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Oceanside High School teachers Carol Festa and Don Radzicki with one of the baskets of food that they put together.

A flying turkey means it’s time for giving

When turkeys fly, you know it’s Turkey Shoot time. It happens this time every year: Anyone passing Oceanside High School on the morning of Nov. 23 would have seen hundreds of frozen turkeys … more

Betsy Transom | 12/1/10

A multi-faceted man

Humbled and honored, Oceanside Summer Gazebo Readings founder Tony Iovino will receive the Long Island Writers’ Guild Community Service Award this Sunday, Dec. 5, at Manor East in Massapequa. … more

TOM STEINERT | 12/1/10

Samantha Pollet played guitar and sang along, too, for her performance at the OMS Factor talent show.

OMS factors in the talent

Hundreds of Oceanside Middle School students, family and staff came out on Nov. 18 for the OMS Factor talent show. Students showed off their skills in the show, with Tristan Rowly and Jackie Xerri … more

12/1/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... AccelerateA juried exhibition of emerging artists with disabilities. This mixed media show presents works by artists ages 16-25. Through Dec. 22. Nassau Community College's … more

12/1/10

Kennedy Student Government members Matthew Lawner, Rob Russo, Jason Weisfeld and Carly Thea at the service fair.

Kennedy High promotes community service

The Kennedy High School Student Government, PTA, and Guidance Department recently co-sponsored their second annual community service fair. more

11/26/10

Rabbi Meir Dvir of the Malverne Jewish Center, the Rev. Joseph Ciccarello of the Church of The Intercessor, Mercy Medical Center chaplain the Rev. Anthony Madu, Pastor Wes Poole of Grace Lutheran Church, the Rev. Brent Williams of The Bridge Nazarene Church, Pastor Fritz Nelson of the Community Presbyterian Church and the Rev. Frank Parisi of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Religious leaders unite to give thanks

Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Malverne hosted the 35th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Worship Service on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. with religious leaders from all the houses of worship in … more

11/24/10

Oceanside School 5 student Matt McGuinness with some of the 40 turkeys that the school collected on Nov. 17 as part of its first annual Turkey Hunt.

School 5 hunts for turkeys — frozen, that is

Oceanside School 5 held its first annual Turkey Hunt on Nov. 17 to collect frozen turkeys to be donated. The collected turkeys were added to those collected by Oceanside High School during its … more

11/24/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... AccelerateA juried exhibition of emerging artists with disabilities. This mixed media show presents works by artists ages 16-25. Through Dec. 22. Nassau Community College's … more

11/24/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... AccelerateA juried exhibition of emerging artists with disabilities. This mixed media show presents works by artists ages 16-25. Through Dec. 22. Nassau Community College's … more

11/18/10

The South Shore Symphony Orchestra will perform in concert on Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of South Side Middle School on Hillside Ave. The program includes Mozart's Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro," Haydn's "Concerto for Trumpet," with principal trumpetist Walter Fremer; and Tchaikovsky's "Symphony # 5" — all under the baton of guest conductor Miriam Burns, music director of the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra in Wisconsin and the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra in Florida. Maestra Burns will accompany the South Shore Symphony’s brilliant principal trumpetist, Walter Fremer, in the demanding trumpet concerto. Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for seniors, students and members of the Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts; children under 18 are free. Call (516) 616-3610 for information or visit www.sssymphony.org. Pictured are guest conductor Miriam Burns will accompany South Shore Symphony trumpetist Walter Fremer in Haydn’s demanding “Concerto for Trumpet” during the Nov. 20 performance.

Rockville Centre Events and Activities Nov. 18, 2010

On the board Board of Trustees Briefing Nov. 18, 7 p.m., Village Hall Board of Trustees Meeting Nov. 22, 8:15 p.m., Village Hall Community Events Rockville Centre Historical … more

11/17/10