Marine Cpl. Kevin Vaughan came home from the war in Afghanistan in March 2012 after losing his left leg to a roadside bomb. Raised in Merrick, the Mepham High School graduate was given a hero’s homecoming by his community: a parade that stretched up Jerusalem Avenue and led to his childhood home.
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By Casey Pinner
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9/3/14
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After scoring nine goals in its final three games last season with just one senior on the field, Molloy College’s men’s soccer team is looking to carry some momentum and confidence into 2014.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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8/29/14
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The Lions Club of Valley Stream presented a local high school graduate with a scholarship and two of its members with awards for their activities at the club’s scholarship dinner at King Umberto restaurant in Elmont on Aug. 6.
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By Micah Danney
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8/15/14
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Hearing loss has been an issue for Valley Stream resident William Ryan for many years. It’s a problem that has often led to frustration, but one that has been solved thanks to the Valley Stream Lions Club.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/2/14
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Students at the Meadowbrook Alternative Program in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District marked their commencement in front of parents, family members and friends on June 23. Marching …
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7/2/14
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Meredith Gulfman has been a teaching assistant at Merrick’s Birch Elementary School for six years, but she’s also been baking all her life. Still, she said she was unsure whether …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/19/14
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The aroma of funnel cakes and sausage and pepper sandwiches, the laughter of children mixed with the noise of a Ferris wheel lurching upwards, and dozens of vendor booths filled with handmade crafts were just some of the smells, sounds and sights of the Nassau County Strawberry Festival in North Bellmore last weekend.
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/4/14
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Hundreds of Long Islanders are set to gather in North Bellmore this weekend at the Nassau County Strawberry Festival, sponsored by the Bellmore Lions and Kiwanis clubs.
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/28/14
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On May 2, the Rockville Centre Lions Club held its third Annual Dinner in the Dark fundraiser.
Guests are blindfolded for the meal, giving them the opportunity to see what it is like for visually …
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5/7/14
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The Rockville Centre Lions Club’s third annual “Dinner in the Dark” fundraiser will be held on Friday, May 2, from 7:30 p.m. to midnight at the Rockville Links Country Club in Rockville …
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4/17/14
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