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Elected officials and local law enforcement officers attended an event at Bethany House in support of police officers on Sunday.
Lynbrook, East Rockaway officials support police officers at event
Members of the Lynbrook village board of trustees and Lynbrook Police Department donated a tree to the Hewlett House during its event on Sunday in support of law enforcement officers. more
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Cole and Carson Giacopelli, center, were recognized at the Lynbrook board of trustees meeting on Oct. 15. They are pictured with members of the board, their parents and Geri Barish, the executive director of the Hewlett House to whom they donated $500.
Lynbrook village board honors Our Lady of Peace students for dedicating lemonade stand to fighting cancer
Two boys were recognized at the Village of Lynbrook board of trustees meeting on Oct. 15 for their Stand Up for Cancer lemonade stand that they have been organizing every September for the past four years. more
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Breast cancer survivors Lorraine Pace, left, and Geri Barish worked with former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato to pass legislation in 1998 supporting women with breast cancer. They thanked him 20 years later, when they celebrated the decline in cancer rates in Nassau County at Nassau University Medical Center on Monday.
Breast cancer survivors, advocates honored at NUMC for two decades of progress
Breast cancer survivors, advocates and elected officials kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Nassau University Medical Center on Monday, roughly 20 years after former U.S. Sen. Alfonse … more
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This month, let’s all join the fight against breast cancer
Breast cancer has killed far too many of our wives, mothers, sisters and friends. It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the U.S., after lung cancer, and . . . more
About 30 cancer patients and their families attended the Hewlett House’s and the Gertrude and Louis Feil Cancer Center at South Nassau’s Cancer Survivors Day.
Coming together for Survivors Day at Hewlett House
“From the day that we’re diagnosed to the day … that we leave this Earth, we are survivors,” Geri Barish, a Baldwin resident and the executive director of the Hewlett House, told a group of about 30 Nassau County residents on May 11. They included cancer patients and their families who were at Hewlett House for South Nassau’s Cancer Survivors Day. 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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Geri Barish, executive director of the Hewlett House and president of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition, outside the Hewlett House on East Rockaway Road in Hewlett.
Battling breast cancer
“It’s in your face,” Geri Barish, executive director of Hewlett House, president of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition, and a breast cancer survivor, said of legislation that became law late last month. more
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Women and the role they played in L.I.'s history
In observance of Women’s History Month, we thought it fitting to highlight some notable women who were instrumental in shaping present-day Long Island. more
South High School Principal Maureen Henry reads a sign dedicating the gazebo.
‘It was built with love’
It was built in the rain and dedicated in the cold. In between, the new gazebo at Hewlett House has become a popular spot for those who are battling cancer. more
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