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Published 12 hours agoBarbara Curtis celebrates 100th birthday with family, village proclamation
Barbara Curtis has a simple recipe for a happy, long life: stay calm, keep busy and treasure every moment with family. As she celebrated her 100th birthday, those words reflected a century filled with love, hard work and generations of relatives. Curtis, a resident of Atria…
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Published 12 hours agoLong Island’s leading women to be celebrated at Power Women of Long Island
Some of Long Island’s most accomplished and influential women will come together as Schneps Media presents Power Women of Long Island, a celebration recognizing the women making an impact across the region. The annual event honors leaders whose accomplishments, commitment and…
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Published 13 hours agoNursing, physician assistant students provide care to rural community in Guatemala
Ten students from the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies traveled to Guatemala to provide health care services for families living in a rural area of the country this summer. The students visited a pop-up clinic in Aldea Panabajal, a community in…
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Published 16 hours agoGreat Neck teen turns front lawn into a buzzing pollinator garden
“ChatGPT, how do I plant plants?” That was the question 14-year-old Charlie Zhong typed into the AI chatbot before turning a patch of his family’s front lawn into a native plant garden that now attracts bumblebees, butterflies and hummingbirds. A ninth grader at Great Neck South…
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Published September 27Op-Ed: Not everyone can partake in back-to-school shopping
As we begin a new school year and rush to buy the newest backpack, the trendiest sneakers, and the latest iPad, be aware that this is not the norm for many people. As a volunteer at Temple Sinai in Roslyn’s monthly Hand in Hand Program, I greet a busload of younger children, and…
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Published September 25Oct. 7 survivor Natalie Sanandaji to speak at Great Neck Library
A survivor of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack will share her firsthand account of the attack and her advocacy work against antisemitism during an upcoming community conversation. Great Neck native Natalie Sanandaji, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival attack, will…
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Published September 24A 60th birthday gift that gives back to the Port Washington community and beyond
For Kenneth Daly, turning 60 was less about receiving presents and more about giving others the opportunity that changed the course of his own life. The Port Washington resident and president of St. Thomas Aquinas College celebrated his 60th birthday by launching the “60-for-60”…
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Published September 24Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club to launch health speaker series
The Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club will launch a new health education series in October, offering community programs focused on breast and gynecological health and youth nicotine use. The “Growing Minds, Healthy Futures” series, launched in partnership with the American…
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Published September 24Car Free Day LI celebrates record-breaking 2026 pledge drive
Car Free Day Long Island concluded its 14th annual week-long campaign with a record-breaking 5,352 pledges, a more than 50% increase over 2025, representing an estimated 99 tons of CO₂ emissions avoided. Long Island regional leaders celebrated the region’s growing public…
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Published September 24Long Island Sound water quality is improving, but needs work, experts say
The Long Island Sound’s water quality may be improving, but that still leaves room for concern at many of the bays that surround the region’s northern shore, according to a report card issued by Save the Sound, a regional environmental nonprofit organization dedicated to…
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Published September 24Manhasset Bay Protection Committee hosts Bay Walk cleanup
The Manhasset Bay Protection Committee will join a worldwide effort to address marine debris when it hosts a volunteer cleanup at Bay Walk Park in Port Washington on Saturday, Oct. 3. The cleanup, scheduled for 10 a.m., is part of Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal…
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Published September 22Noor Maher becomes first Eagle Scout from Islamic center troop on Long Island
What began with a handful of boys and a group of adults learning Scouting together has grown into a program that has now produced its first Eagle Scout. Noor Mohammad Maher, 18, recently became the first Eagle Scout from a Scouts BSA troop chartered to an Islamic center on Long…