The Fishbin family, of Port Washington, and the Seaman family, of Merrick, have known each other since their sons attended sleepaway summer camp together many years ago. Now they are joining together for the benefit of two organizations that are dear to their hearts: Rock and Wrap it Up! and Music Never Stops: The Tyler Seaman Foundation. On March 27, a concert at City Winery in downtown Manhattan will raise money for both organizations.
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By Brian Racow
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3/14/14
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Nassau County Republicans lined up earlier this month in support of County Legislator Michael Venditto, a Massapequa Republican, as their party’s candidate to succeed former Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. in the New York State Senate.
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By Brian Racow
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3/14/14
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Challenge your senses during an evening hike through the trails at Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center.
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3/12/14
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Students, faculty and community members will come together at Mepham High School in North Bellmore for the annual “Chop Your Locks” fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation on March 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium.
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3/7/14
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Marijuana legalization is all the rage these days, much to my chagrin. I oppose it. Always have. Always will.
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3/6/14
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Gillian Cohen was just 7 years old when she received a life-saving liver transplant, but she has never forgotten it.
Now a junior at Calhoun High School, Gillian spends much of her time working to help ensure that others in need of organ transplants get the same second chance at life that she did. The list of public venues in which she has spoken about the importance of organ donation has grown.
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By Brian Racow
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2/26/14
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The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven, nonprofit charitable organization that raises money for childhood cancer research, will host one of its signature head-shaving events at Calhoun High School on March 18, when more than 200 people will shave their heads “in solidarity” with children with cancer and raise money to eradicate childhood cancers.
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2/26/14
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Kennedy High School students recently had the chance to get in touch with their inner poets during a school-wide “Poetry Out Loud” competition.
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2/5/14
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While Mepham High School students said they were pleased to bring Broadway to Bellmore last week, they were even more pleased to raise more than a thousand dollars for a worthy cause.
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/5/14
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In an era when too many politicians seem to be focused primarily on staying in office, U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has announced that she will be stepping down, and State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. has already done so.
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1/16/14
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