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The Nassau County Police Department reported an unusual incident that occurred on Thursday, July 21, at 3:15 in East Meadow. First Precinct Police responded to a call from an elderly woman on … more

8/3/16

The East Meadow Fire Department color guard stepped up to present the nation’s flags to open the Memorial Day ceremony.

East Meadow Fire Department honors the fallen

Memorial Day 2016 was less than colorful, as the preceding evening’s rainfall set the stage for stormy, grey skies — and the cancellation of the annual East Meadow parade the next … more

By Julie Mansmann and John O’Brien Sr. | 6/9/16

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

By Julie Mansmann | 5/19/16

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

By Rossana Weitekamp | 3/30/16

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

3/3/16

Dozens of East Meadowites donned band T-shirts, discussed their favorite albums and tested their knowledge of music trivia at the Kiwanis Club’s annual “Name That Tune” fundraiser on Feb. 26.

Kiwanians "name that tune" for a cause

East Meadowites and residents of neighboring communities alike flocked to the East Meadow Firefighters’ Benevolent Hall on Maple Avenue last week to participate in one of the Kiwanis … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/2/16

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

2/4/16

Frank Borrelli Jr. and volunteers begin cooking fresh Italian food for many community members in need on Christmas morning.

Chicken parm with a side of Christmas cheer

For more than 20 years, Frank Borrelli Jr., hasn’t spent Christmas mornings and afternoons opening gifts or relaxing with relatives. Instead, he could be found hard at work at his restaurant, … more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/7/16

The East Meadow Fire Department, headquartered on East Meadow Avenue, welcomes many college-aged volunteers who take advantage of the federal grant programs New York State Senator Charles Schumer is advocating for.

Schumer pushes for F.D. grants

New York Senator Charles Schumer announced his push to increase funding for grant programs that would buy Long Island volunteer fire departments modern and essential equipment on Dec. 14. The … more

By Rebecca Anderson | 1/7/16

A dry eight-foot Christmas tree can burn in less than a minute.

It’s peak holiday fire time

A dried-out, eight-foot Christmas tree can light, blaze and burn to ash in less than a minute, causing considerable damage in the process, according to research by the National Institute of … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 12/23/15

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