Lazar LaPenna had just celebrated his 10th birthday on Wednesday. Two days later, he was doing what he loved best — playing Little League baseball. But it would be his last game.
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By James Bernstein
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5/2/22
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Long awaited, spring, the season of beginnings, has begun. Though it happens with astronomical regularity . . .
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By John O'Connell
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3/31/22
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The Rockville Centre Soccer Club and village officials celebrated the completion of a goal close to a decade in the making last Saturday afternoon as they rededicated the recently renovated Tighe Field in honor of Stephen Tighe, a longtime club coach who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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12/2/21
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Children of all ages, in all forms of costume, made their way through a Halloween candy lover’s dreamscape last Saturday at the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce’s second trunk-or-treat …
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By Mallory Wilson
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10/28/21
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Weather conditions may not have been ideal, but that didn’t stop Island Park Little Leaguers from playing at the newly christened John “Jack” Leddy Memorial Field last Saturday.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/13/21
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It nearly killed me. One of my grandkids said they “hate” books. They don’t read books except when one is assigned in school. Given the options of smartphones, TV and computers . . .
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1/7/21
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A group of Chatterton Elementary School parents wanted to make sure local veterans didn’t go unnoticed amid the coronavirus pandemic. Since large gatherings, such as assemblies and observance …
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11/12/20
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To keep Levy-Lakeside students’ patriotic pride alive despite Covid-19 restrictions, the Parent Teacher Association came up with an alternative way to observe Veterans Day. On Nov. 10, a field …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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11/6/20
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Wellington C. Mepham High School’s front lawn will soon be filled with American flags once again as part of its annual Flag Field of Honor benefit for the Bellmore-Merrick Community …
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10/6/20
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Work is progressing rapidly on $1.3 million turf fields that village officials approved as a way to enhance Greis Park.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/21/20
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