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Joseph McNair, 10, got in a little hockey at one of the game stations.

Nearly 1,000 Rockville Centre Summer Playground campers, family members and friends gathered at the Rec Center on the night of July 28 to celebrate the summer in style. more

Katherine Kollitides | 8/4/10

District 13 recreation staff love their gigs

District 13's summer recreation program ends this week. Each year, the elementary school district hires several local high school and college students to oversee children during the 4 1/2 week program. more

Andrew Hackmack | 8/4/10

Anthony Castiglia took target practice with a slingshot at the North Merrick Summer Recreation Program's annual Penny Carnival recently.

In N. Merrick, summer "rec." means summer fun

Betty Milano, co-director of the North Merrick Summer Recreation Program, appeared a tad nervous as the drizzle started to fall on July 23. The balloon slide was already set up. The tables full of games of chance were out. And, most important, the children were already on the back field at Old Mill Road Elementary School, prepared for a morning of fun at the program’s annual Penny Carnival. more

Scott Brinton | 8/3/10

Jack Schwabe, left, and Angelo Morales color the sidewalk outside Willow Road School. They are among nearly 400 children participating in District 13’s summer recreation program, including about 250 at Willow.

Summer recreation in full swing

School may be out for the summer, but in District 13 the buildings are hardly empty. Two of the schools are hosting the annual summer recreation program, as nearly 400 children come to learn and play each day. more

Andrew Hackmack | 7/28/10

Summer Playground campers at the Recreation Center enjoyed a romp through sprinklers set up on the soccer fields behind the building on July 16.

A cool spray on a very hot day

The sounds of gleeful screams reverberate across the drenched soccer fields as bathing suit-clad youngsters tear through sprinklers set up across the grass. For the 420 campers enrolled in the Summer Playground at the Rec Center, this is no ordinary Friday — it is Sprinkler Day, a weekly celebration of all things cooling and wet. more

Katherine Kollitides | 7/21/10

With memories of destruction from the March Nor'Easter as a reminder of what can happen, village officials have been researching ways to improve emergency response.

Village working to improve emergency response

s Rockville Centre ready for a hurricane? After a violent storm ripped through Long Island back in March and a fierce late June storm that left many Great Neck residents without power for six days, village officials saw those events as a wake up call. During an April Board of Trustees meeting, which focused on a review of how the village coped with the March nor'easter, village trustees brainstormed and came up with a number of different ideas on how to improve emergency preparedness. more

Jennifer Gundersen | 7/21/10

In the Merrick School District's Summer Recreation Program, Skylar Dujardin showed off the American flag that she recently created.

Fun for all at Merrick's Summer Recreation program

See the Herald video of Crazy Hat Day. Children hurried toward the entrance to Birch Elementary School in Merrick on a recent Monday, some in tow with their parents and others singularly focused on reaching the doors to wave goodbye to their moms or dads before starting their day. The excited expressions on their faces left little doubt that they were happy to be at school. more

Vikas Girdhar | 7/13/10

Ellen Buchner captivated the crowd with her floor routine.

Gymnastics show floors large audience at Recreation Center

On the morning of May 27, over 300 gymnastics students showcased Olympian feats to a packed audience attending the 35th annual Rockville Centre Recreation Center gymnastics show. The theme of this … more

Katherine Kollitides | 6/9/10

Hundreds of people from Long Beach came out to support the Long Beach Waterfront Warriors at the organization’s first 2010 fundraiser at Lola’s restaurant on May 3. Proceeds from the event will be used to support wounded, ill and injured soldiers and their families to visit the city for a few days for rest and relaxation for the second consecutive year. This year, the city plans to host about 30 families from July 25 to 29. City Councilman John McLaughlin, who spearheaded the project last year, greeted guests at Lola’s, who each donated $50. Proceeds from Lola’s and the upcoming fundraiser at the Inn, on West Beech Street on July 18, will be used for transportation, entertainment and accommodations for the families.    The Long Beach Waterfront Warriors organization welcomes your support and invites all to join them in making this year’s visit even more memorable than last year.   Log onto lbwaterfrontwarriors.org or write to info@lbwaterfrontwarriors.org for further information on this rewarding experience. Pictured, from left, volunteer Mike McFadden, LBWW committee chairman James Lynch, Pete Jacoutot of The Inn, chairwoman Patty Farrell, volunteer Jim Flanagan, co-chairman McLaughlin, and committee chairwoman and chariman Linda Chong Haber and Gerry Haber.

Long Beach events calendar

On BoardZoning boardmeets at City Hall at 7 p.m. on May 27.Library boardmeets at the library at 8 p.m. on June 16. City Council meets at City Hall at 7 p.m. on May 18. A budget hearing will be held … more

5/27/10

Amie Kabin from the Peace Corps, left, spoke with Amun Handa, who represented a group called 100 Black men of L.I.

Job seekers meet prospective employers at Career Fair in Rockville Centre

Over 700 job seekers from areas near and far attended the first ever Career Fair sponsored by Sen. Dean Skelos in the gymnasium of the Recreation Center on May 21. more

Judy Rattner | 5/26/10

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