For more than 75 years, the Freeport-Merrick Rotary has lived by one motto: “Service above self.” And although the pandemic has hindered the club’s usual fundraising efforts, …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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12/21/20
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Jo Ann Jenkins, AARP CEO and author of the novel Disrupt Aging, provides an outline for living your life fully at every life stage and age. This concept became more significant to Jenkins when she …
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Michele Biggart
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11/4/20
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Meet at the mailbox, we told our kids when they walked up the block to wait for the school bus. Those were the elementary school years when the yellow bus hauled them off to . . .
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By Randi Kreiss
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9/11/20
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Let us assume that we all have first-rate intelligence. It’s a bit of a leap, because many Americans are wedged into a rigid binary belief set, either blue or red . . .
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8/21/20
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The U.S. Postal Service is older than the United States itself: Benjamin Franklin appointed the first postmaster general in 1775, a year before the Revolution against Great Britain erupted. Ever since, the Postal Service has been woven into the very fabric of our democracy . . .
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8/21/20
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There is a new generation label that many of us fall into, along with our Generation X and Millennial designation – the Sandwich Generation. This large group of 30-, 40- and 50-somethings can …
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by Michele Biggart, Director of Sales, Fountaingate Gardens
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8/7/20
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As we phase in more of the everyday activities we once enjoyed, it’s important to remember that this is a “new normal,” not necessarily the normal we were once accustomed to. As a …
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7/22/20
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With all the news of the coronavirus crisis, it would be easy to forget that we are more than a month into the Atlantic hurricane season — and now is the time to prepare for the possibility of a major storm.
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7/10/20
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Island Park Public Library, normally a community gathering place, has been closed for more than two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, according to director Jessica Koenig, library staff is helping patrons stay connected and planning for a reopening as soon as public health conditions permit.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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5/21/20
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New York state’s Division of Licensing Services has adopted new regulations to address widespread housing discrimination. They take effect on June 20, and represent an important step forward. Yet much more state action is needed.
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By Elaine Gross
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5/15/20
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