There comes a time when parents nearing retirement should have a conversation with their adult children about their financial situation. In many cases the conversation can feel overwhelming and …
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Christopher Zarra, CFP®, ChFC®, CFS®
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1/6/16
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Q: When I go to the mynassauproperty.com website, my property’s market value seems low. Does that mean I shouldn’t grieve?
A: On January 4, 2016 the Nassau County Assessor …
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By Richard G. Fromewick
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1/6/16
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Celebrating Christmas by caroling in Cedarhurst
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With the traditional bonfire, chestnuts roasted on an open fire, hot chocolate and flashlights in hand to read the song sheets, holiday revelers gathered in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park for the village’s annual Christmas celebration and tree lighting.
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12/23/15
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Hanukkah on ice heats up the holiday
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Fire and ice combined to be a part of the Chabad of Hewlett’s annual Hanukkah on Ice celebration at Grant Park, also in Hewlett, on Dec. 8, that included ice skating and menorah necklaces were distributed.
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12/16/15
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Lighting the Hanukkah menorah
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Potato latkes, dreidels and gelt (the chocolate coins given to children) were handed out by the Chabad of Hewlett as the Jewish organization took part in the Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association menorah lighting at the Triangle by Broadway and West Broadway last Sunday, the first night of Hanukkah.
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12/9/15
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Hanukkah celebrated in Cedarhurst
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Cedarhurst-based Chabad of the Five Towns lit the grand menorah in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park last Sunday to begin the holiday of Hanukkah.
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12/9/15
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A: Money is a powerful force in our lives. We’re required to think about money—how much we have, how much we want, how to get more of it— on a regular basis. Undoubtedly, how …
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Christopher Zarra, CFP®, ChFC®, CFS®
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12/3/15
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Feeding the community for Thanksgiving
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Among the many donations that were made by myriad Five Towns organizations and institutions to help feed people for Thanksgiving, the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence opened its doors for four hours on Nov. 21 and feed kids, teens and older adults a holiday meal.
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12/2/15
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Good grief, Peanuts pack the library
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Lynbrook-based Plaza Theatrical Productions version of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” played to a pair of packed houses of children at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library in Hewlett on Nov. 27.
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12/2/15
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Buy holiday items, fix the church windows
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To raise the remaining $50,000 of the $100,000 that is needed to restore three large round stained glass windows at St. Joseph R.C. Church at 1250 Broadway in Hewlett, the Father Farrell Knights of Columbus Council 5962 will be selling Christmas trees, wreaths and poinsettias through the holiday season after each Sunday mass.
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12/2/15
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