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Weird Aunts, Billy Crystal, and Thank You Notes

Local voices making noise on Patch blogs this month.

Residents With 'Road Rage'

Snapshots: Project 11651 Photos: Sandy 1 Year Later
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Billy Crystal Comes Home… Again!

Billy Crystal, Janice Crystal, Billy's brother's, Nancy Leibman, Governor Andrew Cuomo were all at the rec center this morning to dedicate a new basketball court. You could see Billy's love for his hometown. It was in words and in his actions. He's still a Long Beacher at heart. It was also wonderful to see support from Governor Cuomo. His speech was also very inspiring. Check out all the photos here.

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The Best Reason NOT to Respond to Your Weird Aunt's Text Message This Thanksgiving
Chris Wukovits
Last minute trips to the grocery store before the Thanksgiving feast are bound to happen, and nowadays there’s a pretty good chance you’ll get texts from the family during the ride. If you decide to glance at one of the messages from your crazy Aunt Laurie reminding you to get her favorite schnapps … think again.Read the full story here.

Teach Your Children the Importance of the Thank You Note

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My daughter’s birthday was a few weeks ago, but we had not sent out our thank you notes. We finally got them out this weekend. Yeah!

It is important to teach your kids to be grateful and appreciative when someone gives them a gift. It will make them and the gift giver feel good about the acknowledgement. Click here to read the full post.

New Lung Cancer Screening Shows Promise
North Shore LIJ
Cigarette smoking is the biggest risk factor for lung cancer by far, with current or former smokers making up the vast majority of those with the disease. Fewer people are smoking now, which has led to a reduction in lung cancer. But the disease remains quite common and diagnosis often occurs too late. Read the full story here.


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