For the second year in a row, the Rockville Centre St. Patrick’s Parade will be sponsoring an attempt to put Rockville Centre in the Guinness Book of World Records.
On Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. in RVC …
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On Dec. 4, village residents assembled outside Temple B’nai Sholom for the annual community menorah-lighting ceremony to celebrate Hanukkah. The well-attended event was hosted in joint by …
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The first snowfall of the season brought out snowplows, sanders, shovels — and many very happy canines!
The area was blanketed with a few inches of powdery snow before it tapered off in the …
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By Mary Malloy
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The Rockville Centre Village Green was a picture of winter festivity on Dec. 5, as more than 250 residents gathered for the annual tree lighting ceremony.
The crowd was clad in coats, scarves and …
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By John Maher
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In addition to putting out fires and racing to rescues, the volunteers of the Lynbrook Fire Department raise money each year for the Nassau County Firefighters-Operation Wounded Warriors program in …
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By Brian Croce
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Dozens of plastic containers of candy line two walls of one of Bellmore’s newest businesses –– Chocolate Works of Bellmore-Merrick. Above the rows of bins that hold the sweets, from Smarties to KitKats, two signs read, “Chocolate doesn’t ask silly questions. Chocolate understands.”
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By Julie Mansmann
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The Mepham High School varsity cheerleading squad recently placed first in the Universal Cheerleaders Association’s Northeast Regional Championships, earning the team a spot in the Small Varsity Coed Division in the national championships in Orlando, Fla., in February.
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The death last week of former South African President Nelson Mandela sparked a worldwide outpouring of sorrow, respect and remembrance of a man many considered one of history’s great heroes — a …
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By Brian Racow and Emily Webb
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12/11/13
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Since Hurricane Sandy sent floodwaters rushing through its doors, destroying stacks of books and furniture, the Long Beach Public Library’s West End branch has remained closed. And more than a year …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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A group of former Long Beach Medical Center employees who were laid off after Hurricane Sandy filed a class action lawsuit on Monday against the hospital and its chief executive officer in an effort …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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