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All dancers want to be in the Rockettes, yet not every dancer gets to be a Rockette. But for 17 girls, that dream came true when two Rockettes, Tara Dunleavy and Eleni Gavalas, came to the Oceanside Dance Center to teach the dance students and promote the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/24/14
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Oceanside Kiwanis honored three members of the community at its Charter and Installation dinner on Sept. 18 at the Oceanside Jewish Center. More than 100 people attended, including Joe Aiello, the Kiwanis New York governor, and Nancy Baxter, the lieutenant governor of Kiwanis Long Island’s Southwest division.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/24/14
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George Martin the Original celebrated it’s 25th anniversary on Sept. 15.
“It’s a lot of years and it seems like yesterday,” said George Korten, owner of the George Martin restaurant …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/24/14
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Yom Kippur is the day where Jews pray for their names to be inscribed in the book of life. It is also a day to give the gift of life at Central Synagogue of Nassau County, where this year, the synagogue will hold a bone marrow donor drive on Yom Kippur.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/24/14
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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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Village residents, lead by Mary Beth Kearns, presented a petition for a public pool at the July 14 Board of Trustees meeting. At the Sept. 8 meeting, Mayor Francis X. Murray told the public that the village had found a temporary solution – 100 family memberships at Lynbrook’s town pool would be open to Rockville Centre residents for summer 2015.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/17/14
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If you want to open a hookah bar in Rockville Centre, move quickly. One of two proposed bills that will be up for public debate at the Oct. 6 Board of Trustees meeting would ban hookah lounges in the village.
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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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