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“I think in this day and age we're not asking for special laws,” said Malverne resident Robert Powers. “We're asking for equal laws.”
Powers, who married his husband, Howard Costa, in a Connecticut ceremony last year, said he is disappointed with the New York state Senate, which rejected a bill on Dec. 2 that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry. The bill had been approved by the state Assembly three times, including the same day it headed to the Senate, but was rejected 38-24 as several Democrats joined Republicans to vote against it.
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Ariella Monti
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12/9/09
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Elliott Hecht of Rockville Centre was honored by the State of Israel Bonds during the annual luncheon of its Electrical Industries Division on Dec. 8 at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Manhattan. Hecht is a business representative of Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and a former member of the local’s executive board.
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12/9/09
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Caitlin Sullivan recently cut her hair and donated it to Locks of Love.
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12/9/09
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Rockville Centre artist Naomi Grossman will be featured in a one-person show at the Queens College Art Center from Dec. 13-Dec. 2
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12/9/09
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Twelve South Side High School student athletes proudly display the names of their future alma maters, having signed with colleges for next fall.
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12/9/09
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Nine South Side High school research students have submitted papers to the Intel Science Talent Search this year. A program of Science for Society and the Public, the Intel search is America’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition. The event brings together 40of the best and brightest young scientific minds in America to compete for $1.25 million in awards and scholarships.
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12/9/09
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Bundled up against a biting wind, veterans, residents, police and fire department representatives and elected officials gathered for the village’s commemoration of the 68th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day on Monday morning at the Mill River Centennial Park overlook.
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Judy Rattner
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12/9/09
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An opportune time for a worthy project
To the Editor:
The Board of Education has taken a brave step and proposed renovating the high school to the tune of almost $32 million. There are some …
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12/9/09
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Many of us have lost jobs or income during the worst recession we’ve endured since the Great Depression. And many people on fixed incomes are feeling the burden of high taxes. To some, this seems like the worst possible time to float a $31.8 million bond to finance school improvements. We understand this view, but we see things differently.
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12/9/09
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Although Hanukkah is a festival with special prayers and rituals, it is nonetheless considered a “light” holiday: no fasting, no all-day services, no lengthy sermons. It is just fun and cheery and especially bright with the lighting each night of the Hanukkah candles.
As we are about to conclude 2009 with the brightness of Hanukkah and Christmas, I would like to share with you a prayer for a happy New Year.
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Rabbi Dr. Barry Dov Schwartz
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12/9/09
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