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Robert Battafarano and Michelle Troici shared a kiss shortly after he proposed to her during the 54th annual Roller Skating Show at Oceanside Middle School on March 3.
O'side Skating show features fairytale ending
Oceanside’s 54th annual Roller Skating Show was just about finished when Nancy Baxter, youth coordinator for the school district’s Department of Community Activities, announced there was a special guest slated to say a few words. more
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Former Pakistani child bride shares story with students
When Pakistani-American Naila Amin, 27, of Baldwin, stood in front of Mepham High School’s Leadership and Voices of the Past students, she said she was nervous. Amin has shared her story many times before, but Dec. 20 was the first time she told it to students who were the age she was when it happened. more
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Gay history is American history
In 1969, the Stonewall Inn was a hole-in-the-wall gay bar, a plain, two-story structure operated by the Mafia. No one would have suspected . . . more
This year, every vote counts
Voters will head to the polls on Nov. 8, but it won’t be just to decide the next president. Many other federal, state, county and local seats are . . . more
Joan and Ralph Keefe, the happy couple today, married 72 years.
Oceanside couple honored for 72 years of marriage
World Wide Marriage Encounter (WWME), a faith based marriage enrichment program, has named Ralph and Joan Keefe of Oceanside as the Longest Married Couple in New York State. They are married 72 … more
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Our state legislators don’t get a fair shake
The people of America are in a bad mood, and it’s hard to understand why. Unemployment is the lowest it’s been in years. Oil prices have hit rock bottom, and you can fill up your car for $25. New cars are selling at the fastest pace . . . more
Sean Flynn, 16, of Bellmore, and Michael Halpern, 17, of Hewlett, were among the young people celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision declaring gay marriage legal across the country.
Pride for Youth celebrates Supreme Court's gay marriage decision
Sixteen-year-old Sean Flynn, of Bellmore, called all 263 contacts on his cell phone on the afternoon of June 26, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution guarantees the right to gay marriage. He made the calls in rapid-fire succession. “Marriage equality is legal!” Flynn yelled into the phone. “Woohoo!” Then he moved to the next number, again and again, for two and a half hours. He was ecstatic, he said. more
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The Rev. Christopher Hofer, left, and his partner, Kerry Brady, were married in August 2011 at the Wantagh Episcopal church.
Priest applauds marriage equality ruling
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling allowing same-sex marriage in all 50 states is a monumental victory for civil rights, says the Rev. Christopher Hofer, rector of the Church of St. Jude in Wantagh. more
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Christie? Trump? Cruz? I hit mute, or change the channel.
I believe that the television remote control is one of mankind’s greatest inventions since the electric light bulb. It is the only instrument I know of . . . more
Only the 19 states highlighted in purple have statewide employment nondiscrimination laws that covers both sexual orientation and gender identity.
Gays in Malverne react to Supreme Court ruling
After fighting for the right to gay marriage for nearly 35 years, gay rights activists were elated by the Supreme Court’s decision last month making same-sex marriage legal across the country. more
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