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Robinson Cano and the fight against poverty
This is the time of year when baseball fans live in a state of perpetual hope that their favorite team will acquire some decent players so that next season won’t be a disaster. more
Centre Avenue Elementary School nurse Alice Calabrese trained Herald reporter Brian Croce how to administer epinephrine. Principal Timothy Silk is one of the many educators in the school who has been trained as well.
Food allergies a focus for school officials
This story is the fourth in series about food allergies in children. For other installments, visit liherald.com and search “food allergies.” The recent rise in food allergies among children … more
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Food allergy cases have risen in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The graph at right depicts the percentage of children with specific food allergies.
What causes food allergies?
Third in a series. The number of people with potentially deadly food allergies in the U.S. has risen steadily in recent years, and according to Food Allergy Research & Education, as many as 15 … more
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Vincent O'Connell, left, and Theo Franks, both 11, are sixth graders at Our Lady of Peace School in Lynbrook with potentially deadly food allergies.
The children chime in: Dealing with food allergies
Touching the wrong container or tasting the wrong food could have devastating consequences for the millions of people in the United States with food allergies. According to Food Allergy Research & Education, nearly 6 million children have food allergies in the country and an estimated 9 million adults. more
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A growing number of parents are caring for children with food allergies, including many in Lynbrook. From left are Kristine Franks, Jean Reid, Susan Kelly and her daugter Elaine, and Christine Weston.
Dangers lurking in lunchboxes
ynbrook resident Dina Prato has two boys, ages 5 and 3, who have peanut and tree nut allergies. Every morning, as she puts her oldest son, Dante, on the bus to the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center, Dina hands a prescribed EpiPen — used to inject epinephrine — to the bus matron in case Dante has an allergic reaction before he even gets to school. When there’s a substitute matron, Dina must drive her son to school. more
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Hunger is all around us, yet it doesn't have to be
The recent vote by Congress to cut $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the food stamp program known as SNAP — over the next 10 years is alarming. more
Behind enemy lines in the supermarket wars
I wonder how many parents would buy Lunchables for their kids if they knew that a team of food technicians, product marketers and cigarette company executives developed this longtime staple of the American school cafeteria. more
Thank a volunteer — or, even better, become one
Every community needs police officers, teachers, sanitation workers and elected leaders. But every community also needs volunteers, the people whose contributions mean so much yet so often go unnoticed. more
Enjoying a holiday meal together were, from clockwise left: Cedarhurst resident Nancy French, Robert Colby of Far Rockaway, Jo Leonski of East Rockaway and sisters Aimee and Ann Hendrickson of Rockaway Park.
Giving thanks, after all
It’s been a longstanding tradition for Bethany Congregational Church to host its annual Thanksgiving dinner for those who are homeless, alone, or just wanted to communally share a very American … more
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Happy Thanksgiving
Amid all the complaints about what did not get done well before, during and after the storm, we shouldn’t forget to thank those who did so much good while the winds raged, and have in the days since. more
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