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Good News: Dancer Selected for Rockettes

Stories to put a smile on your face.

A Malverne resident’s dreams are coming true. Kristen Grace Smith, 20, a graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes School and Sacred Heart Academy, was recently offered a position with the Radio City Rockettes. Read more here.

Frontline: Red Cross Volunteer Responds to Disasters

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When high winds kick in and lights start to flicker, the National Weather Service issuing flood warnings, some Long Islanders flash back to the dark, powerless days of Hurricane Sandy. Read more here.

Vets Saluted by North Hempstead

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More than 200 guests, local leaders and veterans of World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars and Desert Storm, attended the two-hour gathering sponsored by the town. Read more here.

Troop 298 Elevates 63rd Eagle Scout

New Hyde Park Boy Scout Troop 298 member Eamonn John Lennon celebrated his Eagle Court of Honor at Holy Spirit Church on Sept. 22, becoming the 63rd Eagle Scout of Troop 298 out of Gloria Dei Church since it was chartered in 1947. Read more here.

Kat Scala Teams Up with Gina Baez

Garden City resident Kat Scala, founder of Fur All Dogkind, a company founded on the premise of helping dogs in distress, recently teamed up with local musician Gina Naomi Baez to help celebrate "October Dog Adoption Month." Read more here.

Lynbrook Resident Joins Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer

Lynbrook resident Cathy Bien will join thousands of tri-state area residents in support of her mother’s battle with pancreatic cancer by participating in The Lustgarten Foundation’s 13th annual Long Island Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk. Read more here.


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