On the corner of the street on which I lived growing up in Brookline, Mass., there is a sign directing tourists to the home of a famous individual.
You guessed it – I am not that individual. …
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Dr. Barry Dov Schwarts
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9/17/09
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South Side High School alumni Army Reserve Sgt. Edward B. Hynes, an imagery analyst with four years of military service, has been mobilized and activated for deployment overseas to a forward …
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9/17/09
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The village’s Recreation Center's annual Kids Fest Open House drew a large crowd last Saturday, on a partly cloudy afternoon.
From noon to 4, families visited the Rec Center and enjoyed …
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9/17/09
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A thousand thanks
To the Editor:
This is to express my heartfelt appreciation and deep thanks to the person who turned in the digital camera that I inadvertently left behind on the platform of …
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9/17/09
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Vineyard Church reschedules Community Party
Their plans for the free Community Party on the Village Green in August were dashed by inclement weather but undeterred, the Vineyard Church has …
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9/17/09
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Former Rockville Centre resident Olivia L. McDougal, known as “Dolly” died peacefully on Aug. 21 at the Walnut Creek Nursing Center in Dayton, Ohio. She was 94. A …
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9/17/09
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Once again, runners from Rockville Centre will participate in the Tunnel to Towers Run/Walk on Sept. 27, hosted by The Stephen Siller, FDNY ‘Let Us Do Good” Children’s Foundation. Held annually, this event celebrates the life and legacy of all those who died on Sept. 11, 2001. By taking part in the 5K run, participants retrace the final steps of firefighter Stephen Siller, who lived in Rockville Centre for a number of years as a young boy, as he ran through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel in an attempt to help those trapped inside the World Trade Center during the attacks that day.
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9/17/09
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The village of Rockville Centre stands to lose the experience of as many as six seasoned police officers by year’s end, the Herald has learned, and if many of those officers do retire within weeks of each other, the village could face a substantial payout. The police department, already short staffed with two officers out on disability, an unfilled open position, and a lower-than-authorized headcount, would see the retirement of about 12 percent of its force by the end of December if all six officers leave.
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Judy Rattner
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9/17/09
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The Rockville Centre 11-12 year old girls softball team won the 2009 District 30 Williamsport Softball Championship, before losing to New Hyde Park in the sectionals. After defeating Long Beach in …
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9/17/09
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Rockville Centre native Courtney Morin, a senior at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. has been working to foster sustainable enterprises and community-serving businesses in a local neighborhood near the school. The English major’s internship is part of Easton’s Urban Ecology Project.
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9/17/09
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