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Library director Mamie Eng, right, is calling on all village children to submit letters to Santa Claus for the Macy’s Make-A-Wish foundation Christmas program.

Waldinger Library kicks off its Letter to Santa campaign

The holiday season is in full swing and in the spirit of giving, the Waldinger Memorial Library and the Village of Valley Stream are spreading joy to village children while giving hope and comfort to … more

By Juan Lasso | 11/24/23

Santa helps to carry toys for the Toys for Tots foundation to the fire engines at the front of the Arthur J. Hendrickson Park pool complex.

Village keeps holiday charity traditions alive

Throughout the month of December, the Village of Valley Stream has been collecting new toys to deliver to the Toys for Tots program. After weeks of accumulating the toys, members of the Valley … more

By Juan Lasso | 1/5/23

Sea Cliff/Glen Head reporter Alyssa Seidman was among the hundreds who dove right in at the Long Beach Polar Bear Plunge last Sunday.

Plunging, freezing and living life to the fullest

Every Super Bowl Sunday since 2012 has been nothing short of average for me. I’m a pseudo sports fan who only succumbs to the chaos of fandom when the Giants or the Mets are doing miraculously … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 2/8/18

Thousands of Long Beach residents and visitors took part in the Long Beach Polar Bears’ 16th annual Super Bowl Splash on Sunday. The event benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Polar Bears brave icy Atlantic at Super Bowl Splash

Temperatures hovering in the 30s and a recent blizzard did little to dampen the spirits of the thousands of Long Beach residents and neighbors who gathered for the Long Beach Polar Bears’ 16th … more

By Matthew Ern | 2/19/15

Middle Students preparing for community service

Oceanside Middle School students are getting ready to undertake two hours of community service as part of a new requirement for all students. OMS has always had a strong community-service ethic and … more

10/15/14

Gillian Cohen, with her parents, Gary and Pam, at the Long Beach Polar Bear Super Bowl Splash, which raises funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Gillian, a liver transplant survivor, is a “Wish Ambassador” for Make-A-Wish and was recently honored with the U.S. Tennis Association Eastern Section’s Service to/People with Disabilities Award.

Overcoming disease, Merrick teen inspires

Gillian Cohen was just 7 years old when she received a life-saving liver transplant, but she has never forgotten it. Now a junior at Calhoun High School, Gillian spends much of her time working to help ensure that others in need of organ transplants get the same second chance at life that she did. The list of public venues in which she has spoken about the importance of organ donation has grown. more

By Brian Racow | 2/26/14

Alexander Perez, 14, left, was welcomed by Molloy basketball player Charlie Marquardt to the team. Molloy made Perez an honorary member of the team in conjunction with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Making a wish come true

On Feb. 15, Molloy College hosted a Wish Celebration for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Alexander Perez, a 14-year-old Brooklyn boy with cancer, wished to see the Knicks play the Heat in Miami. … more

2/19/14

Roughly 6,000 people dashed into the ocean at Sunday’s Polar Bear Super Bowl Splash.

VIDEO: Polar Bears take the plunge

Less than 24 hours before Long Island was buried once more in snow, the sun was shining and the mild weather drew thousands to the beach on Sunday for the 15th annual Long Beach Polar Bear Super Bowl … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 2/5/14

Locals from Long Beach geared up for the big splash.

‘Our way of taking back the beach’

“This is where it all started,” said Long Beach Polar Bear Club co-founder Kevin McCarthy of the Grand Boulevard location of this year’s Super Bowl Splash. “We lived in this … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 2/4/13

Roughly 7,000 people charged into the water during last year’s Long Beach Polar Bears Superbowl Splash. Organizers said that they are expecting a record turnout this year in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Long Beach Polar Bears charge on

“People want [normalcy]. This is Long Beach, this is what we do,” said Kevin McCarthy, co-founder of the Long Beach Polar Bear Club. Less than a week after Sandy struck, McCarthy said people … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 1/31/13

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