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Gene Vandermosten, an Island Park resident who was known for his volunteer work, died on April 3.
Gene Vandermosten, an Island Park ‘cornerstone,’ dies at 80
Gene Vandermosten, known around Island Park for his unwavering service to the community — including his longtime commitment to Boy Scouts and various fire departments in the area — died on April 3 at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Queens from a heart condition. He was 80. more
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‘Church and State’ and ‘Joan of Arc: Into The Fire’
Two Off-Broadway plays, set nearly 300 years apart, examine the strong impact that religion has had on world events. In 75 minutes, “Church and State” tackles the thorny issues of religion and … more
El Salvadoran immigrant pursues life of service in U.S.
In June 2001, an 11-year old boy left his home in Santa Tecla, a picturesque city of more than 133,000 in El Salvador, to start a new life in the United States with his family in Freeport. So began a … more
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Americana sampler ’round the old fire pit
I broke out of my liberal East Coast cocoon last week, and it was an intellectual trifecta: enlightening, disheartening and shocking. Apparently, I have been cosseted too long in our Long Island bubble. more
The Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association and lawmakers unveiled the new monument.
Junior firefighter monument erected in East Meadow
In honor of their 10th anniversary, the Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association unveiled a new monument dedicated to the region’s youngest volunteers in Eisenhower Park on May 15. A … more
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Red Cross offers free smoke alarms
On Saturday, April 9, as part of fire safety initiative, more than a dozen Red Cross volunteer teams will canvass homes in the Town of Hempstead to install free smoke alarms in homes that do not have working devices. more
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Make Red Cross’s month: get involved
March is the month we recognize the American Red Cross for all it does, as we have since President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed it so in 1943: “I request that during that month . . . more
The ups and downs of storm response
Sun and warmer temperatures are making the Jan. 23 blizzard seem like a distant memory, but there’s still a month and a half to go until spring . . . more
Baldwin firefighters fought this blaze at a home on Grand Avenue for over an hour before declaring it under control.
Carriage house, vintage vehicle destroyed in blaze
High winds fanned flames that fully engulfed a century-old carriage house at the rear of a private home in Baldwin on Jan. 18, a fire department spokesman said. Baldwin firefighters had to battle … more
Red Cross team 7 — my team — shown outside the Freeport Fire Department, geared up to install smoke alarms in homes in Freeport: from left, Margaret Sukhram, Taryn Schmidt and Mark Kazemi.
Red Cross makes fire safety a priority
The door of the second-floor apartment opened, and the first thing we saw was a man in a wheelchair. My first thought was: two minutes. That’s all the time the experts say you have to … more
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