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Q: My husband is a firefighter who was recently injured on the job while fighting a fire.  He doesn’t think he is entitled to any monetary compensation … more
It’s hard to believe that the wounds inflicted by Hurricane Sandy are now six months old. more
Every community needs police officers, teachers, sanitation workers and elected leaders. But every community also needs volunteers, the people whose contributions mean so much yet so often go unnoticed. more
Amid all the complaints about what did not get done well before, during and after the storm, we shouldn’t forget to thank those who did so much good while the winds raged, and have in the days since. more
I always thought it was cliché to say, “I’ve never seen anything like it,” but in the aftermath of Sandy, I can honestly say that, in my lifetime, I’ve never seen anything like it. more
Every year, hundreds of Long Island homes suffer fires that leave the lives of their occupants in shambles. more
I awoke at 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 30, and by 4:35 I was on a train speeding from Merrick to Penn Station. At 6 a.m., I stood at Liberty and West streets in Lower Manhattan, near 1 World Trade Center. more
The end of the school year is upon us. Now that graduations, Moving Up Day ceremonies, locker and desk cleanouts and all those other June rituals are winding down, those lazy days of summer beckon. more
Dozens of Hempstead residents lost their homes to a five-alarm fire that raged last Sunday at 590 Fulton Ave., causing extensive damage and forcing the entire building to be evacuated. Twenty-nine people and one Hempstead Village police officer were taken to local hospitals and were treated for smoke inhalation. A Baldwin firefighter was treated for cardiac issues. more
April 15-21 is National Volunteer Week, and we want to recognize a special group of volunteers — firefighters. more
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