Recipes

Turn To Seafood During Lent

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Skipping meat on Fridays is a common sacrifice Christians make during Lent. Meals can still be flavorful even if chicken, beef or pork may be off the table. In fact, Lent makes for an ideal time to embrace delicious vegetarian meals or those that feature seafood. Salmon is a hearty, flavorful and heart-healthy protein. When […]
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A Beloved Staple With A Sweet Twist

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Sweet potatoes are a beloved side dish come the holiday season, as they make for the perfect complement to turkey and roasts. Despite the popularity of sweet potatoes, some misconceptions about them have prevailed. The terms “sweet potato” and “yam” often are used interchangeably, but they actually are two different plants. Sweet potatoes, according to […]
Seasonal Featured

Fun Ways To Spend Extra Leap Day Hours

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The sentiment that there aren’t enough hours in the day may be true for busy families and individuals. However, once every four years, everyone is given an extra day on their calendars in February. Although Leap Day is designed to move the clock and calendar more in line with the Earth’s rotation around the sun, […]
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Celebrate Cherries And Washington This Presidents’ Day

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The month of February has a few important events to celebrate. In the United States, one such event is Presidents’ Day, which this year will be observed on Monday, February 15. Presidents’ Day honors both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, two influential presidents who were born in February. Some may recall a legend about George […]
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How To Prepare For Winter Storms

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Winter arrives with fanfare as Christmas, Chanukah and New Year’s Eve all take place within days of the first day of the season. Parties and shopping may distract people from the weather around them, but after resolutions are made and the decorations are packed away, it’s not long before it’s time to confront winter’s wrath. […]
Community News

Three Seniors Achieve Girl Scout Gold

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Pictured: From left, Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School students Theresa Soraire, Emily Newman and Annamaria Pepe recently earned their Girls Scouts Gold Award.  Photo courtesy of Copiague School District Three seniors from Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School recently earned their Gold Awards, the highest achievement within the Girl Scouts of the USA which […]
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Deer Park ENL Students Connect For Groundhog Day

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Photo courtesy of Deer Park School District Seventh and eighth grade English as a New Language students from Christy Villalobos’ class at Deer Park’s Robert Frost Middle School recently visited John Quincy Adams Primary School to spend time with a group of younger ENL students for Groundhog Day. The middle school ENL students began by […]