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Living In Rockville Centre
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hroughout the year, the Village of Rockville Centre offers plenty of opportunities for families to come together and have fun, especially with pandemicrelated restrictions loosening. There are events all year round throughout the village that highlight the reasons that it’s truly great: the community, the restaurants, the businesses and the individuals. In February, the Rockville Centre Community Fund hosts its biggest fundraiser of the year, a night at Margaritaville. The evening features food, fun and live music. The fund was created in 1987 by former mayor Eugene Murray. It gives money and aid to Rockville Centre residents in their time of need. Spring is a busy (and fun) time of year in the village. Things kick off with South Side High School’s annual Red and Blue competition. Get ready to see folks in Rockville Centre take sides, as signs spring up on houses and lawns and high school girls get ready for one of the biggest events of the year. Going strong for more than 100 years, Red and Blue is a color war that also fosters leadership, teamwork and school spirit. As soon as the red and blue colors go away, the green comes out. March is also when the village hosts the annual Rockville Centre St. Patrick’s Parade. The “parade that cares and shares” has been a staple in the community for nearly 30 years, and is also a fundraiser. Each year, the parade picks one local, one national and one Irish charity to support. More than $1 million has been donated to dozens of charities since the parade’s inception. One of the most amazing events around comes to Rockville Centre in May. It’s when South Side High School hosts Centre Stage, a musical production put on through an inclusive theater program that comprises both general education and special education actors.
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The South Side High School Red and Blue competition always draws a crowd.
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Eaten alive: Patrick and Susan Boland became fish food at the annual Margariaville celebration.
