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Halloween: a relief from real-life horrors

It is Oct. 31, 1951, a bitterly cold Halloween. My mother and I are rushing home from the neighborhood bakery in the late afternoon. more

10/31/13

The best weapon against breast cancer is awareness

Breast cancer victims are our mothers, our sisters, our friends and, yes, sometimes our fathers and brothers. more

10/17/13

Taking on dragons in the southern seas

I think of you as fellow travelers. We are, after all, living our lives in sync, reading the same news, reacting to the same events. more

1/17/13

Saving the world, $10 at a time, part II

At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room, which are connected by a simple pine staircase. It was a triumphal moment. more

1/10/13

The “Journey for a Purpose” event committee, including Chabad’s Chanie Kramer, right, center, at the event.

Merrick-Bellmore Chabad reaching out to breast cancer patients

Seventeen years ago, Merokean Cindy Knoll was diagnosed with breast cancer. Even though she was then a patient undergoing treatment, she was also still a mother of three. The survivor said she doesn’t know what she would have done if her mother weren’t around to watch her then 1-year-old daughter and help –– and now she wants to make sure other local women battling the disease have the same support. “You love your children, but you are worried about surviving,” she said. “I had a very good support group in my family, but some people don’t, and we want to help them. “ more

By Julie Mansmann | 12/19/12

Breast cancer awareness: mission accomplished

I couldn’t wait for November. Once the calendar page turned, Breast Cancer Awareness Month was officially over. more

11/2/12

Kennedy JV soccer squad helps raise breast-cancer awareness

Kennedy junior-varsity soccer players Alyssa Kaufman, Hunter Slavin, Emily Okun, Hannah Ferry, Brooke Rosen Holtz, Halley Kaye, Jessica Romano and Alyona Meyer ran a donation table during a recent Kennedy soccer game dedicated to breast cancer awareness. Through sales and donations, the girls raised $600. more

10/19/12

Kennedy goalkeeper Nicole Liotta stood at attention for the national anthem before a recent night match against Massapequa. The game, dedicated to breast cancer awareness, raised $600, and was the first girls’ sporting event in Kennedy history to be played under the lights.

At Kennedy, it’s more than a game

The Kennedy girls’ soccer team marched from under the bleachers onto the field on Oct. 11, with the players donning pink warmup shirts that read “Playing for a Cure.” more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 10/16/12

This month the focus is on breast cancer

Nassau County has one of the nation’s highest rates of breast cancer, and more than 1,200 women in the county were diagnosed with the disease from 2004 to 2008, according to the State Department of Health’s New York State Cancer Registry. more

10/11/12

The Dakota Design Center in Merrick held its “Pinkout” event last Friday to raise breast-cancer awareness throughout the community. A fashion show, above, was a highlight of the evening.

Design center puts on a ‘Pinkout’ to raise awareness

To raise breast-cancer awareness throughout the community, the Dakota Design Center in Merrick kicked off its “Pinkout” event at its Merrick Road showroom last Friday. more

By David Weingrad | 9/25/12

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