Keyword: survivors
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It’s time to deliver on our promise to never forget
We all remember where we were that day. I remember every detail. more
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Evelyn Vaughn was one of the 18 models who walked the runway at the Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition’s third annual fashion show last Sunday.
Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition hosts fashion show fundraiser
About 300 women came together in support of local breast cancer survivors at the Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition’s third annual fashion show last Sunday. more
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Ray Fishler visited Poland with three Rockville Centre families in 2007. Michael Heller, far left, Lucas Richner and Zachary Mandinach joined him outside his former home in Kazimierza Wielka, Poland.
Longtime Rockville Centre resident Ray Fishler, a Holocaust survivor, dies at 93
“The idea that a Holocaust survivor disappears, his story does not,” said Irving Roth, a friend of Ray Fishler’s. “His spirit and soul continues to live.” Fishler, of Wayne, N.J., a former Rockville Centre resident who shared his stories of the Holocaust to inspire local students and families, died on Nov. 19. more
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The story of the tree that survived the collapse of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, is posted around the Village Green.
Story Walk on Rockville Centre's Village Green a new way to remember Sept. 11
As some adults still struggle to process what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, the task of explaining the attacks to their children is even more difficult. But with the installation of a new Story Walk on the Village Green, that conversation could become easier. more
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Robert Gaafar, a Rockville Centre resident who escaped the mass shooting in Las Vegas last October, told his story at a forum about gun violence at the Rockville Centre Public Library in April.
Rockville Centre gun violence survivors advocating for change, spreading kindness
Only days after escaping the deadliest mass shooting in modern United States history, Robert Gaafar took a walk with his wife and two young children. He heard popping noises, momentarily transporting him from Rockville Centre back to the Route 91 Harvest Festival last Oct. 1, at which 58 people were killed and 851 injured. more
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The molecular breast imaging machine is reported to increase breast cancer detection by nearly 400 percent.
New tech weapon aids in war on breast cancer
Detecting breast cancer at its earliest stage has long challenged doctors. Now, new state-of-the-art technology could make that discovery much easier and save more lives. Mercy Medical Center, in … more
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Donald J. Trump, the ultimate reality TV star
I blame Sweden for Donald Trump’s stunning victory last week. Yes, Sweden. In 1997, “Expedition Robinson” first appeared on Swedish television. Three years later . . . more
Mailet Lopez created IHadCancer.com to help those fighting the disease connect with those who had beaten it so they could help one another.
Overcoming the diagnosis
In 2008, when she was 33, Rockville Centre resident Mailet Lopez was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. While she was being treated, she met a woman named Rita, who was undergoing treatment … more
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Eli Hamid and his son Eli Robert paid their respects during the village’s ceremony last Sunday.
Planting memories
A sapling from a tree that survived the collapse of the twin towers has found a new home in Rockville Centre. The tree, a Callery pear, had been reduced to an 8-foot-tall stump when it was found … more
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Healing the gaping wound that Sandy left
The eight students and one teacher shuffled into the center of what was left of the dining room of a red-brick ranch home on a canal in Long Beach’s East End last Friday. more
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