Sightings of Darth Vader-clad moviegoers are expected when “The Force Awakens,” the seventh in the “Star Wars” saga of movies, opens Friday at more than 4,100 theaters across the nation, including Long Beach Cinema 4.
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Karen Marvin opened South Shore Paddleboards in May 2014, about a year after she first tried stand-up paddleboarding.
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Crafting Beer-friendly Laws
Since he sold his first keg in March 2009, Greg Martin, co-owner of Long Ireland Brewery in Riverhead, has averaged 25 percent annual growth and 35 percent last year, reflecting the soaring popularity for craft beer across Long Island and New York in recent years.
James Kirby, 87, and his sister Margaret Kirby Foley, 89, are co-grand marshals of the Kings Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 7. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
Kings Park Honors Octogenarian Siblings in St. Patrick's Day Parade
Octogenarian siblings and longtime Kings Park residents James Kirby, 87, and Margaret Kirby Foley, 89, led a contingent of 120 organizations, including 23 pipe-and-drum bands, as co-grand marshals during the Kings Park St. Patrick’s Day parade.
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The Wantagh American Legion Pipe Band marches in the snow at the John P. Reilly Memorial East Islip St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday, March 1, 2015. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
East Islip St. Patrick's Parade Turns 50, Remembers Founder
As the calendar turned to March and heavy snow fell Sunday afternoon, the Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 7 forged ahead undaunted with the annual John P. Reilly Memorial East Islip St. Patrick’s Day parade.
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Proving Art and Commerce Do Mix
Illustrator Claudia Genna sold nearly a dozen pencil drawings of fantasy figures that were included in a group art exhibit at Empire State Studio Tattoo Gallery in Oceanside last fall. “It was awesome,” Genna said of selling nearly all her pieces on display.
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Babylon residents voiced their opposition and support for a proposed soup kitchen at a local church during a recent meeting of the village’s Zoning Board of Appeals. (Photo courtesy of Flo Siemsen)
Proposed Soup Kitchen Stirs Controversy in Babylon
Some Babylon residents are concerned that a soup kitchen may open at a local church. Kevin Cruz, senior warden at Christ Episcopal Church, proposes to open a food program to feed between 30 to 50 people a week, and the village’s Zoning Board of Appeals is considering the proposal.
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