“These two hurricanes were among the strongest to ever hit Puerto Rico,” said Lucy Van Horn, former activities coordinator for the Glen Cove Senior Center. Her parents came from opposite sides of …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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2/8/18
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Last month, local senior citizens and members of the Island Park School District gathered for an opportunity to mingle and enjoy a meal together during the first of this year’s two Senior Brunch …
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1/19/18
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A great deal of recent news coverage has focused on some very big lottery jackpots… and the dreams and wishes of the millions who bought a ticket. What would they do if they hit the big …
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By Kathleen Donnelly, Director of Volunteer Services
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1/19/18
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James Anemone played an hour’s worth of classical music on the piano on Dec. 19 to raise money for his former East Rockaway High School teacher Peter Ceglio’s son, Stephen, 13, who suffers from a rare genetic mutation.
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/11/18
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Tears streamed down the faces of many students and faculty members at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School last month as John Halligan told the tragic story of his son Ryan, who took his own life at age 13 in 2003 after being bullied.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/11/18
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“We’re basically polar opposites in every respect,” Julia Lanzillotta said frankly about she and her twin sister, Caroline, who were born one minute apart.
Yet the two have worked in tandem in student leadership roles throughout their nearly four years at South Side High School.
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By Ben Strack
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1/5/18
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The Magnolia Day Care and Senior Community Center is closed until Thursday after a pipe broke and caused water damage in the building, Department of Public Works Commissioner John Mirando said. …
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By Bridget Downes
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1/2/18
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, so the song goes, but the demands of the holiday season can also make it the most stressful time as well. Shopping for the perfect gift for family and …
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By Dorian Froelich, LMSW
Director of Social Work, Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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12/19/17
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Charlie Franza often shot his subjects from afar.
A U.S. Army Air Forces veteran, Franza, who grew up in Philadelphia, enlisted in 1942 and served as a photo lab technician at Mitchel Air Force Base in Hempstead. He guarded highly sensitive information and was sworn to secrecy.
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By Stephany Reyes
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12/6/17
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Thanksgiving is here and the December holidays are right behind. It’s the time of year families will gather together to celebrate annual traditions, often seeing each other for the first time …
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Nancy Geiger
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11/21/17
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