Massapequa Garden Club wins Hofstra Flower Show trophy
      The Massapequa Garden Club received the first place trophy in the Club Challenge competition at the Hofstra Flower Show, September 29 and 30. The competition challenge was to design a room featuring a flower arrangement with the theme of Art for Art's Sake.
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Massapequa firefighters honored in Albany
      On Wednesday, October 24, members of the New York State Assembly honored firefighters from many Nassau County communities with an Outstanding Firefighter Award. Among the firefighters receiving this award was Massapequa Firefighter William Post.
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Local “kid” gardener grows a mighty pumpkin
      Shown in the photo is nine-year-old Anthony Brangaitis of Massapequa. After spending the summer tending to his backyard garden, he harvested this 53-pound pumpkin, weighing only two pounds less than Anthony himself. Anthony enjoys gardening and has grown tomatoes and other vegetables this summer ...
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Phoebe Kelley, pageant finalist
      The National American Miss Pageant was held August 11 at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott and Phoebe Jeanne Kelley was one of the 90 State Finalists.
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Jessica Mueller wins state writing contest
      Senator Kemp Hannon (R-6th S.D.) recently congratulated Jessica Mueller as the winner from Plainedge's John H. West Elementary School of Senator Hannon's 2007 There Ought To Be A Law contest. Mueller's winning entry proposed: Once the price of gas reaches $2.50 per gallon, the tax on each gallon s...
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