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Moogy Klingman Passes

Michael Sigman | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Eric Clapton, David Amram, Bladder Cancer, John Siegler, The Peaceniks, Guns 'N Roses, Bitter End, Utopia, The Kingbees, Murray the K, The Living Few, DC Comics, Carly Simon, Paul Winter, Bette Midler, Jeff Sigman, Great Neck, Peter Yarrow, Newport Folk Festival, Todd Rundgren, Jimi James and the Blue Flames, Andy Kaufman, Bob Dylan, Kevin Ellman, Ralph Schuckett, Record World, Randy Brecker, Barry Manilow, Danny Kortchmar, Jimi Hendrix, Cafe Wha, Moogy Klingman, Fifty News
Michael Sigman

Mark "Moogy" Klingman passed away last night after a long, brave bout with cancer. You may not have heard his name, but you have heard, and enjoyed, his music.

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Cheating On The SATs: A Family Dinner Table Talk

Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Caught, Family Dinner Download, Family Table, High School, Talking to Kids, Cheating, Laurie David, Great Neck, Bv-Parenting, Teenagers, Sats, Dinner, Parents News

Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: This week, students from Great Neck, New York who attend one of the top high sc...

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A Context for Cheating: Great Neck, USA

Carol Smaldino | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Sat, Cheating, Childhood, Context, College, Bullying, Parents, Great Neck, Education News
Carol Smaldino

Anyone who lives in this neck of the woods, the "great" neck so to speak, knows just how huge the competition and pressures are to get into college, let alone the college of one's choice.

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Cops: Maid Claims She Kidnapped Baby Because Parents 'Just Don't Have Time For Her'

AP | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Great Neck Crime, Long Island, Gloria Suarez, New York Crime, Rabbi Yitzchok Hayempour, Great Neck, New York, Kidnapping Baby, Baby Kidnapped, Crime News

GREAT NECK, N.Y. (AP / The Huffington Post) -- A Nassau County judge has ordered a housekeeper held without bail on charges that she kidnapped her for...

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'Hairspray' Star Now Works At A Shoe Store

aol.com | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Long Island, Entertainment, Shoe Store, Hairspray, Hairspray Star, Great Neck, Nikky Blonksy, Celebrities, Celebrity News

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Moogy's Gotta Have Friends

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Clapton, David Amram, Bladder Cancer, Newport Folk Festival, The Peaceniks, Guns 'N Roses, Todd Rundgren, Jimi James and the Blue Flames, Bitter End, Andy Kaufman, Bob Dylan, The Kingbees, Murray the K, The Living Few, DC Comics, Utopia, Carly Simon, Paul Winter, Randy Brecker, Bette Midler, Jeff Sigman, Barry Manilow, Great Neck, Danny Kortchmar, Jimi Hendrix, Moogy Klingman, Cafe Wha, Peter Yarrow, John Siegler, Kevin Ellman, Record World, Ralph Schuckett, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

You got to have friends/To make that day last long Mark Klingman isn't a household name. But the terrific singer/songwriter/keyboardist/producer know...

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A Hotel, a Phone Number and a Son

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenn Miller, Twin Peaks, Hotel Pennsylvania, Billboard, Dorsey Brothers, Milli Vanilli, Andrews Sisters, Penn Plaza, Jack Robbins, Decca, Mckim, Elie Hirschfeld, Heptet, Carl Sigman, The Simpsons, Gary Shandling, Artie Shaw, Brill Building, Mead & White, American Dad, Bugs Bunny, Johnny Mercer, Carol Burnett, Lindy's, Great Neck, Rca-Victor-Bluebird, The Muppets, Benny Goodman, Brian Setzer, Helen Forrest, New York News
Michael Sigman

The 15 Penn Plaza plan will bring down the legendary Hotel Pennsylvania. The hotel, built in 1919, has a rich history, an essential part of which is bound up with my father's first hit as a songwriter.

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Capturing the Friedmans Dad Was My Unforgettable Teacher: Apply His Classroom Lessons to Set His Son Free

Perry Binder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law, Arnold Friedman, Lawyers, Crimes, Attorney, College News, Jesse Friedman, Kathleen Rice, Nassau County, Justice, Great Neck, Nassau County District Attorney, New York News, College News
Perry Binder

Intellectually, I know you cannot separate the person from the teacher. For me, it is contradictory and maddening that Mr. Friedman provided meaningful guidance to countless students.

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Can America Again Become An Imagine-Nation?

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Roger Nygard, West Egg, Independence Day, Afghanistan, Iraq, Gulf Oil Spill, Jean-Paul Sartre, Mark Twain, Facebook, The Nature of Existence, The Great Gatsby, Great Neck, Apple, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Healthy Living News
Michael Sigman

You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. -- Mark Twain A woman I once worked with believed in a world in which everyone ...

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Mitch Leff of Great Neck: One Girl's Story About Getting Involved With a Man Who's "Separated - Divorce Pending"

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Divorce Pending, Mitchell-Leff, Mitch-Leff, Infidelity, Ivf, Currently Separated, Mitch Leff, Mitchell Leff, Long Island, Great Neck, Eat Pray Love, Relationships, Healthy Living News
Karen Salmansohn

As you might know, dating sites all have an option: "separated." Should dating sites allow people who are "separated - divorce pending" to date?

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Mitch Leff of Great Neck: From IVF To MIA In Under A Month

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Abortion, Divorce, Invitro Fertilization, Mitchell Leff, Engagement, Ivf, Leon Borstein, Relationships, Infidelity, Long Island, Mitch Leff, Great Neck, Books News
Karen Salmansohn

If you've read my story, you know a lot has transpired in the last few months I never would have guessed. Because some of what's been reported is completely false, I'm writing this article now, to tell my story.

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Albert Einstein Photo A Long Island Collector's Prize

Newsday | CHRISTINA HERNANDEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Long Island, Albert Einstein Photo, New York, Long Island New York, Great Neck New York, Great Neck, Albert Einstein, Albert Einstein Tongue, New York News

He's sticking his tongue out in a gesture to "all of humanity." In Albert Einstein's own words, that was the message behind his playful expression, ca...

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'67 At 60

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: High School, Obama, Great Neck, '60s Music, Economic Crisis, Healthy Living News
Michael Sigman

It wasn't your typical high school reunion. When members of the Great Neck South Class of '67 converged to celebrate our 60th reunion, something profound also happened. At least I think it did.

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