Robert Pelaez

Robert Pelaez

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MTA board approves $51.5 billion capital plan; LIRR to receive $5.7 billion

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $51.5 billion capital plan last Wednesday that includes $5.7 billion

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Lady Rebels soccer looks to build off impressive 2018; undefeated so far in 2019

The Great Neck South varsity girls soccer team started the season without a loss in its first nine games, a

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10-year-old with cancer sparks bone marrow recruitment drives in Great Neck

Last weekend several temples and Jewish centers in Great Neck took part in helping Elan Shademan, a 10-year-old boy battling

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Suozzi helps secure grants for Great Neck Alert Fire Co.

The Great Neck Alert Fire Company has received $217,000 in federal grants with the help of U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi,

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Great Neck fund holds 2nd annual Walk for Education

The second annual Great Neck Student Aid Fund’s Walk for Education on Sunday drew greater participation than last year, organizers

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3rd Annual Stepping Stones 5k preview

As initial construction on the Stepping Stones Lighthouse dock has begun, the need for funding the remaining projects on the

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Great Neck man accused of cryptocurrency shakedown

Great Neck resident Steven Nerayoff has been indicted in Brooklyn on extortion charges that involved demanding a payoff in cryptocurrency,

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Great Neck residents show frustrations over proposed complex

A proposal for a four-story apartment complex on Middle Neck Road prompted residents to voice strong concerns to the Village

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North Shore students named Merit Scholarship semifinalists

Fifty-nine students from the North Shore have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.  They were among roughly

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Great Neck school board seeks to add eight classrooms

With enrollment rising, the Great Neck school district will seek to add eight classrooms to the E.M. Baker and Lakeville

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Saddle Rock Bridge 9/11 ceremony honors those who lost lives

On Saddle Rock Bridge, with a view of the New York City skyline where the World Trade Center once stood,

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Sociopolitical oil paintings on display in local art gallery

Great Neck resident Bert Winsberg's oil paintings are "beyond what meets the eye," he said. His combining of social and

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Cast of Netflix series visits Temple Israel

The Netflix original series "Shtisel" centers on a fourth-generation ultra-Orthodox Jewish family living in Israel. The show’s glimpse into a

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Stepping Stones construction underway

Construction to repair the Stepping Stones Lighthouse dock has commenced according to the Town of North Hempstead. The project is

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Lack of action on First Playhouse redevelopment criticized

Residents and shop owners expressed frustration at a Great Neck Estates Board of Trustees meeting Monday over lack of progress

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