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Peter King: a true patriot and statesman

U.S. Rep. Peter King’s recent decision to retire from Congress will end a distinguished career of public service to Long Island, New York and America. In a time when our politics is more fractured and contentious than ever . . . more

11/29/19

Five Towns Letter to the Editor

To the Editor: It has come to my attention that the Lawrence School Board will hold one of its Parent Teacher conferences on St. Patrick’s Day, Thursday March 17. I am sure I speak for the many Irish-American teachers, staff and families in the Lawrence School district when I urge the district to reschedule this conference. I have sent a letter to Superintendent Gary Schall to that effect. more

2/24/16

An Evening With The consul General of Ireland, Barbara Jones — Centenary of the 1916 Easter Uprising

Please join us as the Consul General shares information on Irish history and the commemorations planned in New York for the Easter Uprising’s 100th Anniversary. On Monday, April 24, 1916, the … more

1/20/16

Pete King is trapped in his party’s downward spiral

These days I feel sorry for anyone who gets into the world of politics, because it has become such a mean-spirited and dysfunctional profession. For the most part, the public lumps good and bad politicians into one category . . . more

10/22/15

The Casserlys, from left, Seamus, Samantha, Conor and Geraldine, stopped by their old house on Blue Spruce Lane in Wantagh during their visit last month.

It’s like they never left Wantagh

It’s been nearly a decade since the Casserlys left Wantagh and moved an ocean away, but recently it felt like they had never left. more

By Kenneth Mintz | 8/12/15

Connie Roberts, of Merrick, who lived for a time in Bellmore, recently published her first poetry collection, “Little Witness,” to much acclaim. It describes a harrowing childhood at one of Ireland’s notorious industrial schools.

Poetry reveals a child’s torment

Each night as a child, Connie Roberts stroked her white plastic rosary beads, recited her prayers and curled up in her comfortless bed at the Mount Carmel Industrial School for Girls, in Ireland’s Midlands region. She often heard screams echo through the cavernous institution. Now 52, Roberts can still hear them in her head. They were, she said, “the worst.” more

By Scott Brinton | 7/22/15

Kevin Westley purchased $400 worth of shirts from Walmart that he considered offensive towards Irish-Americans.

Buying up Irish stereotypes

Kevin Westley, an Irish American radio host who lives in East Meadow, said he is offended by stereotypes commonly associated with the Irish and St. Patrick’s Day, and decided to do something about it. more

By Michelle LaFiura and Nicole Gubelli | 3/25/15

David Barry and his fiancée, Samantha Burns. The couple will be married on Friday and then march in the St. Patrick’s Parade on Saturday.

March of the bride and groom

When the Rockville Centre St. Patrick’s Parade steps off on Saturday, there will be a special group marching in it. In addition to the pipe bands, firefighters, police officers and Irish cultural … more

By Alex Costello | 3/20/14

Grand Marshal Sean O’Rourke, right, and parade chairwoman Kathleen Schwarting at the Taste of Rockville Centre last month.

Head of the parade

Sean O’Rourke, the Grand Marshal for this year’s St. Patrick’s Parade, has been a longtime supporter of the parade. He joined Parade Committee in 1998 and has stayed active with it since. … more

By Alex Costello | 2/19/14

June 19 was Commodore de Kay Day in Nassau County, which serves to honor a local Irish hero. A ceremony was held at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Hempstead to mark the occasion.

Locals honor Irish hero

Situated in the St. George’s Episcopal Church graveyard in Hempstead is the resting place of Commodore George de Kay, a hero of the Irish famine. A June 19 ceremony led by Nassau County Legislator Dennis Dunne, Comptroller George Maragos, Steven D. Rhoads of the Wantagh Ancient Order of Hibernians and others, was held to honor Commodore de Kay Day in Nassau County. more

7/10/13

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