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Key Club members from Baldwin High School held their annual Supermarket Sweep and basket assembly last weekend.
Thanksgiving help for local families
On Thursday, many Baldwin residents are set to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and family, all the while enjoying a delicious meal that took hours to prepare. But, much like in every community, … more
Barbara and Richard Carbonaro, far left and third from left, and Karen Rycyk, center, organized donations to purchase 26 trees at Brookside Elementary School in remembrance of the 26 shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012. At a ceremony last Saturday, Board of Education Trustees Eric Harrison, Karyn Reid and Joel Press joined them.
Trees donated in honor of Newtown victims
As Richard Carbonaro addressed a small crowd outside Brookside Elementary School over the weekend, a warm early-fall sun shone on 26 new trees around the school’s property. more
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Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature and a Republican candidate for Congress, held a press conference on Aug. 6 in Mineola.
Blakeman repeats call for Rice Moreland explanation
For the second time in a week’s span, Republican congressional candidate Bruce Blakeman on Aug. 6 appeared outside a state courthouse in Mineola to call for Kathleen Rice, the Nassau County district attorney and his Democratic opponent in this fall’s election, to address allegations that political interference undermined the Moreland Commission ... more
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Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, right, of Merrick, participated in a recent Long Island Progressive Coalition protest, saying that County Executive Ed Mangano created an “appearance of impropriety” in accepting campaign contributions from contractors that did restoration work for the county after Hurricane Sandy. A Mangano spokesman later accused Denenberg of accepting illegal campaign contributions. Richard Landau of Merrick, whose home was severely damaged in Sandy, joined Denenberg at the protest.
Progressive Coalition protesters decry county's Sandy contracts
Protesters from the Long Island Progressive Coalition, a nonprofit social and environmental advocacy group, claimed at a June 4 rally in Mineola that County Executive Ed Mangano received $144,000 in campaign contributions from private companies that did restoration work for the county after Hurricane Sandy. more
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New York Blood Center asking for donors
The New York Blood Center is urgently asking donors to roll up their sleeves on this Valentine’s Day to replenish its community blood supply. more
'To whom much is given, much is required'
I have a friend who, when asked for a donation to charity, says, quite comfortably, “I don’t give to charity.” more
Still wanted: your donations
The holiday season is a time for generosity, when many people give to local charities. But when the calendar rolls over to the new year and the decorations come down, the spirit of generosity often fades. more
Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr.
Legislature weighs organ donation bill
The New York State Senate recently passed legislation that would, if passed by the Assembly and signed by the governor, require people to indicate on their driver’s license applications whether they wish to become organ donors. more
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Officials and Island Harvest volunteers celebrated the organization's 8 millionth pound of donated food, as well as its new heavy-duty truck, donated by the Walmart Foundation.
Island Harvest reaches a milestone
On Dec. 28, Nassau Coliseum was being used for something other than sports games and concerts: Island Harvest, Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization, was shipping out its record-high 8 … more
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