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Julian’s Light, a growing nonprofit organization based in the Bronx, recently held a month-long basketball tournament at Coes Neck Park in northern Baldwin. The group, which Recreation Coordinator Fred Lopez said aims to “keep youth off the street and focused on positive and productive activities,” was founded in 2008 in honor of Julian Feliciano, a 13-year-old bystander who was killed during a street brawl in 2003.
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By Chris Connolly
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9/4/13
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Four Baldwin students, Killian Banks, Kelsi King, Luiza DaMotta and Janvi Pamnani, have been accepted into the inaugural class of Doshi STEM Program at the Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Nassau County (BOCES) — Long Island’s first high school focused on science.
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By Chris Connolly
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9/4/13
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Mike DerGarabedian, a member of the United States Wrestling hall of fame, and Chris Weidman, recently crowned champion of the UFC’s middleweight division, are
slated to appear at a fundraiser to support sports at Baldwin Middle School on Sept. 11. The two BHS graduates and wrestling standouts are slated to “meet and greet” fans and Baldwin school supporters from 6-9 p.m. at Chadwick’s Chops and Bar, 49 Front St., Rockville Centre.
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By Chris Connolly
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8/28/13
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After 16 years, Catherine Overton, Director of the Baldwin Public Library, is leaving. Overton will take over at the Rockville Centre library, but says she will always remember her time in Baldwin with a smile. “I’ve had an amazing time at the Baldwin Library,” Overton said last week. “It’s a wonderful community and I had a great staff and a supportive Board. I’m going to miss everyone.”
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By Chris Connolly
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8/28/13
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John P. McCloy, known to his friends as Jack, is out of the race for the 5th Legislative District seat that longtime Legislator Joe Scannell will not seek to retain when his term expires. McCloy’s ouster leaves Baldwin school board Trustee Laura Curran unopposed on the Democratic ticket. She will face off against Republican challenger Debbie Pugliese, a member of the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors, in the general election in November.
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By Chris Connolly
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8/28/13
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A six-hour standoff with police ended without injury this Monday in Baldwin. But a host of weapons and explosives charges have been filed against the suspect, Richard Erickson, 43, of 3397 Bayfront Drive in Baldwin.
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By Chris Connolly
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8/21/13
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Baldwinpalooza, the concert that assembled local talent for an all-day performance to benefit Baldwin schools last weekend, raised more than $20,000 — a figure that may increase as additional vendors turn in their percentages. Held on a beautiful late summer day, the event drew around 700 people to its program of music, games, food and other attractions.
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By Chris Connolly
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8/21/13
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The band didn’t sound very cohesive. In fact, the musicians filling up Baldwin Senior High School’s music room last week weren’t even unanimous on what song they were trying to tackle. The first chair flutist couldn’t produce more than a whispering whistle on her instrument, and Olga, the Ukrainian xylophonist, was banging away with all the precision of a delighted 2-year-old.
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By Chris Connolly
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8/21/13
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An automobile slammed into a Baldwin house on Milburn and Brooklyn Avenues today near the LIRR tracks north of Sunrise Highway.
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By Chris Connolly
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8/19/13
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“This was a learning experience for us,” said Baldwin’s new Superintendent of Schools, James Scannell. “It was a resetting of the benchmarks and our shift was roughly in line with the shifts we saw across the county. The Common Core is here to stay, and we’re going to use this as a way to inform us as to how we can adjust.”
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By Chris Connolly and Andrew Hackmack
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8/15/13
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