Navy Seaman Recruit Brendan R. Littlefair, son of Jennifer and Bert Littlefair of East Rockaway, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
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4/21/10
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With a youthful roster consisting of eight sophomores, two seniors, one junior and one freshman, East Rockaway finds itself in the thick of the race for the Conference ABC-V softball title.
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Tony Bellissimo
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4/21/10
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It has been more than a month since a nor’easter wreaked havoc on Nassau County, leaving tens of thousands of residents without power and flooding village streets and homes.
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Anthony Bottan
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4/21/10
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East Rockaway Kiwanis Club honored two individuals and two organizations on Sunday, Apr. 11 at a dinner dance held at the Oceanside Knights of Columbus last weekend.
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Mary Malloy
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4/14/10
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Ronan Tynan’s smooth tenor voice has filled St. Raymond’s Church in East Rockaway once before, for a funeral. He is returning there on April 24 for a happier occasion. One of the most …
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Mary Malloy
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4/14/10
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The East Rockaway School district’s Enterprise team of 4th graders won Trivia Challenge at UCPN in February.
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4/14/10
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East Rockaway Mayor Ed Sieban announced that the village board has scheduled a community meeting to present their proposal to transform the industrial district in the village, and to listen to the …
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Mary Malloy
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4/14/10
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“Trust me, this weighs heavy on my mind.”
That was East Rockaway Trustee Irene Villacci’s thought on the village’s tentative $8.9 million 2010-11 budget — and in particular its near 7 percent tax levy increase — which the village unveiled at Monday’s board meeting. Officials vowed to pare down the tax levy over the next two weeks, with the final budget due by April 30. As it stands, the average homeowner would pay an additional $170 in village taxes.
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Anthony Bottan
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4/14/10
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Brothers Frank and Domenico Ciaccio have started a new business venture in Valley Stream. They are the owners of the new Valley Hut Convenience Store on Rockaway Avenue, next to Caffé Napoli.
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Andrew Hackmack
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4/7/10
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The student body created a “20” in honor of the school’s rebuilding anniversary. At left, the front page photo from The East Rockaway Observer’s Mar. 16, 2000 issue during its coverage of the 10th anniversary.
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Mary Malloy
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4/7/10
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