The chiefs of the East Rockaway Fire Department visited Lynbrook Fire Department headquarters on Wright Avenue recently to present their department heads with awards for their help during and after …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/14/13
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The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards named an Oceanside Middle School student one of New York’s top youth volunteers of 2013.
The national program, which focuses on outstanding volunteer …
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Aaron Axelson
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2/14/13
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Sustainable Long Island held the first of the city’s boardwalk focus group meetings on Feb. 6, where the organization gathered community input on how to rebuild the iconic structure that was …
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The Merrick Kiwanis Club will host a special movie morning for families impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
The family-friendly film will be “Escape from Planet Earth” and will be shown at Merrick Cinemas on Monday, Feb. 18. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. for a 10 a.m. show time.
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2/8/13
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“The library is the heart of the community,” said Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray.
And it’s a wonderful thing when a heart starts beating again, as it did last Saturday, when the …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/7/13
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“This is where it all started,” said Long Beach Polar Bear Club co-founder Kevin McCarthy of the Grand Boulevard location of this year’s Super Bowl Splash. “We lived in this …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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2/4/13
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“People want [normalcy]. This is Long Beach, this is what we do,” said Kevin McCarthy, co-founder of the Long Beach Polar Bear Club.
Less than a week after Sandy struck, McCarthy said people …
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The Merrick Chamber of Commerce installation dinner at Château Briand in Carle Place on Jan. 24 was a night to celebrate the firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians who …
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By Scott Brinton
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1/30/13
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Like many homes in East Rockaway, Rhame Avenue Elementary School is slowly but surely getting put back together after Hurricane Sandy hit on Oct. 29. Rhame had between 10 and 12 inches of water …
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By Brian Croce
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1/30/13
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The day after Hurricane Sandy struck Long Island, members of the Peninsula Kiwanis Club were cutting downed trees, coordinating efforts to get generators to the Five Towns and reaching out to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to have food and water sent to the community they cherish.
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By Ann E. Friedman
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1/30/13
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