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More than 20 high school students volunteered to sort large amounts of donated clothing, cleaning supplies, baby goods and toys at the Hewlett-Woodmere collection and distribution center located in storefronts at 8 and 10 Irving Place in Woodmere on Nov. 20.
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11/28/12
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Celebrating Thanksgiving in the park
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The JCC of the Greater Five Towns Russian Division held its annual Thanksgiving celebration in the recreational building of Nassau County’s North Woodmere Park on Nov. 21.
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11/28/12
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Making up for lost blood donations
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To help the New York Blood Center regain some of the approximately 6,000 units of blood lost due to cancellations because of Hurricane Sandy, The Father John Farrell Council Knights of Columbus 5962 held a blood drive at St. Joseph’s R.C. Church in Hewlett on Nov. 25.
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11/28/12
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To gain back four days of instruction from the eight lost due to schools being closed after Hurricane Sandy, the Hewlett-Woodmere School District announced at their Nov. 20 Board of Education meeting that the February winter break will be eliminated.
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By Ann Friedman
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11/28/12
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My family and I were in The Home Depot parking lot on the third Saturday of our Diaspora trying to move our Allstate claim along, when I realized we were barely 10 minutes from our house and we couldn’t go home.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/28/12
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Lawrence High School senior Stephanie Kendal said it was important for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to see how Hurricane Sandy affected those in the Five Towns as he visited the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence on Nov. 21 to help hand out 500 turkeys and 500 individual meals.
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By Ann Friedman
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11/28/12
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Just days after Hurricane Sandy ravaged must of Long Island’s South Shore, Nassau County Episcopal churches began taking part in a relief effort that is still in full swing.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/28/12
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In better times, Ralph Isaacs drove his family from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon in a rented RV. He loved living in the RV. Now he dreads it. For nearly two weeks after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the South Shore, he lived in one, parked in front of his one-story Long Beach home.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/27/12
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence and helped to hand out 500 turkeys and 500 individual meals on the day before Thanksgiving.
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By Ann E. Friedman
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11/21/12
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Thanksgiving will have a different feel to it this year for many Long Island residents after Hurricane Sandy devastated thousands of homes in the area more than three weeks ago.
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