With a little help, holiday lights rise on cue at cancer patients' homes

Sound Beach's Diane Kearns, a breast cancer survivor, has led an effort to have holiday lights installed at homes where a person has cancer.

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Young adults leaving New York amid affordability crisis
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Upcoming Events

Sweetbriar Nature Center Animal Interviews

Dec29

Meet and interact with at least 1 representative from each of the amphibian, reptile, bird and mammal groups, learn how each animal is unique and different

Where

North Babylon Public Library

815 Deer Park Ave.

North Babylon, NY

Phone

631-669-4020

Price

free

Board of Education Regular Meeting

Jan13

Regular meeting of the Western Suffolk BOCES Board of Education

Where

Western Suffolk BOCES

507 Deer Park Rd.

Dix Hills, NY

Phone

631-549-4900

Price

free

The True Story of the Culper Spy Ring

Jan15

Lecture with Bill Bleyer on The True Story of the Culper Spy Ring

Where

Deer Park Public Library

44 Lake Ave.

Deer Park, NY

Phone

631-586-3000

Price

free

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