Mary Bellissimo-DeGregorio of North Bellmore grew up in Seaford, not far from Nassau County’s Tackapausha Museum and Preserve on Washington Avenue. The mother of a 24-year-old and a 6-year-old said that admission to the museum cost 25 cents when she was a child.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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2/17/12
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The East Rockaway Recreation Department hosted the official Grand Opening of its new Recreation Center located at 17 John Street in East Rockaway, on Sunday Nov. 27.
Free fitness classes, …
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12/1/11
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Rockville Centre Lodge 279 of The Independent Order of Odd Fellows donated turkeys to the Recreation Center’s food drive for distribution to local organizations and families
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11/30/11
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It was a near-perfect day for a race. The air was cool, the sun shining and the course dry. The only hitch was a steady, southwesterly 14-mph breeze with occasional gusts, which buffeted 5K and 10K runners last Saturday morning, especially as they neared the finish line.
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Judy Rattner
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11/16/11
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Seniors came out to a Golden Gathering at the Freeport Recreation Center last Thursday. The event, hosted by New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. of Merrick, presented seniors with the opportunity to take advantage of many health programs and services.
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Deirdre Krasula
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11/3/11
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The Valley Stream Recreation Department hosted its fourth annual pumpkin painting contest last Saturday morning at Hendrickson Park. About 100 children participated in two groups, ages 5-8 and 9-12.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/26/11
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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano honored Malverne resident Mike Wade, the PGA director of the First Tee Program in Nassau County, and two his volunteer instructors with a citation for …
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9/28/11
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The Hendrickson Park administration building looks very different inside than it did at the beginning of the summer.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/28/11
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A 6-year-old boy was injured at the annual Kids’ Fest open house last Saturday when he was hit by a canopy blown about by gusts from a helicopter landing in the Recreation Center parking lot.
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Aaron Axelson
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9/21/11
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The Hendrickson Park administration building will no longer house Valley Stream’s recreation department. Three feet of water in the building during a heavy rainstorm on Aug. 14 has prompted village officials to move the department to the Firemen’s Field clubhouse and seek other uses for the 45-year-old building.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/24/11
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