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East Rockaway students to host Chinese auction
The Senior and Junior classes of East Rockaway High School will be holding a Chinese Auction on April 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the main hallway of the school. A variety of items will be auctioned off throughout the night, with partial proceeds being donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. more
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Joe O’Grady delivered the blankets and lap robes by motorcade to four military hospitals.
Stitches from the Heart
Stitches from the Heart was started by a woman named Kathy Silverton of California. “I started knitting for her 13 years ago, and it just grew,” said lifelong Lynbrook resident Barbara … more
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The Lynbrook Chamber will donate a portion of the proceeds to The Wounded Warrior Project.
Lynbrook Chamber to host art auction
On Friday, Oct. 29, the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring their first Gala Art Auction at St. Mary’s/Maris Stella Council Knights of Columbus at 78 Hempstead Avenue in Lynbrook. There will be a preview at 7 p.m. followed by the auction at 8 p.m. more
Wounded Warriors Project ambassador Paul Hastings, displaying large check at left, accepted a $15,000 donation from Nassau County PBA President James Carver during the Wounded Warriors Project annual picnic in Eisenhower Park on Sept. 21.
Wounded Warriors Project hosts picnic
Members with the Wounded Warrior Project held their annual picnic in Eisenhower Park on Sept. 21. A local ambassador for the organization, Paul Hastings, accepted a $15,000 donation from the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association. “It was an awesome turnout,” said Hastings, “and it was a more than generous donation from the PBA.” more
Brian McNamara, a Long Beach resident and firefighter, thanked wounded veterans during the Waterfront Warriors parade on Beech Street last Sunday. The organization hosted 30 injured soldiers and their families for a week of activities in Long Beach and New York City.
Pride and patriotism
For U.S. Marine Cpl. Chris Bowers, 25, the support from the Long Beach community was palpable. As the rain began to intensify midway through the Waterfront Warriors' welcome parade for wounded … more
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Keith Grant, who served two tours in Iraq, came to support the Waterfront Warriors at The Inn last Saturday, July 16.
Waterfront Warriors gears up for 5K race and parade
The Long Beach Waterfront Warriors hosted a fundraiser at The Inn on West Beech Street last Saturday, July 17, as it gears up for its annual 5K race and welcome parade for wounded soldiers and their … more
Members of the Long Beach Waterfront Warriors have been raising funds leading up to the 5K Race and welcome parade on Sunday, July 25. From left are Bob McIntyre, Erin McIntyre, Jerry Snell, John Zimmerman, Jamie Lynch, Dan Mullin and Patty Sullivan at National Boulevard last Sunday, where they sold t-shirts, hats and raffles.
L.B. Waterfront Warriors presents ‘Chosin’
The Long Beach Waterfront Warriors organization is continuing its push to support wounded soldiers, by hosting a number of fundraising initiatives, including a screening of the award-winning … more
Malverne's Dashawn Moorer goes up for a dunk in the third quarter for two of his 37 points.
Another L.I. title for Malverne; Wyandanch brawl clouds victory
Only school administrators, security personnel and members of the media were permitted to witness the final 1:03 of Malverne’s 79-71 victory over Wyandanch in the Long Island Class B boys’ championship game at Bay Shore High School on Tuesday night due to a spectator brawl. more
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Jack Gordon, right, marched in the Lynbrook Memorial Day Parade with then-District Attorney Denis Dillon, left, in the mid 1990’s.
Active community member dies
A rake, a raconteur and a Renaissance man, John (“Jack”) Patrick Gordon, 84, a longtime resident of Lynbrook and native of Richmond Hill, Queens, died on Jan. 26. more
More than 20 volunteers created approximately 250 care packages that will be sent to soldiers overseas just in time for the holidays.
Holidays for heroes
Long Beach residents played Santa Claus this year by donating items for 250 care packages that will be sent to soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan just in time for the holidays. The … more
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