Gorgeous weather shined down on Long Beach last weekend as numerous community organizations and volunteers came together to rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy, clean debris from the beaches …
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By Matthew Ern
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4/23/15
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In 1970, Americans finally awoke to the horrifying toll they were taking on our fragile environment. That year, Congress passed the Clean Air Act . . .
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4/23/15
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Almost two and a half years after Hurricane Sandy devastated the homes and lives of countless New York and New Jersey residents, many are still struggling to get back on their feet.
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By Matthew Ern
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4/15/15
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Now everyone knows that Freeport is one of the best towns (or should I say villages) to live and visit. Matador Network, a travel website, named Freeport as the 7th coolest American town because …
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By Laura Schofer
lschofer@liherald.com
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3/5/15
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As the holiday season begins, our thoughts traditionally turn to the less fortunate. There are simply too many vulnerable members of our society . . .
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11/28/14
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Teachers at Bellmore’s Shore Road School challenged sixth-graders with an important task before they moved on to Grand Avenue Middle School: help those in need across Long Island.
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By Julie Mansmann
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7/16/14
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Meredith Gulfman has been a teaching assistant at Merrick’s Birch Elementary School for six years, but she’s also been baking all her life. Still, she said she was unsure whether …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/19/14
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Curled up in a blanket against the arm of a wood-frame couch on which she wriggles to get comfortable, Nia, an 18-year-old resident of Family and Children’s Walkabout for Young Men and Women, a long-term transitional house in Freeport that shelters homeless teenagers and helps them to become self-sufficient, described her daily routine.
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By Emily Webb
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2/11/14
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The League of Women Voters of SW Nassau will host a discussion, “Hidden Hunger on Long Island,” on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library at 1125 Broadway in Hewlett.
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11/25/13
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Restaurant owner Michael Rodonis, who has owned the Porthole in Oceanside for five years, was heartened when a woman called him and started to ask questions about his eatery and what it went through …
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10/16/13
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