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In late 1916, Brooklyn’s Inez Milholland Boissevain, a prominent New York attorney and suffragist, was traveling the country, demanding equal rights for women, including the right to vote. By the time she reached the West Coast . . .
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3/9/17
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At Woodmere Middle School’s three-day history fair — this year Feb. 6, 7 & 8 — about 250 students in sixth, seventh and eighth grade under the guidance of History Day advisors and eighth grade social studies teachers Vinny Lospinuso and Kathleen Durney, created about 130 projects as individuals or in groups.
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By Diana Colapietro
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2/15/17
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We were supposed to have been healed by now, right? With the first African-American president finally elected not once but twice, the nation was supposed to be . . .
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2/2/17
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Feel the beat at the Madison Theatre when some chart-topping vocalists get together for a fast-paced evening of memorable hits.
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2/1/17
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In 1969, the Stonewall Inn was a hole-in-the-wall gay bar, a plain, two-story structure operated by the Mafia. No one would have suspected . . .
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10/20/16
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June is Great Outdoors Month. It’s a recognition and celebration of all the things we can do outside. And here on the South Shore, there’s no shortage of ways to spend a day out of doors, and have lots of fun doing it.
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6/16/16
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It’s common for siblings, especially twins, to try to
outdo each other.
But Woodmere residents and twins Jonny and Rachel Miller, eighth-graders at Woodmere Middle School, have done the opposite. Instead of competing, they have teamed up to create a dominant duo when it comes to history contests.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/11/16
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It is surely a positive sign for our society that women are no longer celebrated only for the help they give men. For a long time now, women have been heroes in their own right . . .
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3/10/16
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To wrap up Black History Month, the Five Towns Community Center hosted “Hallowed Lands: African Historical Sites,” on Monday, a program to allow the community to recognize the events and sites in America where the “most profound moments in history” took place, according to event organizer Evelyn Jackson.
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By Vanessa Parker
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3/2/16
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Using sports and fitness, a group of people is working to revitalize the programs at the Five Towns Community Center at 270 Lawrence Ave. in Lawrence and attract a more diverse population.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/10/16
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