In 1952, Merokean Jerome Medowar was a 22-year-old recent graduate of Long Island University, living with his parents on Hedge Lane, off Merrick Road, just west of Cammans Pond. So Medowar had a perfect vantage point to observe construction that year of Lakeside Elementary School, which became Norman J. Levy-Lakeside Elementary School after the death in 1998 of the popular state senator.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/18/12
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The New York Mets might have opened up their inaugural season in 1962, but for Valley Stream residents, a bigger opening took place that same year as the Valley Stream Public Library moved to its new building on the Village Green after operating for years on Rockaway Avenue.
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By Brian Croce
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5/15/12
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Fifty years ago, the Valley Stream Public Library was in a small two-story building on Rockaway Avenue, its days numbered in the village’s downtown. A few blocks away, a brand new library was to be constructed behind Village Hall.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/2/12
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When the Valley Stream Public Library first opened, the priority was shelf space for books, Mamie Eng, the current director, said, and in 1962 the building was more than adequate. Perhaps, if someone had been able to see 50 years into the future, it would have included some meeting space.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/2/12
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An immigrant of Argentina, though he had been born in Italy, Mario Tenaglia arrived in the United States in 1979 and immediately began working in restaurants. According to Mario’s son, Steven …
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Aaron Axelson
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4/4/12
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Enjoying family and taking time to remember the little things have made for six blissful decades of marriage for John and Marian Insinga of North Bellmore. The couple rang in their 60th anniversary on Oct. 27 with their seven children and 11 grandchildren close at hand.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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2/16/12
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Eight couples in the community celebrated their 25th and 50th wedding anniversaries with a vow renewal ceremony at St. Brigid’s Parish in Westbury on Feb. 12.
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Shannon Koehle
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2/14/12
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Vita Zorbo recently celebrated her eighth anniversary as a West Hempstead business owner.
The Lady of America Fitness for Women proprietor has been a proponent of giving back to the community …
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12/7/11
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The Rev. Michael J. Morrow, son of Audrey and the late Stewart Morrow, of Malverne, marked the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood with a Mass of Thanksgiving Sunday together with …
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11/23/11
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Malverne’s Grace Lutheran Church held its annual fall festival on Saturday. Dozens of local families turned out to join the church in celebrating its 50 anniversary with pumpkins, popcorn, …
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10/19/11
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