Neighbors took a stop on Marion Street to have a taste of the diverse cultures and traditions from around the world.
Marion Street Elementary School’s PTA Diversity Committee spearheaded …
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By Ben Fiebert
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2/23/24
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Annie Petraro was tired of seeing mental health needs not being met with the same urgency as physical health so she got together with Michael Krugolets and opened their own nonprofit mental health …
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By Ben Fiebert
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2/23/24
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Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach spoke on the ongoing projects in the village at the yearly luncheon earlier this month.
The event, which took place on Feb. 7, was hosted by the Lynbrook Chamber of …
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By Ben Fiebert
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2/23/24
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Children from the Elks Lodge sponsored Hoop Shoot traveled from the Lodge level to the District level, to now the regional level.
The regional game was held in Islip this year. Austen Chen, from …
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2/23/24
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Preschoolers from InterCommunity Nursery School brought back their Winter Wonderland event last month.
This yearly event is a showcase for the kids who attend the Lynbrook preschool to perform …
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By Ben Fiebert
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2/23/24
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I read “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” my first banned book, when I was 12. My friend lent me the book, and I found the good parts by the dog-eared pages. The experience did not compromise my moral compass or corrupt me in any way I can discern. I am not recommending the book for today’s 12-year-olds, because it’s a pretty boring read, but I am advocating that a broad spectrum of books be available to students who choose to read them.
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By Randi Kreiss
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2/23/24
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February is American Heart Month, and this is a story about my heart — literally and figuratively. It’s the reason I am where I am today.
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By Seth Koslow
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2/23/24
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Long Island has become the center of New York’s — and the nation’s — political conversation. In recent elections, state and local policies have had an enormous influence on Nassau and Suffolk County campaigns that ultimately played a decisive role in determining control of Congress.
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By Charles Lavine
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2/23/24
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In the past couple of weeks, we’ve been getting a lot of something we haven’t seen much of over the past couple of years: snow.
So much, in fact, that schools in our communities had no choice but to close. And because of that, we have just one thing to say to our school districts in Nassau County: Thank you for the snow day.
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2/23/24
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How many potholes do you swerve to avoid during your daily commute to work, school, the grocery store or a family or friend’s house? How many times have you yelled in anger in your car for someone to “Fix the roads!”? At a time when our communities are grappling with numerous challenges, the proposed state Executive Budget’s significant decrease in the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program, also known as CHIPS, demands immediate attention, or the shouting at potholes will get worse.
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By Ed Ra
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2/23/24
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