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Legislator Lafazan Minority Caucus Colleagues Propose Repeal Of Onerous Administrative Fees On Red Light Camera Tickets

LIMG December 20, 2022

Photo courtesy of the Office of Legislator Joshua A. Lafazan From left: Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé, Joshua Lafazan and Arnold W. Drucker, pictured in the Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. Nassau County Legislator Joshua A. Lafazan (D

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Local Artist Finds New Success

LIMG December 19, 2022

Kristen Hadjoglou, a local artist from Eastport, New York, truly offers something different to the marketplace. Her signature personalized hand-made coloring books are what really launched her career as an artist, but she has expanded to offer various other products as well. “I was born an artist,” said Kristen. “I always knew that growing up. […]

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Elderly Army Veteran Has Wish For Restaurant Gift Cards Granted

LIMG December 19, 2022

Ron Matonti, a resident of Medford, New York, had his wish for restaurant gift cards granted, thanks to the Long Island chapter of national nonprofit Twilight Wish Foundation. Matonti is an Army veteran who has congenital heart failure and is homebound. Because of this, he relies mostly on canned foods that are delivered to him […]

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Ward Melville HS Students Step On Stage For ‘Mary Poppins’

LIMG December 19, 2022

Photos courtesy of the Three Village Central School District After weeks of hard work and rehearsals, Ward Melville High School students in the Three Village Central School District stepped on stage for a wonderful performance of “Mary Poppins.” The musical fantasy brings the audience to London where Mary Poppins becomes the nanny for the Banks […]

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Everyone Rocked At Hollyrocks

LIMG December 19, 2022

Photos courtesy of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District West Side Elementary School, in Cold Spring Harbor School District, was bursting at the seams with excitement as students and staff welcomed back Hollyrocks. Hollyrocks brought the whole school together for a jeopardy-style trivia challenge focusing on subjects including history, geography, math

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Deer Park Board Of Education Honors BOCES Culinary Students

LIMG December 19, 2022

Photos courtesy of Deer Park School District At the Deer Park School District Board of Education’s Dec. 13 meeting, three Deer Park High School students – Lynn Fanfan, Gianna Sanchez and Carson Warkenthien – who study culinary arts at Western Suffolk BOCES’ Wilson Tech Center were honored. The three young chefs had showed off their […]

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Fire Island Students Learn To Code

LIMG December 19, 2022

Photo courtesy of the Fire Island School District In connection with Computer Science Education Week, Woodhull technology teacher Mrs. Gerken recently rolled out a fun coding experience with students. Kindergarten through fourth grade students used an iPad application known as Scratch Jr. After being taught the mechanics of the program, which is based on the […]

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Northeast Elementary School Students Create Tasty Gingerbread Houses

LIMG December 19, 2022

Photos courtesy of the Amityville Union Free School District Prekindergartners in Jane Dady’s class at Northeast Elementary School in Amityville used an assortment of tasty, sweet ingredients to create their own gingerbread houses on Dec. 14. Parents and teachers sat down with students as they prepared the gingerbread houses from scratch. Northeast Principal Dr. Pauline