'On Broadway' — on Long Island
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The Island Park Theatre Group, in conjunction with the Island Park Union Free School Recreation Department, presented “On Broadway - A Musical Revue” last weekend. A cast of 70 locals actors, dancers and singers entertained the audience at the Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park - and the IPTG broke records with its ticket sales.
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Mary Malloy
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3/25/10
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Belmont Park rallies for VLTs
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Elmont leaders, along with breeders and trainers from New York State's racing industry gathered at Belmont Park on Sunday, March 21 to fight for video lottery terminals at Aqueduct and Belmont racetracks.
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Matthew Hampton
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3/23/10
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This week's events include a musical revue of Broadway's best by the Island Park Theater Group, Hofstra University's Shakespeare Festival, and American Girl storytelling at Rock Hall Museum.
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3/17/10
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Well, here I go again. Life is just not busy enough for me, what with writing, reporting, editing, teenagers, curfews, mortgage and such — but I am honing my thespian chops now in “On …
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Mary Malloy
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3/17/10
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Some financial maneuvering by the New York Racing Association board of directors has ensured that the Belmont Stakes will be run this year, after months of hand-wringing over the difficulty of staging the race without a financial rescue for the state racing authority.
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Matthew Hampton
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3/10/10
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Sal Canepa dances in his head — but not before he listens to the tune about a half dozen times and then, painstakingly and intricately, puts each step on paper. Canepa is now working with the cast of Island Park Theatre Group’s “On Broadway — A Musical Revue,” which features full, well-known songs from 29 Broadway musicals.
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Mary Malloy
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3/10/10
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County Executive Ed Mangano stepped into the debate over the New York Racing Association and the Belmont Stakes last week, urging the racing authority not to cancel the event regardless of their financial situation. He also asked the governor to step in and force NYRA to hold the final leg of horseracing’s Triple Crown.
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Matthew Hampton
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2/24/10
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What could be better than great value, fine fresh food, endless options, a cozy ambience and an undyingly friendly staff?
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Terry Biener
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2/11/10
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Some years back, I caved to familial pressure and agreed to bring a dog into our household. I had always had dogs while growing up — abroad — and they had enriched my life and the lives of others around the family. What I had not reckoned with was the paucity of facilities for dogs in Nassau County and its towns.
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1/20/10
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Low attendance numbers at Belmont Park’s fall championship season have steeled the resolve of local legislators and activists bound and determined to see the racetrack turned into a major destination.
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by Matthew Hampton
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11/11/09
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