evaluation Festivals held last spring.
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1/6/11
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Following a 15-year tradition at the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center, students have joined forces once again with the John Theissen Children’s Foundation to make the holidays a bit brighter for sick and underprivileged children in the area. Founder John Theissen paid a personal visit to the school to kick off their toy drive.
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1/6/11
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At the bottom of this column is a call for interns. The job is not for the faint of heart. It can be thankless, yet absolutely rewarding. Sound good? It may to you hardy souls who, despite yourselves, have a longing to write and report the news.
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by Mary Malloy
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1/6/11
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Every year, under the guidance of club advisors Joe Cangemi and Leslie Klein, the East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society organizes a school-wide toy drive.
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By Mary Malloy
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12/23/10
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Several school officials and community members formed a committee last month to weigh the pros and cons of bringing an athletic turf field to one of the district’s schools.
One of their most important tasks is to put together a research report, which officials hope will be ready by February.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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12/23/10
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Hundreds gathered outside Dees’ Nursery in Oceanside on Dec. 6 to mark the seventh year of DHL Operation Holiday Cheer, a charitable program in which holiday trees, decorations and encouraging …
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Tom Steinert
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12/15/10
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