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The Lynbrook High School Key Club hosted a successful blood drive on Dec. 18 at the Knights of Columbus. Above, Co-presidents Carly Tucker and Marti Candel at the event.
Lynbrook High School Key Club hosts successful blood drive
Now more than ever before, there is a chronic blood deficit between what is needed by hospitals and what is collected at blood donation centers. “We always received flyers saying that blood … more
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin, at lectern, and other town officials on Monday announced an initiative to help reimburse local school districts that have incurred unbudgeted expenses during the coronavirus pandemic. The $5.5 million, made possible by funding through the federal CARES Act, will provide $150,000 to each of the town’s 36 school districts and Nassau BOCES.
Hempstead Town earmarks $5.5M in CARES funds for schools
Town of Hempstead officials on Monday announced that each of the 36 school districts within the town and the Board of Cooperative Educational Services would receive a $150,000 grant to help pay for … more
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Snow fell on Berry Street in Lynbrook.
Powerful nor'easter blows through Lynbrook, East Rockaway
A powerful nor'easter whipped across Nassau County, dumping  3 to 6 inches on the South Shore. The snow, at times, mixed with light rain, leaving a thin sheen of ice atop the white stuff in Lynbrook and East Rockaway. more
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It’s time for America to come to its senses over guns
Listening to Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords speak, you’re quickly overcome by the urge to cry. The former congresswoman was once known for her incisive rhetoric, delivered with a magnetic smile. Then . . . more
Northwell Health nurse Sandra Lindsay, of Port Washington, became the first person in New York state to receive Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine on Monday.
Video: Covid-19 vaccine is on its way to Nassau
Nassau County hospital officials and elected leaders are moving fast to prepare for distribution of the first doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine after federal emergency-use authorization for it was … more
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Dr. Susan Poser has been named Hofstra University's ninth — and first woman — president.
Hofstra University appoints first woman president
Dr. Susan Poser, now provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois Chicago, has been named Hofstra University's new president — the first woman to hold the … more
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We need to pay attention to children’s mental health
The coronavirus pandemic has created a variety of hardships that have left families and children in distress. Social isolation. A mounting death toll. An estimated . . . more
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New non-profit to award local students scholarships
A group of Oceanside educators, former educators and one alumnus, spearheaded by retired elementary school principal Tom Capone, started a non-profit organization for the purpose of awarding scholarships to African American/Black high school seniors from Oceanside and other local communities. more
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East Rockaway resident Joe Vito will be inducted into the Nassau County High School Sports Hall of Fame’s class of 2020. He has coached varsity football at Roosevelt High School for 28 years.
East Rockaway resident Joe Vito to be inducted into Hall of Fame
East Rockaway resident Joe Vito is set to be inducted into the Nassau County High School Sports Hall of Fame’s class of 2020. more
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Surely we shouldn’t be fighting over wearing masks
Scene 1: The butcher at the local food store turned to face me from behind the counter. I noticed his mask in the below-the-nose position. I gave him my food order, and calmly asked him to wear his mask appropriately. more
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