Exhibits and more...
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition of highlights from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection features a broad …
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2/1/12
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To the many sports parents who dream of sending their star athletes to college on full athletic scholarships, think again, says Seth Tierney, head men’s lacrosse coach at Hofstra University in Hempstead.
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Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/28/12
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Exhibits and more...
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition of highlights from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection features a broad …
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1/25/12
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Put some swing in your step with the Manhattan Dolls, when the trio visits Hofstra with a spirited musical revue of timeless classics. Or choose from other performances this weekend, including "Blues for an Alabama Sky, at Nassau Community College, and "The Color Purple," at Tilles Center.
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1/25/12
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The Oceanside community has a history of producing and supporting female candidates for elective office, as recently seen in its support for Town Supervisor Kate Murray and County Legislator Denise …
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Seth J. Blau
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1/25/12
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg will present a program about the college athletic recruiting process, “Does Your Child Dream of Playing Sports in College?” The event will take place on Thursday, Jan. 26, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/17/12
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They’re called “pharm parties,” short for pharmacy parties. A group of teenagers –– perhaps as young as 12 and 13 years old –– methodically swipe opiate-based pain killers like Oxycontin and Oxycodone from their parents’ and grandparents’ medicine cabinets, dump the pills into a big bowl when no adult is looking and take turns rolling a die. Whatever number comes up, that’s the number of pills a teen must ingest.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/12/12
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At just 12:04 a.m., South Nassau Communities Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2012 into the world. Isabela Garcia-Hernandez was born on Jan. 1, just minutes after the ball dropped in Times Square. …
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1/11/12
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South Nassau Communities HospitalAt just 12:04 a.m., South Nassau Communities Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2012 into the world. Isabela Garcia-Hernandez was born on Jan. 1, just minutes after …
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1/11/12
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It started in late September with a flyer to all students’ homes asking for food for Oceansiders in need. The Oceanside Community Service Holiday Drive had begun and would not stop until Dec. 17, …
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Betsy Transom, with Susanne Murphy
and Bob Transom
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1/4/12
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