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I suppose that “God’s in his heaven and all’s right with the world,” as Mr. Browning said, because Rosh Hashana falls on the perfect day this year. Last year the Jewish New Year began while beach chairs still sat on the sand.
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9/29/11
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Imagine a world where there is no death or dying. Where fading flowers revive and aging people regain their failing faculties. For a brief weekend, that’s what happens in the new musical “Death Takes A Holiday” at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.
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Elyse Trevers
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7/20/11
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The North and Central Civic Association hosted an “After the Holidays Egg Hunt” on Saturday, April 30, at Fraser Park in North Merrick.
Eager children scoured the park in search of Easter eggs, and all ended the day with bucketfuls of goodies. Even the Easter Bunny made an appearance. The hunt was followed by a matzo ball toss.
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By David Weingrad
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5/5/11
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. recently visited Chatterton Elementary School in Merrick to thank students for taking part in his annual Extend the Holidays toy drive, which provides toys for children who are undergoing treatment at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola. Above, Fuschillo, back right, is pictured with Chatterton Student Council representatives and students who took part in the driv
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2/3/11
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New York state Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. recently delivered more than 1,500 toys to children in Winthrop-University Hospital’s Hagedorn Pediatric Inpatient Center in Mineola.
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David Weingrad
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1/13/11
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Students in Lynbrook High School’s Leadership/Key Club brought some holiday cheer to a group of local senior citizens in December as they hosted the 10th annual Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner at Greis Park Recreation Center.
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1/6/11
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Valley Stream lights it up for Christmas
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Photos of some decorated homes in Valley Stream.
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12/22/10
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Lights, Santa and songs and Hendrickson Park
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With a week to go before Christmas, the Valley Stream village recreation department held its annual tree lighting ceremony last Saturday evening at Hendrickson Park.
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12/22/10
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Hundreds of people came to Central High School for the Central/Memorial PTSA’s annual holiday craft fair on Dec. 11. Though there may not have been chestnuts roasting on an open fire, there were vendors and gifts galore in the school’s gymnasium.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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12/22/10
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For far too many of us, the holidays are a time of excess. We spend too much money, we drink too much eggnog and, of course, we eat too much. While an occasional overindulgence — an extra helping of Aunt Deirdre’s pumpkin pie, for instance — probably won’t do you any lasting harm, a pattern of poor holiday eating can have a cumulatively deleterious effect.
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By Chris Connolly
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12/16/10
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