“We enjoy playing ensemble music, collaborative music, a harmony — playing together creates an enjoyable atmosphere,” said Stephen O’Reilly, 53, a clarinet player for the North Shore Pops …
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By Lauren Zipkin
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7/17/12
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“It’s nice to be acknowledged, but I do not need to be,” said graduating West Hempstead High School senior Joseph DiMarco. “I just want to use my abilities to be useful.”
DiMarco, 18, …
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By Lauren Zipkin
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6/19/12
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West Hempstead residents turned out en masse last week at a public meeting to learn more about the apartment complex being built at the former site of the Courtesy Hotel.
The complex, West 130, …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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6/19/12
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On May 28, West Hempstead held its annual Memorial Day Parade to honor the community’s veterans and service men and women. The event, organized by West Hempstead’s American Legion Cathedral Post …
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By Rosalie Norton
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6/5/12
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“This is about honoring all those from our community who died on 9/11,” said Rose Senti, a West Hempstead resident of 80 years. “It’s good to have a piece of history now.”
On March 28, …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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4/3/12
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After months of work by State Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) and local leaders to acquire a piece of the World Trade Center as a way to memorialize West Hempstead residents who died on Sept. …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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3/13/12
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Upon receiving his Eagle Scout honors, Mark Defilippis, of West Hempstead Troop 240, pinned his mom, Susan, and dad, Mark. Later, his grandmother, Rosalie Norton, presented Mark with a citation.
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3/7/12
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Dozens of residents and several county legislators rallied last week outside the 5th Precinct in Elmont, protesting County Executive Ed Mangano’s plan to transform four of the county’s …
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By Jackie Nash and Lee Landor
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2/8/12
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West Hempstead Boy Scouts will spend their Saturday cleaning up Hall’s Pond Park and they’ve invited residents of the community to join them. The only problem is that they’re …
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Lee Landor
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11/30/11
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All that remains of the twin towers of the World Trade Center are pieces of steel and memories. Photographs of the iconic buildings, while cherished, are not tangible in the same way as a steel beam, …
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Lee Landor
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11/30/11
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