A decade ago, Susan Infield never imagined herself being a dog owner. But at the insistence of her children, she relented, and it became a life-changing experience.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/27/14
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About 35 South High School students braved freezing cold temperatures to cleanup the neighborhood on Nov. 24. The Music Department organized the event, but it was open to all students at South.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/4/13
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The Nassau University Medical Center teamed up with Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon, Inc. to ship nearly 100 scrubs to American soldiers in Afghanistan earlier this month — all with the help of an East Meadow resident.
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By David Weingrad
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8/28/13
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Hurricane Sandy left much destruction in her wake, including the toll it took on pets and the organizations that shelter animals.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/2/13
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Communities from all over have been reaching out to help Oceanside in the aftermath of the storm. Some have been far away, and others have been pretty close to home.
The Plainview-Old Bethpage …
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12/13/12
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The East Meadow Board of Education unanimously adopted its $184 million proposed budget on April 29, an increase in spending of $3.57 million, or 1.97 percent, over the current year.
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By Shannon Koehle
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5/3/12
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Every month for the past year, Mike Guerriero has purchased hundreds of toiletry items, socks, games, magazines and more, packed them in three or four boxes and sent them to Afghanistan.
He used …
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Lee Landor
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3/7/12
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Waverly Park Elementary School is adopting soldiers this year — and it’s been a wonderful experience already for many of the classes.
Shari Bowes’ class was paired with 2006 Lynbrook …
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11/2/11
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A family is created in love and affection, not because of skin tones or genetics, making it important to be accepting of everyone no matter what their differences are, said Kaitlyn Seager, a 17-year-old South High School senior.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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9/28/11
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A friendly nurse at the orphanage in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, first demonstrated how she wanted Patricia and Wayne Resnick to feed 6-month-old Benjamin and Nadya. They had to rest the babies in their arms and spoon-feed potato soup to them. If the babies would not eat, they would not be allowed to leave the orphanage. That possibility worried the Resnicks, who had traveled more than 10,000 miles to adopt the children, stopping off in Moscow for a 13-hour layover along the way.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/20/11
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