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Celebrating Black History in the Five Towns
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The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. members Evelyn Jackson and Annie Reyes spearheaded a night of commemorating Black History at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence on Feb. 21.
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2/27/13
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This February, Lawrence Woodmere Academy (LWA) recognized Black History Month. Why is this so important, you ask?
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By Amber Garrick
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2/13/13
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When Emanuel ‘Manny’ Levine was thrown out of a pool hall in Borough Park Brooklyn, then crashed a New Year’s party as 1939 became 1940, he didn’t know he would met his future wife, Mickey.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/13/13
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Overall 46 students, including 12 individuals and 11 groups, were named the winners of the annual Woodmere Middle School History Fair on Jan. 29. Judging continued until Jan. 31.
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2/6/13
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After Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath threatened to cancel their Black History Month celebration, Nassau County Section of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. members Annie Reyes and Evelyn Jackson decided they would take charge and bring the vital program to the community.
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By Ann Friedman
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2/6/13
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President Obama was officially sworn in for his second term on Sunday, and the inauguration festivities got under way early on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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1/24/13
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Recently I sent a very dear friend a Kindle copy of Louise Erdrich’s most recent novel, “The Round House.”
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1/3/13
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There’s something about the beach, the place where the land ends and the eternity of the sea begins, that lends itself to quiet reminiscence. Given this, it is not surprising that the Long Beach boardwalk is studded with monuments, tributes and commemorations.
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By Chris Connolly
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8/15/12
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If you have walked, driven, pedaled a bike or rowed your boat on Long Island in the last decade, you’ve likely noticed that there are a lot of geese around. They inhabit golf courses, sports fields, playgrounds, lakes, ponds and every place in between. But where did all these geese come from? What’s being done to control their population? Why don’t they fly south for the winter? Or just fly south
for good? In short, what’s the deal with the geese?
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By Chris Connolly
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8/1/12
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Eight Woodmere Middle School students combined for a pair of first place finishes in the New York State History Day competition that was held in upstate Cooperstown on April 23.
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5/3/12
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