Many Rockville Centre residents woke up to full-force tropical storm conditions that caused tree damage and power outages in many locations.
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Judy Rattner
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8/28/11
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Concerned about the stability of big, old trees outside their homes, some tree-removing companies have made the rounds in West Hempstead and surrounding areas, cutting down trees before Hurricane …
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8/27/11
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Wilson Elementary School’s fifth-graders surrounded a tree on school grounds that they donated through a fundraising effort. Earlier this year, students at the school participated in a …
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6/29/11
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With the entire student body, faculty and staff in attendance, a plaque was unveiled outside the James A. Dever School for former media aide Frances Freeman, who died earlier this year after a brief illness.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/15/11
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To honor the environment, students planted trees all over school grounds in Oceanside. At School 5, the Oceanside Garden Club, an organization in existence since 1975, donated the tree. The club was …
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5/18/11
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As part of their celebration of Ecology Week, students at the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center gathered together on Arbor Day to plant a “Penny Tree.”
Each student had brought in 100 pennies on …
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5/11/11
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Joining in an Arbor Day celebration, officials, community members and Capital One Bank employees planted two trees on April 29. The trees were planted next to Capital One Bank on Main Street. Though it was a hot day, attendees were all smiles while they planted the seeds of tomorrow today.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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5/4/11
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Calhoun High School recently held its fifth annual St. Baldrick’s fundraiser. The event benefits the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which raises money for childhood cancer research.
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By David Weingrad
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3/23/11
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When you ask people who know Bob Sympson to describe him, four words come up again and again: talented, tenacious, tree lover.
“He is so committed, so dedicated, and truly a tenacious man,” said his wife, Pat Sympson. “When he sets his mind to do something, he’ll work very hard to accomplish it.” His tireless work with trees and educating the community about them, along with his lifelong conservation efforts, are just some of the reasons that Sympson is the Herald’s 2010 Person of the Year.
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by Mary Malloy
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12/29/10
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Lights, Santa and songs and Hendrickson Park
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With a week to go before Christmas, the Valley Stream village recreation department held its annual tree lighting ceremony last Saturday evening at Hendrickson Park.
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12/22/10
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