A young pastor was invited into the home of a woman who was dying from cancer. She was only 47 years old. The pastor felt awkward, unsure what he could possibly offer in such a situation. He later …
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Pastor Danielle Miller, Oceanside Lutheran Church
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3/30/10
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Arrests
Frank Swiatkowski, 45, of Mineola, was arrested at Atlantic Avenue/Davison Street in Oceanside on March 12 and charged on a Nassau County warrant that police said they issued due to …
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3/30/10
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All that Gershwin Jazz
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The sounds of “Rhapsody in Blue” and other George Gershwin classics were rendered into jazz tunes when the Paul Joseph Quartet performed to a packed room at the East Meadow Library on March …
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by Joe Kellard
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3/30/10
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An excellent day for egg hunting
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Oceanside and Island Park residents enjoyed a day out in the sun March 13 for the annual egg hunts at Oceanside School No. 6 and Lincoln Orens Middle School. Oceanside’s hunt was co-sponsored by …
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Annmarie Fertoli
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3/30/10
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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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Only a year ago, the New York State Legislature was wrangling behind closed doors over a deal to bail out the fiscally troubled Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The agreement, which imposed a commuter payroll tax on counties served by the MTA, including Nassau County, was supposed to put the authority on a sound financial footing.
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3/26/10
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The sound started as a slow creaking, which quickly became a wrenching noise, as if sheet metal were being folded back and forth violently.
Then, snap!
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Scott Brinton
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3/26/10
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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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A benefit concert for St. Raymond School featuring beloved singer Ronan Tynan is planned for Saturday, April 24, 2 p.m.
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3/24/10
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Patrick Zezulinski of Island Park, center, was presented with an award during the East Rockaway VFW Robert F. Garrison Post 3350 “Voice of Democracy” awards dinner recently.
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3/24/10
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