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I didn’t have a disability. Our institutions do.
After watching a boring sci-fi movie, I stared at the blinking orange hand signal outside the Lynbrook movie theater, waiting to cross heavily trafficked, four-lane Peninsula Boulevard. more
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L.I.’s future solar users are getting a raw deal
New York is headed in the wrong direction on solar power. more
Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, right, listened to drummers Victor Phill, left, and Alex Williams as they prepared for the march.
Unity in the Community Day prospers despite setbacks
At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement last year, and as the rhetoric of the presidential campaign heated up, unity was hard to come by. Across the country, division became more evident in a turbulent time. But communities such as Elmont sought to find ways promote positive discussion among disparate groups, and that’s what took place during its inaugural Unity in the Community Day last Saturday at Dutch Broadway Park. more
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Affordable homeownership for all must be a priority
June was National Homeownership Month. For many, homeownership is a part of the American dream that is proving to be increasingly difficult to attain. Long Island home prices . . . more
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Saying farewell to a president who put Hofstra on the map
I take note of the impending retirement of Dr. Stuart Rabinowitz, the president of Hofstra University. Having been a trustee of the university for almost 30 years, I have come to understand . . . more
Herald Community Newspapers is seeking nominations for its new Head of the Class Awards program.
Herald Head of the Class Awards to honor teachers
"Been homeschooling a 6-year old and 8-year old for one hour and 11 minutes. Teachers deserve to make a billion dollars a year. Or a week."—Shonda Rhimes (@shondarhimes), March … more
Natasha Warburton presented Elmont Memorial High School Principal Kevin Dougherty with a gift basket on behalf of Cub Scout Pack 294 for his efforts to help feed local families.
Elmont principal recognized for community efforts
When Elmont Memorial High School Principal Kevin Dougherty stepped outside the building the morning of April 7 to address a situation he was told needed his attention, he didn’t expect to find … more
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Ruhee Kapadia, event coordinator at Masjid Hamza spoke with Carol Green, a teacher at Alden Terrace, and her mother on Saturday at a pop-up vaccination site at the school.
Alden Terrace pop-up vaccination site serves 300
More than 300 people from Valley Stream and Elmont received Covid-19 inoculations at a state-run pop-up vaccination site at Alden Terrace Elementary School last Saturday. Organized in … more
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Doris Hicks, president of the Lakeview branch of the NAACP, received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic at the Gateway Christian Center in Valley Stream on Feb. 23. Such sites are intended to reach communities that might otherwise be overlooked in the vaccination effort.
Valley Stream pop-up vaccine site inoculates 250
State officials joined community representatives to host a pop-up coronavirus vaccine site at the Gateway Christian Center in Valley Stream on Feb. 23. According to state officials, 250 people ages … more
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced on Wednesday that Elmont Memorial Junior-Senior High School will serve as a pop-up coronavirus vaccination site on Saturday.
County announces pop-up vaccination site at Elmont Memorial
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced Wednesday morning that on Saturday, Elmont Memorial Junior-Senior High School will serve as a pop-up coronavirus vaccination site, where roughly 1,000 … more
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