Grace McQuade

Grace McQuade

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The Island Now: The top events for kids for the coming week

Nanette’s Baguette Storytime  Saturday, Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. Mo Willems’ hilarious new picture book, Nanette’s Baguette, follows our plucky

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The Island Today: The top seven events for the coming week

1 Friends of Cedarmere Talk and Tour of Cedarmere Estate Sunday, Jan. 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. The Friends of

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The Island Today: Stars shine again at ‘Herricks Idol’

By Noah Manskar Herricks High School’s music students thought “Herricks Idol” would be a one-time event when they first hosted

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Readers Write: Focus on letter-writer a distraction

I am writing  this letter in response to Jay Feldman’s letter critiquing me in the Jan. 13 edition of the Roslyn

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Trump inauguration a call to action

The President-Elect is about to be inaugurated as this edition of the paper is distributed. Every Presidential Inauguration is historic

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Readers Write: Time to bury hate; separate fact, fiction

When I first read Mr. O’Kelly’s letter on the Ills of globalism, I thought that this was a typical outlier

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Readers Write: A place out of the Hallmark Channel

On Thursdays and Saturdays except for summer vacation, the Thrift Shop at the Church of the Resurrection on Campbell Avenue

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Readers Write: Trump’s inauguration: the fight begins

At this writing, the president-elect’s inauguration looms. If this piece is published, it pains me to say that it contains

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Our Views: County’s broken assessment system

Ever wonder why you receive so many mailings from firms offering to challenge your property taxes for you? The answer

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Floral Park seeks more input on NYRA privatization

Floral Park officials contacted state senators this week asking for more input on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to privatize the

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Readers Write: Hoppe left tough act to follow at the LIRR

There is more to the first anniversary of the passing of former Metropolitan Transportation Authority Long Island Rail Road President

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G.C. church to hold charity concert Jan. 14

The Garden City Community Church will hold its sixth annual “Will Sing for Food” charity concert on Saturday, Jan. 14

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Port Art Guild sets winter class schedule

The Art Guild of Port Washington announced its winter 2017 schedule of classes and workshops for children and adults. The

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NYC’s The Dives to play Revolution Bar

New York City’s nationally renowned power pop rock band, The Dives, featuring frontman Evan Stanley, will headline a concert at

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Town, art groups to hold contest, exhibit

The Town of North Hempstead along with the North Hempstead Arts Advisory Council and The Art Guild of Port Washington,

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