A former Bellmore resident and Kennedy High School alumnus was recently named executive director of one of Long Island’s largest non-profit drug- and alcohol-treatment agencies. Steve Chassman, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/13/14
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The registration line for his Russian history course snaked down the hall and nearly out the building.
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5/1/14
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At 15, Merrick native Heather Leibowitz lit out for Ute Mountain in Colorado. She went to study Hopi Indian culture and to dig for relics in a pit at the foot of the mountain, which is surrounded by an expanse of dusty, brush-covered plains.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/29/14
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The clarion call has grown louder since Superstorm Sandy: We must beat a “managed” retreat from the coast, or face certain peril as global warming takes hold and sea levels rise.
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1/9/14
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On April 19, 1969, members of Cornell University’s Afro-American Society occupied Willard Straight Hall on the Ithaca campus to protest a litany of perceived racial injustices after a cross was burned outside Wari House, a cooperative for African-American female students. During the occupation, AAS members smuggled in rifles and bandoliers of ammunition.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/2/11
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David Wechsler of Merrick was recently elected to serve on the United Way of Long Island Board of Directors.
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1/7/11
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Malverne teen Kimberly Taff got the confidence boost of her life earlier this month when she was crowned Miss Long Island Teen 2011. And for the 17-year-old soccer-playing humanitarian, that's what …
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Lee Landor
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8/25/10
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Jeanne and Alan Yglesias of South Hempstead are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Allison to Jim Michaud, son of Jim and Janice Michaud of Rockville Centre.
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4/14/10
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Hewlett High School senior Eric Brooks traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Intel Science Talent Search competition March 11-16 not expecting to place in the top 10, but he left the nation's capital having taken fifth place in the prestigious competition.
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Andrew Coen
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3/24/10
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