“If I had to choose one thing that I wanted in my life,” said teary-eyed eighth grader Jackie Gropper, “that would be it.”
Gropper just had front row seats to an …
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Ariella Monti
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4/14/10
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The 3rd annual Building Homes for Heroes 5K Run/Walk will take place on Sunday morning, April 18 at Hewlett Point Beach Park in Bay Park/East Rockaway. The race will begin at 9 a.m. sharp. Race …
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Mary Malloy
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4/14/10
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Ronan Tynan’s smooth tenor voice has filled St. Raymond’s Church in East Rockaway once before, for a funeral. He is returning there on April 24 for a happier occasion. One of the most …
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Mary Malloy
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4/14/10
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Oceanside High School hosted the district's second annual film festival April 8, screening over 40 student-made films ranging from comedies and commercials to music videos and documentaries.
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Annmarie Fertoli
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4/13/10
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New York is one of just a handful of states in the nation with no anti-bullying laws on the books. State Sen. Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City) is looking to change that with legislation that would …
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Andrew Hackmack and Annmarie Fertoli
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4/13/10
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Oceanside's Jon Kourie has been playing baseball for as long as he can remember. “I came into my own in that,” Kourie said. “It was just natural.” Now, at 26, he may finally have a shot at …
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Annmarie Fertoli
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4/13/10
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Back in 1983, when Oceanside Middle School opened, students could take short elective classes known as mods. There were the basics, like calligraphy, typing and computer programming. And there were …
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by Alex Costello
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4/13/10
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Joanne Borgella, who competed on season seven of "American Idol" in 2008, stopped by in Mineola to congratulate East Meadow's Girl Scout Troop No. 1108 on April 1. The cadets …
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Mike Caputo
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4/8/10
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Anyone who’s read “Lord of the Flies” knows the great capacity children have for savagery. Still, the recent suicide of a 15-year-old high school girl, following months of brutal bullying, shocks us — hopefully into action.
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Randi Kreiss
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4/8/10
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Oceanside Middle School students put on a rousing show for friends and family March 23. Oceanside’s Got Talent was also a fundraising event to help raise money for relief efforts in Haiti.
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4/7/10
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