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In the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement last Saturday that the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant will see at least $730 million in upgrades thanks to funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state government, residents are now hopeful that they will soon be rid of the loud, annoying noise of generators and the overpowering smell of sewage at Nassau County’s largest waste facility.
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A man stood up at the East Rockaway village board meeting on Monday night and beseeched everyone on the board to put the political mudslinging on hold. “Can’t this wait?” he asked, addressing Deputy Mayor Richard Meagher and trustees Irene Villacci, Bruno Romano and Fran Lenahan. “Maybe we can set up a debate later on, closer to the elections in March.”
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Part four in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand of Merrick, whose All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach was all but destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, finds hope in the stories that pet owners tell in the superstorm’s aftermath.
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Bay Park resident Dana Casas was nine months pregnant when the hurricane hit — and after losing almost all of their possessions in the storm, she and her …
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Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre congregants affixed a miniature facsimile of the Israeli flag to blouses, shirts and jackets as they gathered for Shabbos services on Oct. 13, with the Jewish …
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By Nicole Formisano
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10/20/23
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The Village of Lynbrook’s annual Veterans Day event at Doughboy Monument drew another crowd of neighbors who gathered to honor and respect men and women who served in the military.
Each …
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11/17/23
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Spring is in our sights and we’re sure ready for its embrace. The arrival of St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday always is a welcome harbinger of the season. Enjoy some of the lively parades nearby, even a concert, and certainly bring St. Patrick’s Day into your home with some tasty Irish cuisine. Favorites include corned beef and cabbage, and, of course, soda bread.
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By Karen Bloom
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3/13/24
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In a scene so colorful it could have come straight from a comic panel, East Rockaway’s Bethany Congregational Church was filled with artwork, figurines, stickers and, of course, comics. The …
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6/25/23
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John Capone told his mother that he would be on TV one day. But when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s seven years ago at 40 years old — and only six months after marrying his wife …
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By Nicole Formisano
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10/20/23
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The Lynbrook American Legion’s recently formed Ladies Auxiliary held a tea and get-together at the Lynbrook Library in October. The newly formed Auxiliary will assist American Legion Post 335 …
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11/17/23
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