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Thanksgiving Tradition volunteers donated 200 turkey dinners to the First Baptist Church in Far Rockaway.
Helping for the holidays
For the past 17 years, Woodmere Lanes Owner Nick Paxinos has been preparing and delivering Thanksgiving meals to St. Boniface Parish in Elmont and the First Baptist Church in Far Rockaway, but this year he’s also planning to serve those who are displaced by Hurricane Sandy. more
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The men rehearse one of their numbers.
The show must — and will — go on for Island Park Theatre Group!
Island Park Theatre Group is back with their production of Smokey Joe's Cafe after Mother Nature put plans for the production on hold last fall. more
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Pat Alonge, left, and Gail Mancuso spread joy this holiday season, giving 150 bags of toys to local families.
They worked until Christmas Eve to deliver ‘holiday magic’
Residents of Lynbrook know Pat Alonge and Gail Mancuso as giving people. So as the holiday season approached and neighbors saw kids in need of holiday cheer, they knew who to call. more
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Historian Art Mattson compared the two tragedies that took place in Long Beach. At left, a portrait of the wreck of the Mexico, and at right, a photo of the broken boardwalk after the storm.
Disaster, 175 years apart
I was on a mission a few days after Sandy hit when I drove down to Lincoln Boulevard in Long Beach. I wanted to compare the current storm scene to a painting I own of a storm and shipwreck at … more
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Students rallied with signs, chanting, ‘Love is love,’ in hopes of overturning the decision of the Diocese of Rockville Centre to fire Maria Regina Catholic School teacher Michael Califano after he posted a photo of he and his boyfriend.
Community protests firing of Maria Regina teacher
Michael Califano, a third-grade teacher at Maria Regina Catholic School in Seaford, claims he was fired from his job after the Diocese of Rockville Centre was made aware of pictures on social media of him kissing his boyfriend. more
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Joseph Romano, his cousin, Zoe, and his mother, Theresa take a ride in the firetruck
East Rockaway Fire Department Safety Fair [Photo gallery]
The East Rockaway Fire Department sponsored a safety fair on Oct. 2, with a Smoke House, safety demonstrations and a ride on a real firetruck -- bells clanging all the way! more
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Twins Nick and Joe Pierro, born in 1933, were raised in a New York that looks a little different from today.
Life is twice as sweet for these 90-year-old twins
There were no sonograms in 1933. So one could imagine Nunziata Pierro’s surprise when, 15 minutes after giving birth to her son, there were suddenly two bundles of joy to hold. Those twins — Giuseppe “Joe” and Nicola “Nick” Pierro — celebrated their 90th birthday, on Dec. 27, in East Rockaway. more
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The Tritt Elementary School student council raised more than $5,000 from student donations. An anonymous donor agreed to match that amount and the Pope High Student Council and Key Club added another $800, bringing total donations to $12,208.
Georgia student raise thousands of $$ for East Rockaway schools
This story ran in the Marietta Daily Journal on Dec. 20. The students attend Tritt Elementary School in East Cobb, Ga. It is reprinted here with permission.By Lindsay Fieldlfield@mdjonline.com … more
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The Bertini’s basement had to be bailed out, with a lot of help from their friends.
East Rockaway reeling from Sandy
Two days after Hurricane Sandy barreled through the area, walking down West Boulevard in Bay Park was truly like walking in a war zone. Some residents were putting almost everything they owned on … more
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Courtesy Director of Guidance Mona Hecht East Rockaway Jr./ Sr. High School.
East Rockaway HS alumni return to the fold
East Rockaway High School’s recent relocation to a building in the Baldwin School District, after Superstorm Sandy, could not prevent members of the Class of 2012 from returning for the new … more
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