On LI, a six-figure income can still leave families squeezed by college costs

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Upcoming Events

Rockwell's Four Freedoms: Picturing Democracy in the United States

Oct15

Dennis Raverty will examine Norman Rockwell's series of paintings "The Four Freedoms," placing them within the larger context of his politically-inspired production over the decades, including his late work, which addressed the struggle for civil rights during the 1960s

Where

Great Neck Library

159 Bayview Ave.

Great Neck, NY

Phone

516-466-8055

Price

free

Trick-or-Treat at the Haunted Museum

Oct24

Bring your tiniest tots to your tallest teens for a comical and fun Haunted Museum Halloween Event! Trick or Treat from museum gallery to museum gallery, and enjoy our “Haunted Hunt” scavenger hunt, as you encounter our ghosts and ghouls living in our haunted hallways! You might even hear a ghost story or two! Enjoyable (not TOO scary) fun for even the youngest of witches and goblins

Where

Suffolk County Historical Society

300 W. Main St.

Riverhead, NY

Phone

631-727-2881 x100

Price

$2

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