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Erasing racism in South Carolina, and on L.I.
On July 10, South Carolina finally decided to join the Union for good when it removed the Confederate battle flag from its State House grounds in Columbia, its capital. more
For volunteers, to give is to get
Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . . more
Joe, center, spent years on the street homeless, and because he suffered from mental illness, it was difficult for him to find help from government or nonprofit agencies. Madeleine Petrara Perrin and the Rev. David Czeisel came to his aid.
Help for the mentally ill homeless is hard to find
It was the summer of 2012. Madeleine Petrara Perrin, an attorney from Bayville, couldn’t get over how much Joe had changed. She had last seen Joe, a Bayville native who was 56 at the time, at his apartment a year earlier when she was volunteering for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic charitable group committed to ending poverty. Joe was a shell of his former self. more
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented Mandela with a key to the city in 2005.
Mandela mourned across L.I.
The death last week of former South African President Nelson Mandela sparked a worldwide outpouring of sorrow, respect and remembrance of a man many considered one of history’s great heroes — a … more
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Norman Murray, a former civic worker for the Town of Hempstead, died on Tuesday. He was 87.
Norman Murray, 20-year Town of Hempstead worker and World War II veteran, dies
Norman Murray, a former Town of Hempstead worker of more than 20 years, a World War II veteran, and the father of Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, died on Tuesday from complications from cancer. He was 87. more
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BroadHollow Theatre's "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" concludes its run in Elmont on Sunday.
What's happening on Long Island this weekend
Exhibits and more... AB-EX/RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism ReconsideredAB-EX/RE-CON explores both the best known and less familiar practitioners of abstract and gestural painting who dominated the … more
Your new landlord can — and should — help
Q. I’m about to apply for permits and rent a store for my church to hold services. We’re a small congregation with not a lot of funds, and we need to make this as simple as possible. more
Falls Church, Va. donated an ambulance to the Island Park Fire Department to replace the one that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.
‘The fire service is a brotherhood’
Hurricane Sandy really hurt the Island Park Fire Department. The lower floor of the IPFD’s headquarters was destroyed, and an engine and an ambulance along with it. But due to the kindness of … more
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Church fills in on High Holy Days
A burst pipe and a flooded temple could have been a disaster for the Jewish Center of Island Park congregation during the High Holy Days, if not for the swift assistance offered by the Sacred Heart … more
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The piano duo of Vlada Yaneva and Matthew Harrison, known as Masterwork Conversations, performs at the Elmont Library Theatre on Sunday.
What's happening on Long Island this weekend
Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more
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