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Stefanie Cedar Shames, Class of 1977

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• June 2026 Newsletter

Hicksville Redevelopment Stefanie Cedar Shames, Class of 1977 Recent news from Hicksville describes a redevelopment project that appears to have some opposition. On May 19, 2026, the Patch reported that the Town of Oyster Bay approved a $61 million project near the Hicksville LIRR station. The project is called Cornerstone Hicksville, and construction is expected to begin in early 2027. This project is just the latest in a series that began in 2017 under the umbrella of the Downtown Hicksville Revitalization Initiative, a partnership between the Town of Oyster Bay and local organizations, including millions of dollars from the private...

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Wendy Elkis-Girnis, Class of 1977

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Wendy Elkis Class of 1977On July 4, 1776, the vote for the Declaration of Independence was cast, the words adopted, and copies printed.   There was still one colony who hadn’t voted yet, the colony of New York. 

 

 

 

 

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Wendy Elkis-Girnis, Class of 1977

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• May 2026 Newsletter

Wendy Elkis Class of 1977As we approach the 250th anniversary of the British Colonies declaring independence, this next to last article starts as a recap of important events and then leads us to Philadelphia, where the delegates of each colonial assembly met to discuss their dissatisfaction and eventual break with Great Britain. 

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Ryan Vicino, Class of 2020

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• May 2026 Newsletter

by Ryan Vicino, Class of 2020 Richard Allan Kasso Jr., known as “Ricky” to close friends and family, was a Long Island local born in Huntington on March 29, 1967. Described as a troubled teenager, Richard would often be found in the town of Northport throughout his youth as a drugged-up young man who survived living in the streets with a local marijuana dealer group known as the “Knights of the Black Circle”, despite his father's role as a local football coach at Cold Spring Harbor High School. Richard had left his home for a rougher life at around the...

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Wendy Elkis-Girnis, Class of 1977

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• April 2026 Newsletter

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Class of 1977New York Harbor 1600From the beginning, New York was a popular port city.  The harbor was used as a main port dating back to the 1600s.  At that time, trade was centered around  bartering for furs. Around 1625, the Dutch West India Company established themselves at the harbor in what was then known as New Amsterdam.  It was such a popular port that by the 1650s, you could find people from around theworld, and you could hear approximately 18 different languages. Commerce kept growing year after year, regardless of who was in control of the area.

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• March 2026 Newsletter

New York - The American Revolution Part 3 Wendy Elkis Class of 1977 In 1775, Parliament passed the Restraining Act. This Act allowed New England to trade with England but cut off trade between them and other countries. This act made New England dependent upon British goods. An addition to this Act was forbidding colonists from fishing in the Atlantic. None of this sat well with the colonists. The rising tensions from the Restraining Act led to the Battle of Lexington and Concord. In April 1775, News of Lexington & Concord spread throughout the colonies. Once news of Lexington and...