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May 27, 2009 | 02:17 PM
Small-town America and big-time events coincided this past week, highlighting once again the special place in which we live and work.
Memorial Day ceremonies throughout the area over the holiday weekend honored local residents who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Some of the ceremonies were preceded by annual parades with hundreds of scouts and brownies, residents showing off their antique cars, local fire departments proudly rolling out their shiny firefighting equipment, school bands and more, reminding us what's most special about our hometowns: the people who reside there.
Also, last week Stony Brook University conferred degrees on over 5,000 graduates, including over 100 new medical doctors. The intellect, culture and payroll generated by SBU provides all of Long Island with a quality of life unique to big-school communities such as ours.
Yep, special occasions in a special place. Take a moment or more and appreciate it.
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