Dear Santa:
We here at the Heralds have been hard at work all year, keeping readers up to date on all things local — government, education, business, crime, sports and culture.
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12/19/13
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Grabbing hold of the holiday spirit
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Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park in the village played host to the annual Christmas caroling celebration that included a bonfire, chestnut roasting on an open fire, cookies, hot chocolate and a visit from Santa Claus on Dec. 15.
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12/18/13
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You know that the holiday season has begun the minute you hear the first overplayed, catchy Christmas song on the radio and acknowledge that in about a month’s time, you will despise any tune containing the lyrics “jingle,” “frosty,” or “Santa,” in it.
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Carina Kohn
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12/18/13
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Bing Crosby's iconic personality fills the Madison Theatre stage when his wife Kathryn Crosby relives that special holiday feeling in a musical revue based on his classic Christmas shows.
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12/18/13
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As 10 representatives of schools and agencies in the Five Towns roamed the aisles of Toys “R” Us in Valley Stream on Dec. 12, they had one goal in mind: ensuring that local children have presents to open on Christmas morning.
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By Ann Friedman
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12/18/13
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The holiday countdown is rapidly moving along with heart-warming festivities, many of which take us back to the festive pleasures of days gone by. The region is filled to the brim with seasonal cheer this weekend.
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By Karen Bloom
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12/11/13
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’Tis the season of holiday lights and holy nights, of children’s smiling faces, giddy gift-opening, half-price sales and the festive if frenetic bustle of store-to-store shopping.
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12/5/13
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It’s the color of the leaves that rest in peace on the pavement below the naked trees lingering above. It’s the thick, dense cloud of fog we exhale as the sky deviates from its radiant, summer-like shade.
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Elissa Candiotti
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12/4/13
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I will go on record as saying that the worst day of the year to drag my bones into the office was always the Friday after Thanksgiving.
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11/21/13
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Welcome the holiday season by exploring some of the many holiday-themed events nearby, before settling in for that day of feasting next week.
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By Karen Bloom
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11/20/13
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