It was good to see Bill and Peggy Kist of Searing Avenue. Bill used to own Knott's Pharmacy.

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Tony and Harriet Catalfomo of Sheridan Boulevard and Diane Kohler of Fairfield Avenue dined at Maxwells in Garden City.

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Bill and Ruth Delventhal of Pomander Road enjoying a donut or two at Dunkin Donuts every now and then. They are the parents of Bill Delventhal, Jr., one of the general managers at Anton Newspapers.

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Judge Scott and Lynn Fairgrieve and Scott's mom Mrs. Martin lunched at the Jericho Diner.

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Always good to see Ed and Gerry Solosky around town. They led the fight against drugs for many years. They live on Wellington Road.

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Josephine Daly of Wardwell Road, a local optician, sure walks fast on her daily constitutionals around the village.

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Lovely Mary O'Donnell of the famed Irish Pub likes her morning coffee at the Jericho Diner.

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Always good to see Julia McCave around town.

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Carl and Carole Marchese live on Latham Road. He is the former commander of the American Legion and a past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus.

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Andy Ceriello is doubling the space of his store in Williston Park by taking over the place next door. They will have cheeses, bakery products and produce in the new section. Ceriello already owns nine stores on the Island and in New York City.

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Baby Aidan Dougherty, the 13th child of Kathy and John of Beebe Road, is doing fine. He has plenty of attention from his six sisters and six brothers.

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Father Paul Dolan of Corpus Christi who is a citizen of Ireland and the US says he is still discriminated against in his own country Northern Ireland.

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What great homilies Deacon Brian Mannix always has at Corpus Christi. He is the son of Joe and Catherine of Royal Avenue.

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Always good to see Kerry and Geoff Tice and daughter Mary in church. Kerry is the former Kerry O'Neill.

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Kathy Woyciechowski walks her dog daily around the west end. She and her husband Ron, a big Yankee fan, live on Beebe Road.

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Vinnie Barbino of Dow Avenue has been an usher at Corpus Christi for many years.

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What a friendly man is Rev. Robert Mursch, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour. Pastor Mursch always has a kind word for everybody.

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Sorry to read of the death of Leo Lynch of Carle Place. Leo and his wife Dorothy have been charter members of the Mineola Pool. Our condolences to his wife and family.

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The public bathrooms in Memorial Park are open on weekdays and locked on weekends. Does this make sense?

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Ed and Vera Kempf enjoyed lunch at our favorite diner. They live on Colonial Avenue.

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The retail bakery Jean Marie on Liberty Avenue will almost certainly not open again. They will, however, continue their wholesale baking for the Garden City store.

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Believe it or not when I was a little boy of about 2 I used to stand on the corner of 168th Street and Jamaica Avenue and watch the local blacksmith shoe his horses.

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Rose Cutrone of Jackson Avenue certainly has some great hats. Rose is a member of the Hospitality Committee at Corpus Christi.

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Lou Gagliano of Beebe Road gets our vote as "good neighbor of the month" as he often waters the garden of his elderly neighbor Blanche Paris who is in her mid-'90s.