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“This is the whole office right here,” said Oceanside native Jason Steinberg, patting his silver computer at a Long Beach Road coffee shop. “Starbucks and a laptop.”
The 24-year-old Brooklyn resident, a 2010 Oceanside High School graduate, quit his day job with a book publishing company just weeks ago to focus full-time on his passion: bringing sports and music to people — especially children — facing hardship around the globe.
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By Ben Strack
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4/27/17
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The Tackapausha Museum and Preserve is home to many four-legged creatures. But local folks recently had the chance to meet some friendly, furry visitors: greyhounds.
Grateful Greyhounds, a …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/20/17
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Nonprofit social-service agencies like the Five Towns Community Center were facing steep funding cuts by Nassau County as late as Monday night.
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By Erik Hawkins and Mary Malloy
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12/7/16
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“All kinds of history is made in the Town of Hempstead,” said Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney, of Wantagh, referring to both Belmont Park in Elmont and Camp ANCHOR in Lido Beach. “But often, we don’t think about what kind.”
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By Rebecca Anderson
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8/3/16
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Residents of communities from across the region descended on Eisenhower Park last Saturday to support Long Island’s leading hunger-relief charity: Island Harvest Food Bank. Sponsored by the …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/23/16
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An East Meadowite is now a leader within a major fundraising group on Long Island. Michael Pfeiffer, the first-ever executive director for Nassau’s Habitat for Humanity, was installed to the …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/11/16
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“You see, growing up in a West Indian household, they taught me everything but to be independent,” 23-year-old Sarahlee Rolle said. “I didn’t know who I was or what I really wanted out of life. I was told who I was supposed to be.”
For Rolle, and many young mothers like her, supporting a child while also finding independence can be nearly impossible. With no education, no source of income and four months pregnant, Rolle found herself at the front door of Mommas House in Wantagh, a mother-child haven and, in Rolle’s case, a blessing in disguise.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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2/2/16
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A Bellmore dance studio recently hosted a special needs fair that organizers hope helped families locate necessary programs and services. JAM Dance and Fitness Center, located at 227 Bedford …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/9/15
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Merokean Marc Wortsman has been named Northeast Region Advisory Board president for Canine Companions for Independence, the oldest and largest nonprofit assistance dog organization in the country helping people with physical disabilities.
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3/25/15
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The Freeport Trailer, a work-hiring center for low-wage workers and immigrants, had its most successful fundraiser to date last Sunday, according to Liz O’Shaughnessy, a Merrick resident and executive director of CoLoKi, Inc., which runs the trailer.
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By Brian Racow
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3/25/15
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