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Born with cerebral palsy, North Bellmorite Brian Arnold received his first service dog from Canine Companions for Independence when he was 19 and his second, Ozzie, at right, at age 31. Arnold lives with his parents, Bill and Louise, pictured here at a Canine Companions training facility in Medford, in Suffolk County.

As a teenager, Brian Arnold often awoke in the middle of the night, screaming and shaking. He was afraid of falling and being unable to catch himself before his face hit the floor. His fear was understandable. The North Bellmorite had already fallen and shattered his jaw in three places. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/25/15

Betty Lippai and Neil Yeoman are the Merrick Chamber of Commerce's Woman and Man of the Year.

Merrick Chamber names Man and Woman of the Year

Merrick Chamber of Commerce members will celebrate at the organization’s annual gala at Chateau Briand in Carle Place on Jan. 22, and two Merokeans –– Neil Yeoman and Betty Lippai –– will be honored as the organization’s Man and Woman of the Year. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/14/15

Festive sparkle at the Cradle of Aviation Museum

Museum Row in Garden City is among the spots filled with holiday spirit this weekend when the Festival of Trees takes root for its three-day extravaganza, Friday through Sunday. more

By Karen Bloom | 11/26/14

Hop on that Magical Mystery Tour when Strawberry Fields and the Nassau Pops reprise the heyday of the Fab Four on Nov. 16.

Return of the British Invasion

The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra is caught up in the throes of Beatlemania as it prepares for its annual concert to benefit United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau. more

By Karen Bloom | 11/5/14

Mike Majikas, of North Merrick, held up a sunfish that Samira Sandoval caught at the Memorare Fishing Club’s “fish-a-thon” last Friday at the Rev. Arthur Mackey Park in Roosevelt. The club held the event for students at the United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau school in Roosevelt.

Fun and fishing at Rev. Mackey Park

Seven-year-old Javier Reyes felt a sudden tug on his line last Friday morning. Mike Majikas, of North Merrick, who stood nearby, bent down to Javier’s level and instructed him to “reel it … more

By Scott Brinton | 6/11/14

Adaptive athlete Steph Hammerman stepped into her first CrossFit box, or gym, on May 3, 2012.

Adaptive athlete, a Kennedy grad, inspires nationwide

Merrick native Steph Hammerman developed cerebral palsy shortly after she was born 23 years ago. But the accomplished athlete and motivational speaker said she doesn’t struggle with anything. more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/22/14

Rockville Centre’s Leggz Ltd. Dance, under direction of Joan MacNaughton, always enthralls audiences with their excerpts from The Nutcracker at the Festival of Trees.

Holiday fun at the Long Island Festival of Trees

Museum Row in Garden City is aglow with holiday spirit this weekend as the Festival of Trees welcomes families to its annual three-day extravaganza, Friday through Sunday, Nov. 29-Dec. 1. more

By Karen Bloom | 11/27/13

Actress-singer Linda Eder, who is a frequent performer at Tilles Center, joins the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra for the first time.

An afternoon with Linda Eder and the Nassau Pops

The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra turns to Broadway for its 10th anniversary gala concert on Oct. 27benefiting the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau (UCPN). more

By Karen Bloom | 10/9/13

Maestro Louis Panacciulli conducts the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra in the annual concert to benefit United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday.

A tribute to Johnny Maestro

Maestro Louis Panacciulli and his Nassau Pops present a special tribute to the legacy of great crooner Johnny Maestro at the orchestra’s 9th annual gala benefit concert for United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County, on Sunday, Oct. 21. more

By Karen Bloom | 10/17/12

After the crash, emergency medical technicians moved the children from one bus to another in order to transport them to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. Because the children could not speak, officials said, they had to go to the hospital.

Seven transported to hospital in N. Merrick bus crash

Six children, all of whom suffer from cerebral palsy and cannot speak, were taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow on Friday after the bus they were traveling in collided with a car on Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick, just outside the Brookside School, according to fire officials. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/10/12

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