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Area synagogues are getting ready for the high holy days. These holidays, which celebrate the Jewish New Year, start with Rosh Hashanah on the night of Sept. 24 and end with Yom Kippur on Oct. 4.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/17/14
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Oceanside Jewish Center has a phrase on it the side of its building: “OJC is the place to be!”
“We want it to be the place to be for our congregants,” said Ian Brecher, temple president.
In addition to religious services, OJC has an in house caterer – Robert Ian Caterers – a religious school, a nursery school and community groups, including Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Social Club, Kadima for grades four through seven, and USY (United Synagogue Youth) for grades eight through 12.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/17/14
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The standoff on Davison Avenue turned tragic when police found the dead body of a man who lived at 117 Davison Ave. The man had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Police had blocked off …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/17/14
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All Oceanside and Island Park teachers and principals were rated “highly effective” or “effective” on the Annual Professional Performance Review, or APPR. A total score of 91-100 is “highly effective,” while a total score of 75-90 is “effective.”
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/10/14
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The Oceanside Kiwanis Club finished another summer of its Gazebo Reading Nights program, with the last reading of the year on Aug. 25. The program, in its eighth year, raised $5000 for the Kiwanis …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/3/14
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LIRR trains between Rockville Centre and Valley Stream will have an adjusted schedule between Sept. 2 and Nov. 16, as a section of the Babylon branch is getting its tracks resurfaced. The adjusted …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/28/14
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“However you define your family, we welcome you to ours,” is the official motto of Temple Avodah (pronounced Ah-voh-da), a reform temple in Oceanside. The unofficial motto seems to be “Not your parents’ temple.”
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/27/14
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The Oceanside and Rockville Centre Long Island Rail Road stations are separated by just a two-mile stretch of Rockaway Avenue. Trains that leave from the respective stations serve different branches and travel different routes, but both will get you to the city.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/27/14
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Oceanside native Scott Harris Friedman co-wrote four songs on the Shawn Mendes EP, which debuted at number five on the Billboard 200.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/20/14
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Both the Oceanside and Island Park school districts have many programs planned for the 2014-2015 school year.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/14/14
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