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Home is truly where the heart is

Monday, May 20, 2013

Leo F. Giblyn Elementary School welcomes students back after Hurricane Sandy. “When you need it most, that’s when people are most there.” Those were the words of an emotional Principal Amanda Muldowney, 51, when she looked back at the resiliency of her staff, students and community in the aftermath of the storm. Leo F. Giblyn Elementary School in Freeport, NY, saw some of the worst of Superstorm Sandy. The storm closed the school for six weeks, displacing students and teachers throughout four different schools... 

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Donations mean Long Beach students can celebrate prom

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Prom season is a highlight for high school students. It’s a chance for seniors to get all dressed up, rent limousines and dance the night away with the rest of their senior class. Six months ago, many Long Beach High School (LBHS) seniors were less concerned about their prom, and more concerned about rebuilding their houses and community. Since Hurricane Sandy left the city of Long Beach wounded, residents, including LBHS students, have been striving for normalcy. Thanks to the kindness of others, their quest... 

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Abandoned babies find ‘Safe Haven’ in yellow cabs

Monday, May 6, 2013

This year the Ambulance Medical Technician (AMT) Children of Hope Foundation is going yellow, taxi-cab yellow that is. The AMT Children of Hope Foundation is a non-profit organization located in Mineola, N.Y., and was founded by Timothy Jaccard in an effort to save new born babies from possible abandonment from their birth mothers. Photo Credit: AMT Children of Hope Baby Safe Haven. Baby Safe Haven is a program that allows birth mothers to relinquish their newborns with no questions asked to a safe location. The program... 

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Long Beach coffee shop supports residents after Sandy

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It was the day after the storm. Long Beach looked more like the setting of a natural disaster movie than a suburban Long Island town. “It was surreal. It was very strange. It was weird. There were military trucks out on the street, no power. It didn’t feel real,” said Patrick Luyster, one of the [...]

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Home is truly where the heart is

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Leo F. Giblyn Elementary School welcomes students back after Hurricane Sandy. “When you need it most, that’s when people are most there.” Those were the words of an emotional Principal Amanda Muldowney, 51, when she looked back at the resiliency of her staff, students and community in the aftermath of the storm. Leo F. Giblyn [...]

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Donations mean Long Beach students can celebrate prom

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Prom season is a highlight for high school students. It’s a chance for seniors to get all dressed up, rent limousines and dance the night away with the rest of their senior class. Six months ago, many Long Beach High School (LBHS) seniors were less concerned about their prom, and more concerned about rebuilding their houses [...]

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La guía de Long Island Report para recursos de inmigración

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Reforma inmigración se hablará el Congreso de los Estados Unidos en los próximos meses. El Senate Judiciary Committee está considerando un 844-página ley, que incluirá un camino a la ciudadanía para immigrantes indocumentados y tambíen creará un nuevo sistema inmigración de mérito.   Ricamente diversa, Long Island es un crisol para inmigrantes de diferentes países y [...]