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Local veterans, many of whom marched in this year’s Memorial Day parade in Lynbrook, were displeased with the school board decision not to allow district servicemen and women a tax exemption.
Lynbrook school's likely to OK Gold Star Exemption
School taxes in Lynbrook may be increasing by a few cents as a way to help families who have lost a loved one in combat. At its regular October meeting, the Lynbrook Board of Education announced … more
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A birds-eye view of the new home ice of the Islanders during their 2013 preseason game in the Barclays Center, which the Islanders lost to the New Jersey Devils 3-0. The Islanders will have a rematch with the Devils in the new arena on Sept. 26
NY Islanders to play preseason game
New York Islanders fans anxious to get an early look at the Barclays Center, the Islanders’ new Brooklyn home starting in the 2015-16 NHL season, can do so on Sept. 26, when the Islanders will host … more
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Veterans listened at a Merrick Board of Education meeting this spring.
Merrick district passes vets’ tax breaks
The Merrick Board of Education on Sept. 9 approved school tax exemptions for local veterans, ending months of rancor that followed the board’s choice last winter to miss a deadline to pass the exemptions for the 2014-15 school year. more
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Aaron Schlectman of East Meadow Boy Scout Troop 157 stood solemnly at the community Sept. 11 ceremony.
East Meadow remembers lives lost
An audio glitch toward the end of the East Meadow Fire Department’s Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony last Thursday resulted in a performance of “God Bless America,” sung by those in attendance, without musical accompaniment. more
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A ceremony Tuesday morning celebrated the start of construction on a Little Whaleneck Road house that the charity Building Homes for Heroes will give to Kevin Vaughan, a veteran of the War in Afghanistan, for free. Vaughan, who grew up in North Merrick, expressed many thanks to BHFH and the community, telling the crowd of about 150 people that it was “the greatest day of my life.”
Community support sustains a veteran, his family and friends
Kevin Vaughan, a Marine corporal who was wounded in Afghanistan and received a hero’s welcome when he returned home to North Merrick in 2012, will now receive a free house, courtesy of Building Homes for Heroes. more
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James O’Neill, a Vietnam War veteran and second vice commander of the Merrick American Legion, spoke this spring at a Merrick Board of Education meeting. The board has postponed a vote on veterans’ tax exemptions to Sept. 9.
School board postpones vets’ tax break vote
Merrick School District trustees said in May that they would put tax breaks for community veterans to a vote on Aug. 12, but the board has postponed the vote another 28 days to Sept. 9. more
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Town officials joined the Amrican Legion commander to look over plans for the new ramp. From left were Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad, Councilman Anthony Santino, East Rockaway American Legion Hall Commander John Johnson and Town Supervisor Kate Murray
Fed funds new ramp for East Rockaway American Legion
Thanks to a federally funded project to be conducted by Hempstead Town’s Department of Planning and Economic Development, a new handicapped-accessible ramp will be installed at East Rockaway … more
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The American Legion named Tim Messmer, second from left, the New York State Eagle Scout of the Year. He was congratulated by, from left, his father, Jim Messmer, a Troop 577 assistant scoutmaster; Frank Colon, the North Bellmore American Legion Post 1749 adjutant; and Charlie Kulins, the scoutmaster.
Teen named N.Y.’s Eagle Scout of the Year
Tim Messmer passed Bellmore Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2770’s hall on Bedford Avenue daily when he attended the nearby St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Regional School as a child. He didn’t … more
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Kids, and adults, should learn to swim
We’re in the middle of summer, and with so much playing in and around so much water, just how many of us have the requisite swimming skills? more
Tony Orlando headlines the annual "Salute to Veterans" concert at Eisenhower Park on Saturday.
What's happening on Long Island this weekend
Exhibits and more... Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach ToleranceA contextualized history that explains the 1920s’ increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention … more
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