On a balmy spring Saturday, the Lynbrook Recreation Department hosted its 58th annual Magic Show and Egg Hunt on Apr. 3 in Greis Park. Children and their parents enjoyed the magic show and had their pictures taken with the Easter Bunny.
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Mary Malloy
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4/7/10
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The student body created a “20” in honor of the school’s rebuilding anniversary. At left, the front page photo from The East Rockaway Observer’s Mar. 16, 2000 issue during its coverage of the 10th anniversary.
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Mary Malloy
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4/7/10
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It’s one of the most uttered clichés in sports, but pitching and defense, indeed, are the keys to baseball at all levels. The two go hand in hand. With that being the case, 2010 should be a solid season for East Rockaway.
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Andrew McClure
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4/7/10
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East Rockaway and Lynbrook thespians took part in a recent production of "On Broadway -- A Musical Revue" in Island Park recently.
The cast of 70 plus included many local actors, including community theater veterans as well as first-timers. Tickets sales broke records for ITPG, according to Director Renee Socci.
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Mary Malloy
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4/7/10
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The Village of East Rockaway, along with its Recreation Department, hosted its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sat., Apr. 3.
Children of all ages searched for eggs, traded them in for a bag of goodies, and met the Easter Bunny at James Street Complex in Bay Park.
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Mary Malloy
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4/4/10
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Contributed by Librarian Petra Schoen Third-graders at Centre Avenue Elementary School in East Rockaway were visited by three owls and a …
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4/1/10
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Students at the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center shared a taste of the many cultures that make up the rich heritage of their community at their school’s annual Multicultural Festival.
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4/1/10
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Deputy Mayor Richard Meagher has invited the public to attend a meeting on April 29 to help launch a new village organization, Coalition for Youths in East Rockaway. Meagher said he hopes the community-wide effort will help to educate parents and their children about the dangers of substance abuse and offer healthy, village-sponsored activities and programs for young people.
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Mary Malloy
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4/1/10
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“This is what newspapers do best,” the judges of the New York Press Association’s Sharon R. Fulmer Award for Community Leadership said in conferring on the Merrick Herald the …
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3/27/10
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'On Broadway' — on Long Island
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The Island Park Theatre Group, in conjunction with the Island Park Union Free School Recreation Department, presented “On Broadway - A Musical Revue” last weekend. A cast of 70 locals actors, dancers and singers entertained the audience at the Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park - and the IPTG broke records with its ticket sales.
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Mary Malloy
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3/25/10
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