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From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. But in order to appreciate these immigrants’ colorful, flavorful contributions to virtually every realm of American life, we must understand their centuries-long history . . .
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9/28/17
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When I met Nelson Melgar, the only thing we thought united us was a shared concern for our community. We met by chance at an event at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County . . .
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7/20/17
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Ashley Zumba, 15, who was last seen leaving a church on Newton Boulevard in Freeport Friday at 7:30 p.m., has been located police said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/3/16
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Far Rockaway resident and Five Towns Community Center youth advocacy counselor and youth employment coordinator Veronica Ortiz was among the eight people the Town of Hempstead recognized for their contributions to the local Hispanic community at National Hispanic Heritage Month ceremony at town hall on Oct. 4.
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By Diana Colapietro
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10/12/16
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With the mission of creating an involved constituency and informing Spanish-speaking parents about a range of topics, the revitalized Five Towns Hispanic Association has begun to add its voice to a growing number of discussions in the Lawrence School District.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/15/16
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At 2:17 p.m. last Friday, a woman, 17, entered her home on Central Avenue in Woodmere and saw a man cutting the screen of a rear window. He is described as Hispanic, 30, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and black gloves.
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2/22/16
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Intolerance seems like an uncomplicated issue: Most rational people would agree it has no place in civil society. Yet it persists . . .
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10/23/14
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Central American Independence Day celebrated
[Photo gallery]
Central American Independence Day was celebrated by more than 1,100 people at the Five Towns Community Center on Lawrence Avenue in Lawrence, on Sept. 14.
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9/25/13
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The Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre is set to receive thousands of dollars in funding from the United Way of Long Island to help families in the area recovering from Hurricane Sandy.
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Alex Costello
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8/28/13
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No doubt, Nassau County’s –– and, specifically, the Town of Hempstead’s –– demographics are a-changin’.
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5/9/13
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