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Now in their 90s, Sal and Gladys Chiaffitelli have shared the same Carman Avenue home in East Rockaway for the past 50 years. On Nov. 3, the two celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary at a brunch with their family.
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/8/17
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The Island Park Civic Association hosted the Love Your Troops Valentine’s Dinner Dance at Bridgeview Yacht Club last Saturday, which honored three hometown heroes who have served in the military.
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By Ben Strack
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2/7/17
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It was hard to miss the sound of beating drums in Massapequa on Saturday. Although the South Shore was hit with more than four inches of snow, Drumming for Our Veterans — an show featuring more than 60 acclaimed drummers — was held to entertain local military personnel.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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1/10/17
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“He sings!” Franklin Rothenberg said about his father, William, 103.
“Oh, come on,” William replied, annoyed.
The younger Rothenberg began to sing “By the Light of the Silvery …
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By Peter Belfiore
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1/4/17
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In August 2015, Matthew Goodison-Orr, a third-year Hofstra University law student, began working with Gary Port, a West Hempstead resident, attorney and U.S. Army veteran, on a pro bono legal case: A marine had suffered a brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder while on duty in Iraq, and never received treatment from the military after he requested it. He began to self-medicate with marijuana, and was kicked out of the Marine Corps after a urine test.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/13/16
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“I’m so proud of that kid,” Ralph Esposito, director of the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency, said of Matthew Perez, an Oceanside Middle School student who distributed cans of vegetables at the county’s 25th Veterans Stand Down at the Freeport Armory on Nov. 22. “I had tears in my eyes when he said to me, ‘I look forward to this every year.’”
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By Ben Strack
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11/29/16
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Residents gathered at the Arthur J. Hendrickson Park gazebo on Friday for the village’s Veterans Day ceremony — waving flags and humming along to a war song melody by bugler Bob …
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By Nick Ciccone
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11/16/16
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High levels of appreciation and gratitude were felt at the Rockville Centre Recreation Center on Veterans Day as dozens of citizens and community representatives gathered to honor and thank those who …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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11/16/16
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Under a bright blue sky with a brisk wind blowing the community of Island Park gathered at the War Memorial to honor those who served our nation. Led by American Legion Post 1029 Commander John …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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11/11/16
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Roughly 40 Oceanside residents and veterans gathered in front of Oceanside High School on a warm breezy fall morning to celebrate Veterans Day. The ceremony was attended by the high school’s …
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By Peter Belfiore
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11/11/16
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