Thanskgiving weekend offers up more than just hitting the stores. See pumpkins smashed to the ground at the Cradle of Aviation's annual event or step back in time at a 19th century Thanksgiving at Old Bethpage Village, among other holiday happenings.
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11/21/12
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Because Hurricane Sandy hit at the very end of October, it dashed the hopes of many children to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
As Oceanside picks itself back up and rebuilds, resident John …
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By Alex Costello
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11/16/12
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There comes a moment in a monster hurricane such as Sandy when you question why you live on Long Island, this 118-mile-long spit of glacial debris deposited in the Atlantic Ocean from the mainland 20,000 years ago.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/13/12
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Weary homeowners battered by Hurricane Sandy began to trickle into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mobile Disaster Recovery Center at Nassau Community College’s Student Union, a red-brick building on the west side of the campus, when it opened last Friday. The center was set up to help homeowners who suffered losses in the massive storm to file for grants that will enable them to rebuild.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/5/12
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Every year, hundreds of Long Island homes suffer fires that leave the lives of their occupants in shambles.
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10/18/12
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Oceanside Family Dental performed pro bono work on two impoverished children from the Ukraine as part of the organization Operation Hearts and Home, a Long Island charity dedicated to helping orphans …
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9/5/12
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When I first started writing this column back in the ’80s (gulp), I worked and wrote in a newspaper office.
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8/16/12
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Last week, the Town of Hempstead approved a rezoning request from South Nassau Communities Hospital, changing two parcels it owns in the southern part of Oceanside from light manufacturing to …
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Alex Costello
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2/15/12
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According to Nassau County police, four men forced their way into a home on Kildare Road in Island Park at about 10:40 p.m. on Nov. 16.
Police say that a female victim, who is 25 years old, …
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Alex Costello
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11/17/11
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Town of Hempstead Building Code Enforcement Officer Roy Gunther, of Oceanside, was presented with a Distinguished Service pin on Sept. 20 for rescuing a truck driver in Elmont, when his truck overturned on Lincoln Street.
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By Jackie Nash
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9/21/11
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