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Hempstead Town officials to rally for annual Lindbergh flight day
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Hempstead officials plan to gather at the site of Charles Lindbergh’s historic flight to Paris on Monday to rally for the state to designate May 20 as “Trans-Atlantic Flight Day in New York.”
Assemb. Edward Ra (R-Franklin Square) intends to submit a resolution calling for the designation. Lindbergh flew to Paris from Roosevelt Field on May 20, 1927, the first solo nonstop trans-Atlantic flight.
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Read more »Uniondale High School show choir performs on 'Today Show'
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Uniondale High School’s Rhythm of the Knights show choir was named “Most Promising New Group” at the Fame Show Choir National Championship Series Finals in Chicago April 26-27.
That showing earned the school’s choir and jazz band one more performance — on Thursday’s edition of “The Today Show.”
The students were there as part of the “Today” Varsity Week. Along with a performance of the...
Read more »Moms, daughters start Mother’s Day weekend with Habitat for Humanity build
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Alexandra Casazza, wearing a bandanna on her head and equipped with a hammer and nails, was ready to help her mother, Teresa, build the framework of a new home for a local family in need.
“I never handled a hammer in my life, but this is what my mom wanted to do on Mother’s Day weekend,” said Casazza, 17, of Sayville. “It’s her early Mother’s Day gift.”
The Casazzas were among the seven...
Read more »Free gun range day for Nassau veterans
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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano announced Monday that in recognition of Memorial Day, the Nassau County Rifle and Pistol Range will offer free entry for veterans and active military on May 26 during regular operating hours, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Free coffee, beverages and snacks also will be available.
The Nassau County Rifle and Pistol Range is the only such facility open to...
Read more »Veterans invited to information day in Northport
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Veterans Affairs will hold a daylong Information Day and Enrollment Event Saturday for Vietnam veterans.
The event, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., will include information about benefits and enrollment, as well as a presentation about post-traumatic stress disorder.
The event will be at the Pavilion at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 79 Middleville Rd. in Northport. Preregistration...
Read more »Earth Day cleanups scheduled
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The Levittown Community Council, in partnership with the Town of Hempstead, will host the seventh annual Earth Day cleanup Saturday.
The volunteer event will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Participants will meet at the OfficeMax parking lot, on 3350 Hempstead Tpke., where areas to be cleaned up in Levittown will be assigned to groups.
Workers are asked to bring rakes, brooms and work gloves....
Read more »Volunteers spruce up Sagamore Hill in honor of Arbor Day
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Volunteer arborists removed 20 trees and grinded 25 stumps at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site on Arbor Day.
The Long Island Arboricultural Association on March 23 brought about 100 volunteers who worked for eight hours, donating an estimated $50,000 worth of labor.
Besides removing dead trees and stumps, the group pruned the historic white oak tree by the gardener’s shed along with...
Read more »Rock-the-River Spring Festival will raise funds for campers in need
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Over the past three years, 24 children from the Peninsula Counseling Center in Valley Stream have gotten to spend a summer splashing in pools, going on field trips and making new friends at Rolling River Day Camp in East Rockaway.
“These are kids who otherwise would not be able to attend a camp,” said John Kastan, PCC’s executive director.
He said in many cases, attendance depends on...
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