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Villages celebrate the season [Video]
The villages of East Rockaway and Lynbrook celebrated the arrival of the holidays with winter festivals on the same evening. There was plenty of fun, music and entertainment, with sleigh rides and great … more
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Oceanside resident Sandra Glassman has loved the piano since she was 11 and still gives piano lessons to young kids.
Oceanside poet still stirs up creativity at 82 with new children’s books
Sandra Glassman has not shown any signs of slowing down as a creative writer, even though she modestly said she doesn’t know where her inspiration comes from. Just take a look at the walls of … more
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Rabbi and JCC trainer Mark Sebesta has helped many people with special needs stay fit, including Jordan Ijeako.
Friedberg JCC trainer Mark Sebesta uses faith, fitness to help those with special needs
Mark Sebesta, a personal trainer and exercise specialist at the Friedberg JCC in Oceanside, has dedicated most of his life to three things: fitness, faith and helping others. Sebesta, 53, works … more
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Donna Pisacano-Brown is a Point Lookout resident who has been a columnist featured in local newspapers since 1996. She is a passionate advocate for drunken driving awareness, and shining a light on metal health topics.
‘Thanks-giving’ and the benefits of tradition
As I contemplate the approaching Thanksgiving holiday, I find my thoughts drifting back to the formative years of my youth while being raised by my paternal grandparents who immigrated from Italy. A … more
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The roof of this vacant repair shop on Austin Boulevard lied crumpled on the ground 50 feet from the building, after the winds blew it off.
Hurricane Sandy — documenting a tragedy in pictures [Photo gallery]
Hurricane Sandy hit homes and businesses in Oceanside and Island Park hard, with flooding, downed trees and power lines, and horrific damage to boats, cars and buildings. In the days that followed … more
Gary Weidner, a media relations specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, flew in from Nevada to assist in the recovery. Above, he was standing in front of FEMA’s mobile Disaster Recovery Center at Nassau Community College’s Student Union.
FEMA sets up shop at Nassau Community College
Weary homeowners battered by Hurricane Sandy began to trickle into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mobile Disaster Recovery Center at Nassau Community College’s Student Union, a red-brick building on the west side of the campus, when it opened last Friday. The center was set up to help homeowners who suffered losses in the massive storm to file for grants that will enable them to rebuild. more
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$564 Million Provided to Sandy Survivors in New York
Each day since Hurricane Sandy hit the region, the number of New Yorkers who have filed with the Federal Emergency Management Agency has grown, and so too has the amount of reported funds given out by FEMA. more
Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan speaks to seventh- and eighth-graders at Lincoln Orens Middle School. Her mission? For the public to bear witness.
‘Please share our stories,’ Holocaust survivor implores Island Park students
When Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan, 88, spoke to seventh- and eighth- graders at Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park, she didn’t just want to pass on a message — she … more
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