Frasada Salon and Day Spa in Oceanside kicked off its month-long “Cut-a-thon” to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Children’s Health Initiative and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The effort began in September and will wind down Oct. 27.
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By Tom Carrozza
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10/21/21
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When 8-year-old Cayla Goldstein came home and told her mother, Janet, that her teacher switched topics in the middle of a conversation, Janet knew exactly what that meant.
“I was asking …
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By Mallory Wilson
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10/21/21
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The Town of Hempstead board unanimously voted Oct. 5 to accept a roughly $34,000 proposal from Rimkunas Engineering to provide engineering services to rehabilitate the spray pad at Coes Neck Park in …
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By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez
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10/15/21
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Dozens of student helpers from various service organizations gathered last Saturday to lend a green thumb to the village’s tree-planting beautification project at Arthur J. Hendrickson Park. …
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By Juan Lasso
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10/14/21
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FBI agents entered the No Limits Auto Body on Austin Boulevard in Island Park Oct. 1.
A person with direct knowledge of the case said the agents were at the shop in connection with the arrest that day of former NYPD officer Michael Perri, 32, of East Islip, on bribery charges. Peri retired from the NYPD in 2020. The FBI and New York Police Department jointly conducted an investigation into the case.
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By Tom Carrozza
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10/14/21
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Local hospitals are in the midst of dismissing staff who refuse to get a Covid-19 vaccine after a state mandate took effect in late September. Oceanside’s Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital has seen few of its staff dismissed and is now reviewing applications for religious and medical exemptions.
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By Tom Carrozza
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10/14/21
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It’s important to honor those who served our country because it shows their actions didn’t go unnoticed, said Stephanie Rossetti, commander of East Meadow Veterans of Foreign Wars Post …
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By Mallory Wilson
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10/14/21
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Parishioners at the First Presbyterian Church in Oceanside are preparing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the institution in early November. The church, which is the oldest house of worship in the community, has continued to be a beacon for local residents, especially through the pandemic.
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By Tom Carrozza
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10/7/21
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On Sept. 28 at Silver Lake Park in Baldwin, state and county officials, joined by construction workers, announced the start of more than $20 million in flood-prevention and resiliency projects in the …
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By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez
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10/7/21
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When East Meadow American Legion Post 1082 Commander Pete Wenninger served in the Navy in the 1970s, there was an understanding: Service members never asked for help. That often left them suffering …
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By Mallory Wilson
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10/7/21
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