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Every year Ort organizes an exhibition game between his friends and the Rough Riders, while during the hockey season he organizes a fundraiser for the organization.
Portledge School student Brody Ort gives Long Island Sled Hockey Team players a helping hand
Not every person has what it takes to help others. It requires a certain type of character to give up one’s own time and energy. Brody Ort, a rising junior at Portledge School in Locust Valley, … more
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The Long Island RoughRiders sled hockey team for differently abled athletes was recently featured on “Returning the Favor,” a Facebook show hosted by Mike Rowe. Last April, the team won the O’Keefe Cup in Ottawa by going 6-0. Above, from left, players Sara Tabor, Anthony Fitzgerald, Adam Mertz, Matty Castagna, Michael DiPientrantonio, Sean Laslo, Chris Bustamante, Larry Minei and Ray Diaz celebrate the victory with Frank Martin, back left, the manager and vice president of Long Island Sled Hockey, and head coach Phil Derenze.
L.I. sled hockey team leader featured on new Facebook show
Bryan Blomquist may be retired from the Lynbrook Police Department, but he is still hard at work. He dedicates more than 40 hours a week to raising money for Long Island Sled Hockey Inc., an organization that gives people with disabilities the opportunity to play the sport for free. more
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Children had a blast sledding outside of Parkway Elementary School.
The cold never bothered them anyway
After an historic snowstorm blanketed the region this weekend, local children and their pets had a blast frolicking in their very own winter wonderland. About 17 inches of snow fell in East Meadow … more
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Brett Peruche gave his mom, Ellen, a hand clearing the walkway in Merrick on Sunday.
Bellmore-Merrick digs out after historic storm
After an historic storm swept across Long Island, dumping more than two feet of snow on Bellmore-Merrick from late on Jan. 22 into the early morning of Jan. 24, folks spent the greater part of Sunday digging out their driveways and sidewalks. more
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Members of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Bulldogs ice hockey team spent the weekend of Jan. 31-Feb. 1 giving back to their community.
Bulldogs give back –– on and off the ice
Members of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Bulldogs ice hockey team recently spent a weekend giving back to their community, helping others on and off the ice. The varsity hockey … more
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One silver lining of the cold? Sledding at Parkway Elementary School, where 12-year-olds Erin Rauchdauer and Julia Auricchil, and Caitlyn Auricchil, 15, spent a snowy day last week. Photo by Nicole Monteleone/Herald
Coping with the cold in East Meadow
The frigid temperatures and bitter cold in recent weeks have been a major inconvenience in the lives of people all throughout the Northeast, and East Meadow and Salisbury are no exception. While the cumulative snowfall for the Island this winter is far from historic— as of last week, the total snowfall was about 33 inches, compared to 68 the year before — it’s been the wind chill and icy roads and walkways that have brought about the most frustration. more
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Brian Ambrosino helped guide his son, James, 3, down the hill.
Cedar Creek: The winter place to be
"This is absolutely the place to go when it snows,” Dimitri Smaragdas, of Wantagh, said as his 6-year-old daughter, Juliet, went up and down the hills at Cedar Creek Park after last week’s snowstorm. more
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Grace and Brianna Monniello of Wantagh prepared for blastoff at the giant hill at Newbridge Road Park in south Bellmore, with a little help from their dad, Paul.
Video: Sledders hit the slopes at Newbridge
Despite temperatures that dipped into the teens on Friday afternoon, sledders from near and far took to the giant hill at Newbridge Road Park in south Bellmore for an afternoon of fun in the snow. Kids crowded onto the hill, blasting down slopes on snowboards and inner tubes. more
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Snow still covered the sidewalks and cars on Oak Lane on Saturday afternoon.
Snow flurries fell for the first time this year
East Meadow residents awoke to a blanket of snow covering their neighborhood on Jan. 21. The flurries fell throughout the night and into midday Saturday afternoon. more
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Chris Meigel of the Long Island Rough Riders, a hockey team comprising children with disabilities, kept the puck away from the Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs during a friendly game of sled hockey in Bethpage last Saturday.
Bulldogs take on the Rough Riders in sled hockey
The Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs recently played the Long Island Rough Riders sled hockey team at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Hockey Rink in Bethpage. more
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