Tag: history

Commissioner Katz honored by county as woman trailblazer

Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Commissioner Patty Katz was recently honored

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Alice Kasten, Great Neck Historical Society president, retiring next year

Alice Kasten was first drawn to the latest incarnation of the Great

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Book traces Mineola’s history in pictures

With new high-end apartment buildings, a state-of-the-art medical research center and other

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Out of Left Field: Annual history day at Hofstra

  What is History Day? Why is it at Hofstra each year?

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Preliminary report outlines next steps to save Stepping Stones Lighthouse

A preliminary report from Modern Ruins, an architectural firm that specializes in

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Stepping Stones Lighthouse race secures first sponsors

The inaugural 5K benefiting the Stepping Stones Lighthouse secured its first sponsors

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Local author discusses Long Island suffragists with Floral Park Historical Society

In last November's election, voters across New York received a sticker featuring

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Positive future seen for Saddle Rock Grist Mill

As Alice Kasten, the president of the Great Neck Historical Society, prepares

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Stage set for lighthouse dock construction, town says

Engineers hired by the Town of North Hempstead recently completed soil-boring tests, 

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