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More than 1,000 people packed the Cradle of Aviation lobby on Saturday to witness the descent of a one-third-scale model of the lunar excursion module, timed to the exact moment that the craft touched down on the moon 50 years earlier
Thousands on L.I. celebrate Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary
At around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, the lobby of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City — packed with more than 1,000 people of all ages — was largely quiet except for the iconic beeps, or … more
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Apollo 16 Astronaut Charlie Duke, speaking, with, seated from left, Flight Director Milt Windler, Apollo 9 Astronaut Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise, Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Flight Director Gerry Griffin and Apollo 7 Astronaut Walter Cunningham at the Cradle of Aviation museum on June 6.
Fifty years later, Apollo participants tell their Moon-landing stories
As far as challenges go, Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt likened the U.S. effort to put a man on the Moon as roughly the engineering equivalent of building the Panama Canal or … more
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Meredith Chesler, back left, joined her team, including, at right, Lynn Brown and Lyn Dobrin, in a competitive game of (un)Scrabble at Literacy Nassau’s 50th anniversary gala at Chateau Briand in Carle Place last Thursday.
Freeport-based Literacy Nassau celebrates 50th anniversary
No doubt, Literacy Nassau’s annual gala is different than most such dinners. There’s plenty of food and drink, but no DJ blasting music and no dancing. For much (though not all) of the night, attendees don’t converse and network. Rather, they’re lost in play. more
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Looking back on the year that was Trump
Traditionally, the Herald has largely steered clear of national politics, rarely criticizing the president. That is, until President Donald J. Trump took office. more
Classic Albums Live band members celebrate one of the most iconic albums in rock 'n roll history on their current tour.
'They're guaranteed to raise a smile'
Hear the iconic album performed close to the original version in an authentic recreation. more
The Rev. Dan Olson founded New Hope Church in Salisbury in 2012, and it has made the lower level of Temple Sholom of Westbury its permanent home since its inception.
A New Hope for the neighborhood
On Sunday mornings, New Hope Church in Salisbury comes to life with music and prayer, but the church founder, the Rev. Dan Olson, said the prayers were a little different last Sunday. more
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Memories of a day that lives in infamy
Next Wednesday marks 75 years since Japanese fighter planes unleashed two separate attacks on Pearl Harbor and its environs, bombing ships, planes and airfields and killing more than 2,000 military personnel and civilians. It was an event that spurred the U.S.’s entry into World War II and a pro-war mindset among Americans that united the country. more
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The cane mutiny, or at sea with Mom and Dad
Here we are, the original band of four, minus the spinoffs, minus the offshoots, the four of us who lived together from 1947 to 1972. The Bromberg family . . . more
Malvernite Ben Mevorach is director of news and programming for 1010 WINS.
At 1010 WINS, it’s all Ben, all the time
Ben Mevorach, 54, has been residing in Malverne for the past 25 years, yet still manages to keep a low profile despite his position as director of news and programming for 1010 WINS, the most listened to all news radio station in the United States. more
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Hurricane Sandy ripped across the South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012.
Sandy: a storm that changed Long Island
We had never seen a tempest the likes of Hurricane Sandy before, one so mammoth, so fierce, that it wiped out whole shoreline communities while leaving much of the rest of the Northeast in tatters, … more
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