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Events on Long Island
Exhibits and more... Donald BaechlerThis large-scale installation by artist Donald Baechler is accompanied by several of his collaged paintings. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, … more
Mepham High School senior Steven Tsai, center, recently won New York’s Poetry Out Loud competition. Now he is headed to national finals of the contest in Washington, D.C. He was honored during last week’s Bellmore-Merrick Merrick Central High School District Board of Education meeting. He was joined by Central Superintendent Dr. Henry Kiernan and board President Nina Lanci.
Mepham senior crowned NY’s poetry king
Mepham High School senior Steven Tsai was recently crowned New York state champion in the Poetry Out Loud competition, a national contest that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and competition. more
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Bellmore entrepreneurs honored for charity
At the New York State Grand Lodge Foundation’s annual winter charity ball, Thomas and Claudette Valenti, owners of Piccolo Restaurant in Bellmore, were honored with the Special Humanitarian Award. The duo was recognized for their generosity and dedication to philanthropic organizations. They are pictured above with their children, from left, Tommy, Biance and Nicholas. more
There is no doubt: CPR and AEDs save lives
On Feb. 3, Doug Oggeri suffered a massive heart attack after shovelling snow. Thankfully, his 18-year-old daughter, Colleen had learned cardiopulmonary resuscitation through the Police Athletic League. more
Exploring L.I.'s waterways with the Riverhead Foundation
Weekend highlights include a seal cruise, offered by the Riverhead Foundation, a family art day at Nassau County Museum of Art and Rock Hall Museum's Black History Month program. more
Kennedy High School senior Josh Cohen was recently named an Intel Science Talent Search semifinalist. He was joined here by Kennedy research mentor Barbi Frank.
Kennedy senior scores Intel win
Kennedy High School senior Josh Cohen spent the summer of 2010 peering into a high-powered microscope at SUNY Stony Brook to study aerosols –– solids and liquids suspended inside gas molecules that were so small they were imperceptible to the human eye. more
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Venture outside on a winter seal cruise
Bring the family for a peak at Long Island's seal population at a seal cruise out of Freeport. For those who prefer to stay inside, Ayn Rand's courtroom drama is now on the Hofstra stage and the stars of "Rent" bring their concert act to the area. more
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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Liz O'Shaughnessy, the Merrick Herald's Person of the Year
The Merrick Herald's Person of the Year, Liz O'Shaughnessy
Last January, the long trailer in the parking lot at the end of Bennington Avenue in Freeport projected an unwelcoming image. The cement-gray exterior looked sterile and institutional. The sign above the front door, “Workers Available,” was faded. The wooden steps leading inside were worn and rickety. And out back the siding had ripped off in a storm, exposing insulation. more
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Tyler Seaman
Tyler Seaman, at 18, remembered for his thirst for life
Wherever Tyler Seaman was, laughter was never far behind. That is how those closest to him would like to remember the 2010 Calhoun High School graduate, who died Oct. 29 after a long battle with … more
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