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Driving north on the Cross Island Parkway, it’s easy to pass Exit 14, which leads to an entrance to Belmont Park whose gates are locked most of the year. But drivers who have passed the exit since …
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“A hundred-year storm” was I phrase I heard politicians and meteorologists use to describe this mysterious Sandy. With the memory of Hurricane Irene still fresh in my mind, I figured that once again these warnings were an exaggeration, nothing more than a precaution.
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Amber Garrick
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12/12/12
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Lighting the menorah at Cedarhurst Park
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Rabbi Schneur Wolowik of the Chabad of the Greater Five Towns led the lighting of the giant menorah in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park in Cedarhurst on Dec.8, the first night of Hanukkah. In addition to the menorah lighting there was singing and dancing to the traditional holiday songs.
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12/12/12
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Having fun and raising money for Peninsula Counseling Center
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Peninsula Counseling Center’s Auxiliary held its Ladies Nite Out event at Mother Kelly’s in Cedarhurst on Dec. 5.
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12/12/12
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Beginning the holiday season in colonial style
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Rock Hall Museum, located on the grounds of what was Rock Hall plantation in Lawrence kicked off the holiday season in style with a festive evening of food, music and decorations in the style of 18th century America on Dec. 2.
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12/12/12
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It began as a 19th century summer community in what is known as Back Lawrence. However, the Isle of Wight section of homes in the village has 21st century problems.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/12/12
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For Inwood Country Club Membership Director Heidi Chriest, getting back on her feet since Hurricane Sandy hit has been a lot easier thanks to the Employee Disaster Relief Effort, a collection of contributions made by the club’s members.
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By Ann Friedman
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12/12/12
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Her job is to be organized. Daily lesson plans, exams throughout a marking period and knowing how her students are progressing were all part of Lawrence High School science teacher Alicia Dunn’s life for the past 30 years.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/12/12
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Hurricane Sandy left very little undamaged in its wake more than six weeks ago and that includes the country clubs in the Five Towns area.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/12/12
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More than six weeks after Hurricane Sandy, residents of the Five Towns and other communities ask two questions more often than any others, according to Erroll Johnson, the director of the newly opened Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster-recovery center at Young Israel in Woodmere: “‘When can I get some money?’” Johnson said, “and ‘When can I get some more money?’”
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/12/12
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