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On Jan. 11, Peter Frank’s Hair Salon on N. Long Beach Road opened its doors to help a neighbor in need. His staff volunteered their time to help Gina Giallombardo, a resident of Rockville Centre, who at the young age of 21 has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma.
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1/27/10
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Students at Hewitt School are broadening their horizons. In addition to furthering their academic skills, Mrs. Barbara Jay’s fourth grade class is learning first hand that they can make a positive difference in the world around them. Throughout the year, these children donate their own handmade quilts to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Pediatric Unit. Every day, Mrs. Jay sets aside 30 minutes after lunch to instruct her students on how to collaboratively construct a quilt.
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1/20/10
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Relay For Life, the American Cancer Society fundraiser, is returning to Lynbrook after a one-year hiatus. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, May 22 at the track at South Middle School on Union Avenue.
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Mary Malloy
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1/14/10
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Q. What can you tell me about plastic piping? My plumber said he’ll be using plastic pipes because they’ll flex in tight spaces, but I’m really concerned. Will they hold up, especially with hot water, and will the joints be strong?
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Monte Leeper
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12/24/09
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In 1992, at the end of my second term in the Senate, I was approached by several courageous women from Long Island. They sat me down in my Senate conference room and brought to my attention that Long Island was producing higher-than-average rates of breast cancer.
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Al D'Amato
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12/17/09
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After women are diagnosed with breast cancer, they often start looking for a support group that could help guide them through the next steps of recovery. The Wednesdays Twins are one such group at 1 in 9’s Hewlett House.
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Stephen J. Bronner
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10/29/09
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and with more than 190,000 women being diagnosed with breast cancer this year, it is a time to raise awareness of a disease that takes more than 40,000 lives annually. Joann Antun, a Valley Stream village trustee, knows the rigors of fighting breast cancer very well.
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Anthony Bottan
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10/15/09
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Although it is the most common form of cancer in the United States, it is also one of the most preventable, and treatable, forms of cancer when detected early.
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9/29/09
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The Michelle O’Neill Foundation’s volleyball fundraiser appears to have a special magical formula — start with a beautiful beach, add a couple of thousand generous and caring people, and the results are a successful and memorable charity event.
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9/17/09
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Bill Towey, a member of Wantagh High School’s class of 1994, was a modest man. After his death on June 6, his family wanted to honor him in a way that would emphasize his generosity, humility and integrity. They decided that a scholarship for high school students would be the perfect vehicle.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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12/13/01
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