On Sept. 10, 2013, Thomas Onorato and his wife, Melissa, of Franklin Square, welcomed their first child. Four days later, they almost lost him.
Thomas Kevin Onorato was born with microvillus …
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By Steve Smirti
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3/23/16
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Summer driving season is in full swing, and we’re out on the roads in large numbers. The absence of winter’s dangers can make it seem like a safer time to drive . . .
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7/22/15
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After the World Trade Center collapsed in a fireball on Sept. 11, 2001, a cloud of toxic dust enveloped Lower Manhattan. That dust contained a witches’ brew of cancer-causing agents . . .
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7/15/15
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I have a terrific photo of my grandson, Jacob, running with the ball for a touchdown. He was 9 at the time . . .
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4/23/15
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The East Meadow Jewish Center’s Sisterhood and Young Adult Division is honoring two North Bellmore boys by raising funds for worthy causes, with memories of their short lives in mind. The …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/18/15
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On weekdays, Adam Lefkowitz spent his time at South Shore Country Day School and Camp on Newbridge Road. Eager for new projects, he excitedly waited to learn crafts alongside his “little …
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/14/15
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The Emanuel family –– including Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel –– sure knows how to stir the pot. Rahm’s older brother, Ezekiel, recently published a hugely controversial essay, “Why I hope to die at 75,” in The Atlantic.
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10/29/14
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The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has claimed more than 2,300 victims. There are close to 4,500 known cases, and they are no longer isolated to West Africa. So far in the U.S. as I write . . .
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10/23/14
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The Bellmore Chamber of Commerce and All Island Yellow Transportation, formerly Bellmore Taxi, recently took the ALS Foundation’s Ice Bucket Challenge, which asks participants to have ice water …
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10/22/14
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide Ebola plan on Oct. 16 that called for the coordination of health care, Port Authority and Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers to combat a potential spread of the Ebola virus should it cross New York’s borders. He also designated eight hospitals, including Long Island’s North Shore-LIJ, in Nassau County, and Stony Brook University Hospital, in Suffolk, to act as regional centers for treating patients with Ebola.
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By David Weingrad
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10/22/14
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