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East Rockaway resident Theresa Gaffney was walking down the staircase from the 84th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, when the second plane struck her building.
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By Mike Smollins
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9/9/21
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Though it’s been 20 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, many first responders and their families are still battling with potentially life-threatening health effects because of their exposure to toxic dust in the air at ground zero, including a number in the Lynbrook-East Rockaway area.
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By Madeline Armstrong
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9/9/21
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Thirteen rabbis from the Five Towns and Far Rockaway each say a few words meant to encourage members of their synagogues and the entire community to get vaccinated now. While each rabbi speaks individually, they are really speaking with one voice.
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By Ed Weintrob
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9/2/21
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Lynbrook and East Rockaway will host their annual 9/11 memorial services to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks fo Sept. 11, 2001, on Sept. 11.
Lynbrook's event is set for 8 …
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9/2/21
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James DeTommaso was appointed assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the East Rockaway School District by the Board of Education and began his role on July 8.
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9/2/21
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It was a summer of fun and learning at the 34th annual South Shore Camps in East Rockaway, where hundreds of children and teenagers participated in a month’s worth of sports and activities under the summer sun.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/25/21
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Harry Friesleben spent decades coaching, teaching and helping students develop at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School, eventually becoming an icon in the community and on the basketball court sidelines — even when it wasn’t the one the Rocks competed on.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/25/21
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A woman was struck by a car in a hit and run while crossing Main Street in East Rockaway on Aug. 11 at 8:15 a.m.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/14/21
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After a motorcycle accident in 2006 damaged his spinal cord and put Scott Fessler in a wheelchair as a paraplegic, instead of feeling down, he decided to start a foundation to help others dealing with spinal injuries.
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By Madeline Armstrong
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8/12/21
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Three residents who have lived in Inwood for a collective 59 years have joined forces to organize the eighth annual celebration of the Town of Hempstead hamlet. This year the event is dedicated to a longtime advocate of the community that was once known as Near Rockaway and Westerville.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/11/21
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