Giving Back to Community Corporation, an Elmont-based nonprofit, raised more than $33,000 in 2023, with residents’ help, to aid the hungry on both a local and international scale. The organization held raffles and hosted a gala and a 5K run, and all of its work was made possible by community support.
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By Nicole Wagner
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1/11/24
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“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance,” President James Madison once said. “And a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”
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3/15/24
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Countless trailblazers have incited change, but there is still an overarching prejudice against us. The struggle that we internalize may vary, but I think we can agree that some days, it’s just hard to be a woman.
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By Jordan Vallone
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6/14/24
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Making the cut at Sewanhaka High School
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Students at Sewanhaka High School’s cosmetology program put their best hair on display last week.
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Matthew Hampton
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5/19/10
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Islanders fans and members of the Elmont community all gathered at UBS Arena’s The Park on Dec. 29 for the grand opening of two new ice rinks in Elmont.
There are two new community skating …
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Rei Wolfsohn
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1/11/24
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Nassau County, renowned for its championship teams and historic sporting events, truly shines through its young school athletes who exemplify teamwork and unite communities.
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6/14/24
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It was an eventful first half of baseball for the Long Island Ducks, who became the Atlantic League’s all-time winningest franchise, captured the North Division’s …
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By Tony Bellissimo
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7/17/23
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Let me state up front that I was critical from the start of former President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the result of the 2020 election . . .
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8/17/23
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The newly appointed assistant director of the Franklin Square Public Library will help patrons step into the future with new technology.
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By Nicole Wagner
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8/27/23
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There’s an invisible lifeline across Long Island that sustains us all — our aquifer system. These underground reservoirs — the source of every drop of water that flows from our taps . . .
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12/7/23
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