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Sean Sincinito, left, Angie Baselice and Daniella Deciantis of the Flour Shoppe Café serve up smiles and samples during the Taste of Rockville Centre on Jan. 26.

Taste of Rockville Centre fuels parade committee's philanthropic efforts

It is said “laughter is brightest in the place where the food is.” This was certainly the case last Friday night, as crowds of hungry patrons converged at the St. Agnes Parish Center for … more

By Daniel Offner | 2/2/24

Peter King: a true patriot and statesman

U.S. Rep. Peter King’s recent decision to retire from Congress will end a distinguished career of public service to Long Island, New York and America. In a time when our politics is more fractured and contentious than ever . . . more

11/29/19

An Evening With The consul General of Ireland, Barbara Jones — Centenary of the 1916 Easter Uprising

Please join us as the Consul General shares information on Irish history and the commemorations planned in New York for the Easter Uprising’s 100th Anniversary. On Monday, April 24, 1916, the … more

1/20/16

Pete King is trapped in his party’s downward spiral

These days I feel sorry for anyone who gets into the world of politics, because it has become such a mean-spirited and dysfunctional profession. For the most part, the public lumps good and bad politicians into one category . . . more

10/22/15

Connie Roberts, of Merrick, who lived for a time in Bellmore, recently published her first poetry collection, “Little Witness,” to much acclaim. It describes a harrowing childhood at one of Ireland’s notorious industrial schools.

Poetry reveals a child’s torment

Each night as a child, Connie Roberts stroked her white plastic rosary beads, recited her prayers and curled up in her comfortless bed at the Mount Carmel Industrial School for Girls, in Ireland’s Midlands region. She often heard screams echo through the cavernous institution. Now 52, Roberts can still hear them in her head. They were, she said, “the worst.” more

By Scott Brinton | 7/22/15

David Barry and his fiancée, Samantha Burns. The couple will be married on Friday and then march in the St. Patrick’s Parade on Saturday.

March of the bride and groom

When the Rockville Centre St. Patrick’s Parade steps off on Saturday, there will be a special group marching in it. In addition to the pipe bands, firefighters, police officers and Irish cultural … more

By Alex Costello | 3/20/14

Grand Marshal Sean O’Rourke, right, and parade chairwoman Kathleen Schwarting at the Taste of Rockville Centre last month.

Head of the parade

Sean O’Rourke, the Grand Marshal for this year’s St. Patrick’s Parade, has been a longtime supporter of the parade. He joined Parade Committee in 1998 and has stayed active with it since. … more

By Alex Costello | 2/19/14

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition of highlights from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection features a broad … more

2/29/12

Ten-year-olds Isabel Schwagerl, left, and Morgan McGuire, both Watson Elementary School 5th graders, recently played in a Gaelic Football tournament with a team from Queens.

Rockville Centre's Gaelic football gals

Two local Rockville Centre 10-year-olds, Morgan McGuire and Isabel Schwagerl recently competed in the Continental Youth Gaelic Football Championships in Boston. more

8/17/11

The Long Island Gaels U-14 squad took on Team Toronto on Friday morning at Eisenhower Park.

Gaelic games take over East Meadow

Players from England, Ireland, Canada and from across the United States are in East Meadow this weekend to compete in youth Gaelic football and hurling tournaments. more

Mike Caputo | 7/30/10

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