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Snow and plummeting temperatures are expected as 4 to 7 inches are forecast to fall in our area, and a winter storm warning is in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday night, according to the National Weather …
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By Mary Malloy
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3/5/15
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Getting rid of snow is an expensive proposition, and the price is rising. Cleaning the roads after a storm requires salt, sand, vehicles to spread them and then plow the snow, and manpower.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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2/11/15
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Give back with OCS
To the Editor:
2014 was a challenging time. World events swirled out of control — a country was divided over many ideological stances most everyday people didn’t care …
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1/14/15
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As we ring in the New Year, let’s reflect on the important issues and challenges our state and county faced in 2014. I believe 2015 will be a good year . . .
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12/24/14
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New York state has been presented with a unique opportunity. For once, rather than being faced with a multi-billion-dollar deficit . . .
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12/11/14
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The 2014 Turkey Shoot was a gobbling success for the needy families of Oceanside. Oceanside Community Service and Oceanside High School students collected 351 baskets of food for 215 families in …
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12/3/14
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Yves Laurore, a 60-year-old Freeporter and president of YLR Home Improvement, was forewarned by family and friends before becoming a foster parent. Their collective advice was the same: “Kids in the foster care system can’t be trusted. Sooner or later they’ll turn against you.” Laurore, however, was determined to open his home to Long Island children in the foster care system.
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By Stapha Charleme
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10/28/14
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Two years ago, when he was 11, Cory Nichols saw a documentary on poverty called “Hard Times: Lost on Long Island.” Cory, who has been acting on television and in movies since he was 6, was in the audience at the Long Island International Film Expo, where a film in which he co-starred was screening as well.
But it was “Hard Times” that made the biggest impression on Cory, who is now a ninth-grader at Oceanside High School. “It made me really want to help our community,” he said. “People don’t have to say they’re in need to be in need.” So he decided to take action.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/22/14
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Oceanside Middle School students are getting ready to undertake two hours of community service as part of a new requirement for all students. OMS has always had a strong community-service ethic and …
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10/15/14
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Oceanside Community Service has gone to Facebook to help keep the shelves stocked at local food pantries. The group recently launched the Pantry Partner program to extend the important work it does through food drives in schools and around town.
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10/8/14
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