Best photos from Newsday photographer Alejandra Villa Loarca
See the best photos of the year from Newsday photographer Alejandra Villa Loarca.
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Stasia Ann Scocca looks on as her daughter, Sadie, 10, practices violin at their home in Mount Sinai in April 26. Stasia and Sadie were born with a rare genetic condition, Holt-Oram syndrome, which affects bone growth and can cause heart problems.
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Stasia Ann Scocca and her daughter, Sadie, 10, home in Mount Sinai in April. Stasia and Sadie were born with a rare genetic condition that affects bone growth.
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Stasia Ann Scocca and her daughter, Sadie, 10, play at home in Mount Sinai.
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Sadie, 10, teaches her mom, Stasia Ann Scocca, some Irish step dance moves.
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Stasia Ann Scocca and her daughter, Sadie, 10, at home in Mount Sinai.
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Stasia Ann Scocca and her daughter, Sadie, 10, at home in Mount Sinai.
Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca
Community members gather at the Suffolk County Y JCC in Commack to commemorate anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.
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Half Hollow Hills West High School senior football quarterback Joseph Filardi on Aug. 21.
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New York Mets fans hope for autographs during a spring training workout Feb. 16 Port St. Lucie, Florida.
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