The cold chill in the air could not stop village officials and Valley Stream residents from coming together to celebrate the Festival of Lights, better known as Hanukkah, at a menorah lighting ceremony at Station Plaza on Dec. 5.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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12/8/10
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Chanukah falls in late November, early December, just after we go off daylight savings time and the hours of daylight diminish. This year is no exception as the last days of Chanukah precede the …
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Rabbi Art Vernon
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12/2/10
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The Festival of Chanukah is a very joyous one. It is also called the Festival of the Lights because it is our tradition to kindle lights during the eight days of Chanukah.
On the first night we …
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Rabbi Meir Dvir
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11/24/10
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The Merrick Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Santa visit at the gazebo at Veterans Memorial Plaza in downtown Merrick on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and its menorah and Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the same location on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 5 p.m.
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11/18/10
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As they have for the last two years, the students of St. Agnes Cathedral Elementary School have again written letters to U.S. troops serving overseas — just in time for Thanksgiving.
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Judy Rattner
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11/10/10
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After 30 years, the roller rink at Oceanside Park is finally getting some lights.
The park has been the home of the Oceanside Stallions roller hockey league for decades, but the roller rink has …
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Alex Costello
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9/22/10
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Family FunCurious George Live! Curious George, the irrepressible little monkey who has captured children’s hearts for generations, takes to the stage in his first live stage production. Curious …
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6/2/10
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Wearing T-shirts with the image of a relative who was shot dead in Long Beach, Lisa Cummings and Deanna Cruse greeted men who passed through the doors of the Christian Light Missionary Baptist Church …
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JOSEPH KELLARD
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5/27/10
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The four school districts in Valley Stream got together on April 29 for the 49th annual Lights on for Education, a celebration and showcase of its students’ successes and achievements from the elementary to high school level.
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Anthony Bottan
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5/5/10
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The Christian Light Baptist Church in Long Beach hosted “A Jubilee Birthday Celebration” and honored Pastor Isaac R. Melton Jr. on his 50th birthday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center on …
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4/29/10
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