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Robin Steinberger, shown with her husband, Barry, and daughters Jordyn, left, and Brianna, said her outlook on life changed after she underwent a double mastectomy in 2013 to rid herself of breast cancer.
Breast cancer survivor on quest to help others
It was shortly after the birth of her second daughter, in April 2013, that Robin Steinberger was given a diagnosis that dramatically changed her life. The 33-year-old, lifelong East Meadow resident had breast cancer. more
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Marcia Partridge hugging her son and fellow supporter, Jonathan Partridge
A survivor creates a legacy
“I wore a bandana on my bald head and a compression sleeve on my involved arm,” Marcia Partridge said when describing her return to her jazzercise classes. “The music, dance and overall exercise made me forget that I had breast cancer.” more
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Smestad’s Knights, a group formed to honor Douglas Smestad, a beloved Calhoun High School history teacher, raised more than $10,000 for the American Cancer Society in his honor in 2014.
Calhoun recalls Renaissance educator
“Remember, you are the future.” Douglas Smestad repeated this affirmation daily to the hundreds of students he taught for two and a half decades in history classes at Calhoun High School, … more
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This Year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is set for Oct. 18 at Jones Beach Field 5.
Walking for a cause at Jones Beach
Although the summer is coming to a close, Jones Beach will continue to draw crowds. As families gather at Field 5 in the dim hours of the morning, there will be only one thing on everyone’s mind: finding a cure for a dreaded disease. more
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Bridgette Hawkins gives a BiG basketball Boost to her grandson, Dawson, age 2. 
Shooting hoops to fight cancer
Hoops and hopes were the themes at the 3rd annual For the Love of Sean basketball tournament on Aug. 22 at Baldwin Park. The tournament was organized by Takiesha McBride, sister of Sean McBride, who … more
Attendees at the BCAN think tank event earlier this month.
F.S. residents attend ‘think tank’
From Aug. 6 to Aug. 8 Franklin Square residents Ana Diaz and Rony Kessler attended the 10th Annual Bladder Cancer Think Tank in Charlotte, North Carolina, as patient advocates. The event, hosted by … more
Ready for the opening face-off: Averill Park and Veterans Park.
Averill wins street hockey tournament
It was not your ordinary day at Seamans’s Neck Park in Seaford. Instead of tennis balls floating through the air on the courts, there were hockey balls sliding across the ground. Instead of … more
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Students participated in warm-up exercises at the beginning of class.
Kickboxing fundraiser to fight cancer
Before school ended in June, the Sewanhaka High School Students and Teachers Against Cancer (STAC) club held a Cardio and Kickboxing Class to help raise money for the Sloan-Kettering Cancer … more
Dupuis opened SpaVie, on Milburn Avenue, in December. She now looks to provide people with a peaceful setting where they can relax.
Cancer, Sandy can’t stop her
“You regret what you haven’t done,” Linda Dupuis, a 15-year Baldwin resident, said about her new business, SpaVie. Despite the many obstacles that life has thrown in her way in … more
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At Healthy Sunday Marisol Rodriquez informed residents about a healthy diet and lifestyle from United Health Care.
Healthy Sunday Fair aims to educate
Our Holy Redeemer Outreach in Freeport in collaboration with Catholic Health Services sponsored a Health Fair on Sunday, July 12. About 500 people attended the fair, said Sister Dorothy Lynch. About … more
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