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Susan Infield with her dog, Dakota, the inspiration behind her first published book, a children’s story about the benefits of pet adoption.
New book a window into pet adoption
A decade ago, Susan Infield never imagined herself being a dog owner. But at the insistence of her children, she relented, and it became a life-changing experience. more
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Ashton Dacon and Liza Poseri, both 15, were among the nearly 40 South High School students who helped clean up the neighborhood on Nov. 24.
South students spruce up the neighborhood
About 35 South High School students braved freezing cold temperatures to cleanup the neighborhood on Nov. 24. The Music Department organized the event, but it was open to all students at South. more
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East Meadow resident Ben Diamond, left, worked with NUMC’s Chief Compliance Officer Karen Leslie and laundry director Walter Lazauskas to prepare scrubs to send to troops in Afghanistan earlier this month.
NUMC sends scrubs to soldiers
The Nassau University Medical Center teamed up with Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon, Inc. to ship nearly 100 scrubs to American soldiers in Afghanistan earlier this month — all with the help of an East Meadow resident. more
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Fido Fitness in Woodmere hosted a Woof and Walk adoption event to help Queens-based Heavenly Angels Animal Rescue. From left were Andrea Grane of Woof and Walk with Scooter, Ellen Adler, co-owner of Fido Fitness, with Halo and Lorri Carpino of Heavenly Angels with Tater.
Finding a home for the holidays
Hurricane Sandy left much destruction in her wake, including the toll it took on pets and the organizations that shelter animals. more
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New friends Julia Miller, left, from Oceanside, with Julia Limmer and Sarah Clancy from Plainview-Old Bethpage.
Helping their almost neighbors
Communities from all over have been reaching out to help Oceanside in the aftermath of the storm. Some have been far away, and others have been pretty close to home. The Plainview-Old Bethpage … more
A comparison of the tax levy and budget percentage changes over the last five years.
East Meadow school budget preserves programs
The East Meadow Board of Education unanimously adopted its $184 million proposed budget on April 29, an increase in spending of $3.57 million, or 1.97 percent, over the current year. more
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Members of a U.S. Army platoon that the American Legion West Hempstead Cathedral Post 1087 adopted last year sent tokens of appreciate to post members last month.
No, thank YOU! Troops send W.H. veterans their thanks
Every month for the past year, Mike Guerriero has purchased hundreds of toiletry items, socks, games, magazines and more, packed them in three or four boxes and sent them to Afghanistan. He used … more
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Courtesy Shari Glickman-Bowes/Waverly Park Elementary School
Waverly Park ‘adopts’ a soldier
Waverly Park Elementary School is adopting soldiers this year — and it’s been a wonderful experience already for many of the classes.    Shari Bowes’ class was paired with 2006 Lynbrook … more
Girl Scout Kaitlyn Seager hosted an adoption fair at South High School for her Gold Award project on Sept. 17. From left are village Justice Bob Bogle, Seager, her stepfather Shawn Leon, mother Kathleen Kennedy-Leon, and Miss Long Island 2012 Jessica Pinckney.
Valley Stream Girl Scout celebrates family
A family is created in love and affection, not because of skin tones or genetics, making it important to be accepting of everyone no matter what their differences are, said Kaitlyn Seager, a 17-year-old South High School senior. more
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The Resnicks at home in North Merrick, at top, Patricia and Wayne with their youngest son, Daniel, and, at bottom, from left, Benjamin, Nadya, Anya and James, with the family dog, Winnie.
From Kazakhstan to Long Island
A friendly nurse at the orphanage in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, first demonstrated how she wanted Patricia and Wayne Resnick to feed 6-month-old Benjamin and Nadya. They had to rest the babies in their arms and spoon-feed potato soup to them. If the babies would not eat, they would not be allowed to leave the orphanage. That possibility worried the Resnicks, who had traveled more than 10,000 miles to adopt the children, stopping off in Moscow for a 13-hour layover along the way. more
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