The Chabad of Oceanside hosted a Challah Bake on Sept. 11, to not only welcome the Jewish High Holy Days, but also to raise money for 2007 Oceanside High School alumna Melissa Hunter, 34.
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By Kepherd Daniel
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9/22/23
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The Oceanside Fire Department, the Oceanside School District and local clergy marked the annual Sept. 11 memorial at a ceremony last week.
Many Oceanside Schools students participated, including …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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9/22/23
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The Island Park Library concluded its summer concert series Sept. 1, with a performance from the popular Beatles cover band, Penny Lane.
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By Kepherd Daniel
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9/22/23
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Emma DeFrancesco of Oceanside was one of 55 Girl Scouts in the Nassau County organization who became part of the 2023 Girl Scout Gold Award class.
These Scouts made a sustainable impact, …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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9/22/23
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I’ll be seeing you, just not every week. In June, when I wrote “Column writing through hell and high water,” I told readers I was taking a leave from writing for a few months . . .
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9/21/23
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On clear summer evenings, I sit on the lawn of William L. Buck Elementary School in Valley Stream — a five-minute walk from my house — with a telescope I was given four years ago at my bat mitzvah.
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By Ilana Greenberg
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9/21/23
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Every few months there is a respected opinion poll that asks how much credibility Congress has. Poll after poll finds that the public’s faith in Congress is at an all-time low, and sinking lower by the week.
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9/21/23
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Although it’s late in the season, boating safety should remain at the forefront for everyone on the water.
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9/21/23
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Hofstra University Museum of Art’s many treasures are grand in scope and scale. It’s been a proud transformation for the museum, which began with a single gallery space, constructed in 1963. Decades later, it’s among the region’s leading arts institutions.
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By Karen Bloom
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9/20/23
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It’s been 22 years since our world changed forever when our nation was attacked. But for so many like Susan Hutchins, it still feels like Sept. 11, 2001 — the day she lost her son, West Hempstead’s Kevin Nathaniel Colbert, in the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
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By Michael Hinman
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9/18/23
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