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Dr. Tonie McDonald, center, the superintendent of the Levittown School District, won the Town of Hempstead Pathfinder Award. Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, left, Supervisor Anthony Santino and Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad commended McDonald for her commitment to the community.
Levittown superintendent wins Pathfinder Award
To commemorate Women’s History Month, Hempstead Town leaders honored Dr. Tonie McDonald, the superintendent of the Levittown School District, and 10 other women for their contributions to the community at the annual Pathfinder Awards ceremony on March 7. more
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The Miss Wantagh Court will host the third annual Women of Wantagh recognition event later this month.
Miss Wantagh Court seeking women of distinction
The Miss Wantagh Court is preparing for the third annual Women of Wantagh event. The 2017 WOW will be celebrated on March 27 at 7 p.m. more
Why we still need Women’s History Month
In late 1916, Brooklyn’s Inez Milholland Boissevain, a prominent New York attorney and suffragist, was traveling the country, demanding equal rights for women, including the right to vote. By the time she reached the West Coast . . . more
Seaford Historical Society celebrates the Gold Coast
Seaford Historical Society leaders invite residents and fans of the "The Great Gatsby" to learn more about Long Island's Gold Coast at their March meeting. more
The Rev. J.J. Evans, far left, Wayne Vann, Alonzo Merkerson, former City Councilman Bruce J. Bergman, Cecelia Jones, former council president and City Court Judge Roy Tepper, former State Assemblyman and council President Harvey Weisenberg, Barbara Campbell, Grace Harold, Bill Owens and John H. Simpkins Jr. at a ground-breaking ceremony for the MLK Center’s Riverside Boulevard facility in 1980.
MLK Center keeps King’s legacy alive
“It was very profound for me,” John H. Simpkins Jr. said as he recalled marching through the streets of Long Beach with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, at the height of the civil … more
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Guest speaker Arthur Matson
Irish history on Long Island
The next meeting of the Irish Cultural Society brings one of the region's top historians to the stage of the Garden City Public Library. The meeting will be held at the Garden City Public Library, 60 Seventh Street, across the street from the Garden City Hotel, on Wednesday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public. more
We need Black History Month now more than ever
We were supposed to have been healed by now, right? With the first African-American president finally elected not once but twice, the nation was supposed to be . . . more
Charlie Thomas and the Drifters share an evening of music and memories with The Platters' Sonny Turner.
The beat goes on at the Madison Theatre
Feel the beat at the Madison Theatre when some chart-topping vocalists get together for a fast-paced evening of memorable hits. more
Valley Stream Historical Society: Muller's Drugstore — Part two
Frederick W. Müeller (1874-1941), the pharmacist who built an original drugstore on West Merrick Road, quickly outgrew his space. Consequently, Muller (formerly Müeller) built another pharmacy on Rockaway Avenue in 1911. more
A Girl Scout’s history of RVC
Girl Scouts from troops 820 and 837 gathered around one of their own. They sat in a semi-circle as Catrina Casella, 13, read a children’s book version of a history of Rockville Centre that she … more
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