Island Park’s San Gennaro feast, which ran from Sept. 7 to 11, went off without a hitch, following a week of preparation.
“We could not have asked for better weather,” Jeanne Marrone, the …
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9/12/17
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On Thursday, Sept. 7, Island Park kicks off the 47th annual San Gennaro festival. Beginning with a 6 p.m. mass at the Sacred Heart Church and followed by a processional around the block, Island Park …
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9/1/17
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The 47th Annual San Gennaro Feast hosted by Sacred Heart Church in Island Park kicks off Sept. 8 with a Mass and procession at 6 p.m. beginning in front of Sacred Heart Church at 301 Long Beach Road …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/8/16
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Sister Lynn Caton, a pastoral associate in charge of social ministries at Sacred Heart Parish in North Merrick, began a garden for the first time this summer. It’s a small patch of greenery under her office window, with a handful of bushy tomato plants and soaring sunflowers. There’s also a bird feeder and a clear-plastic cross. She calls it her little “corner of heaven.”
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By Scott Brinton
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9/23/15
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In spite of the rain, resilient Island Park residents managed to get their fill of sausage and peppers, those all important zeppoles, and enjoy the rides and games during breaks in the weather — …
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9/16/15
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In some ways, we have assessed the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy, as disturbing as the figures may be. Sandy’s destruction caused at least $65 billion in damages nationwide, and no region was hit harder than Long Island’s South Shore, Oceanside and Island Park in particular.
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By Tom Jordan
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10/29/14
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When Island Park Fire Chief Anthony D’Esposito was presented with the Firefighters Humanitarian Award by the Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center on Oct. 10, it was an …
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By Tom Jordan
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10/15/14
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The Sacred Heart Parish played host to approximately 10,000 people during its 44th San Gennaro Feast between Sept. 4 and 8. Bishop William Francis Murphy of the Diocese of Rockville Centre was the …
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9/17/14
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With Women’s History Month coming to a close, seven young women at Sacred Heart Academy, an all-girls’ high school in Hempstead, were looking to write their own chapter as they prepared …
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By Emily Webb
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3/18/14
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Two new Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are open in Nassau County to provide one-on-one assistance for survivors of Hurricane Sandy.
Specialists from the state of New York, the Federal Emergency …
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11/4/12
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