After serving in administrative roles in schools for nearly three decades, James DeTommaso is set to become superintendent of the East Rockaway School District on July 1, when current Superintendent Lisa Ruiz retires.
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By Mike Smollins
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6/9/22
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Many really started calling those who work frontlines — and behind the scenes — in the health care industry heroes at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. But they’ve always been heroes.
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STAFF REPORT
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6/2/22
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“How do we keep our children safe?”
It’s a question on the mind of parents seemingly every day as they send their youngsters off to school and out into the world.
That …
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By Karina Kovac
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6/2/22
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Every two seconds, according to the American Red Cross, someone somewhere in the United States needs blood.
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6/2/22
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A teenager was arrested in East Rockaway on Saturday after allegedly pointing a BB gun at an adult and two children during a road rage incident.
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5/29/22
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An East Rockaway man was arraigned on Wednesday on multiple weapons possession charges for allegedly stockpiling an arsenal of ghost guns in his home.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/27/22
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It’s likely the eve of the destruction of Roe v. Wade — an act likely to be met with cheers or outrage, depending on which side of the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court abortion case people land on. And what comes next could very well be up to your state legislator.
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5/26/22
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With school budgets and elections over, new members and incumbents on the Lynbrook and East Rockaway Boards of Education ponder the challenges of the comng year. Both boards will seek new superintendents after this school year.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/26/22
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When Hurricane Sandy wrought havoc on East Rockaway, Bethany Congregational Church served as a haven for residents. Now its staff is asking the community for help.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/26/22
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Celestine Chaney, 65. Roberta Drury, 32. Andre Mackneil, 53. Katherine Massey, 72. Margus Morrison, 52. Heyward Patterson, 67. Geraldine Talley, 62. Ruth Whitfield, 86. Pearl Young, 77. And then there was Aaron Salter . . .
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5/19/22
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