When the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, many food pantries and soup kitchens closed as people working in places that traditionally provided for the food insecure were afraid to continue. This was before there were Covid vaccines, with doctors working around the clock to understand the virus that was killing thousands of people.
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By Laura Lane
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6/4/23
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People turn to religion for comfort and hope in times of crisis and uncertainty — and March 2020, with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States and the resulting lockdowns — certainly was among such times.
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By Roksana Amid
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6/4/23
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The Town of Oyster Bay’s Board of Ethics ruled there was no ethical violations in the awarding of a request for proposal to Enterprise Security Solutions, a cybersecurity company based in New …
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By Will Sheeline
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6/4/23
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Republican Congressman George Santos may have a new challenger. Zak Malamed, 29, has announced he will run in the Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District, joining three others — Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan, former State Sen. Anna Kaplan and law professor Will Murphy. Malamed is running for office for the first time.
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By Roksana Amid
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5/28/23
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The Planting Fields Arboretum held its second annual Asian American Pacific Islander Festival earlier this May, celebrating many diverse and unique aspects of AAPI cultural identity. Previously known as the Asian Cultural Festival, the event is held in every year in May as part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
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By Will Sheeline
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5/28/23
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Residents of Oyster Bay and East Norwich may have noticed a certain black Labrador retriever who has been making waves throughout the community in recent months. Champ, as he affectionately called, is a young veteran support dog in training, who has been partnered with the local company Contour Mortgage through America’s VetDogs Foundation during his training period.
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By Will Sheeline
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5/28/23
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For a third straight night, Black Lives Matter demonstrators convened in Merrick and Bellmore to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the systemic racism that is …
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By Scott Brinton
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6/4/20
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After putting out a fire, a win at the rose show for Paul Long
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Paul Long isn’t your typical firefighter. He’s got the look all right, and more energy for his 52 years then most. But his tough exterior quickly dissolves, and his manner becoming almost …
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By Laura Lane
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6/23/16
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The restoration process is complete on Teddy Roosevelt's beloved Sagamore Hill and it is finally ready for public tours. They won't start until July 12, but as in the first album, we included a history of the restoration of Sagamore Hill including photographs from 2013 and what the house looks like now since Teddy's house has been put back together again.
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Photos by Christina Daly, Anthony Policano and Shane Molinari
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7/10/15
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Putting Teddy's House Back Together - All the Small Things
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A home’s character is personified by more than the color of the paint on the walls or the style of the furniture. It is the little things, the items that we hold dear that offer a window to the …
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Photos by Christina Daly
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6/11/15
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