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Diane Hawkins was among many congregation members who read the names and ages of the victims during a candlelight vigil in remembrance of the Pulse Nightclub victims.
One year later, Freeport residents remember Orlando victims
During the early morning hours on June 12, 2016, the Orlando Regional Medical Center took in 36 patients in 36 minutes, in an event that would later be known as the worst mass shooting in the history … more
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Community mourns the death of Long Beach teen
More than 100 residents joined relatives and friends of Brendan Carr, an eighth-grade Long Beach Middle School student who died on Saturday, at a candlelight vigil in front of City Hall on Monday night. more
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More than 100 people gathered in front of City Hall in Long Beach on Wednesday for a candlelight vigil to honor the lives lost in the Orlando Shooting on June 12.
Long Beach honors lives lost in Orlando shooting
Nearly four days after a gunman killed 49 people and injured more than 50 at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., residents of Long Beach and neighboring towns gathered at Kennedy Plaza Wednesday night to honor the lives lost in the deadliest mass shooting in America’s history. more
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Communities around the world held vigils after the shootings, like the one here near the Stonewall Inn in the West Village, New York City.
After Orlando, sadness and stepped-up security in New York
As the shocking details of last Sunday’s mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., emerged this week, local police and community organizations ramped … more
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A group of animal activists gathered outside of the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh on Aug. 26 calling for a change in leadership.
Animal activists call for change at shelter
A group of animal activists gathered outside the Town of Hempstead’s Animal Shelter in Wantagh last week calling for a change in leadership, and saying that policies are resulting in the deaths of healthy animals. more
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Moment of silence by Gail Jamson, Oceanside Salamnder FD Matt Regan, Baldwin FD Karianne and Charles Jamison at the memorial.
Oceanside and Island Park hold vigils
Members of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Rockville Centre remembers
More than 200 Rockville Centre residents gathered at the Village Green on Sunday evening in a somber commemoration of the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and to remember the way the village came together in support for the families of the lost. more
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Children got their faces painted by volunteers at the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless’s “Have a Heart for the Homeless” candlelight vigil on Feb. 13.
Candlelight vigil helps L.I.'s homeless
A congregation of hundreds gathered at Farmingdale State College last month to join the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless in hosting a “Have a Heart for the Homeless” candlelight … more
Frank and Maryann Sherry, along with Bob and Claire Logler, placed candles on Rockville Centre’s 9/11 Memorial in Village Green.
Hundreds attend 9/11 candlelight vigil in Rockville Centre
Nearly 300 Rockville Centre residents gathered at the Village Green on a cool evening last Sunday to honor the families and friends of those who were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and view the unveiling of steel girders from the World Trade Center. more
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World Trade Center steel beams for Fireman’s Memorial Park will be unveiled immediately after the vigil.
Rockville Centre Candlelight Vigil on Sunday night
Residents are invited to attend Rockville Centre’s 10th annual 9/11 Candlelight Vigil this Sunday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. at Village Green, Maple and Lee avenues, as a show of support and solidarity for local families who lost loved ones in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. more
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