Dozens of firefighters and local residents attended the funeral of former East Rockaway Fire Department Chief Gene Torborg on Tuesday.
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By Michael Smollins
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12/13/18
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Hundreds of people came to the Main Street Firehouse in East Rockaway on June 2 to support the second annual fundraiser to benefit the Keith Lane Visual & Media Arts Scholarship. In all, about $2,500 was raised.
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By Justin Zion
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6/14/18
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A Lynbrook resident who volunteers for the East Rockaway Fire Department and is also a member of the FDNY appeared in Queens Criminal Court on Monday to face numerous felony charges for allegedly viewing child pornography while in an FDNY firehouse.
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By Mike Smollins
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6/7/18
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Joe Woloszyn was in his bedroom looking across the street when he saw the flames. The quick action of he and his family helped save an elderly East Rockaway man from a house fire.
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By Mike Smollins
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6/7/18
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Annie Lichtenstadt was described by friends as someone who is willing to do anything for people in need. Now that the East Rockaway volunteer firefighter is battling an illness, her friends, family and peers are set to return the favor.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/31/18
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A fundraiser to benefit a scholarship in the memory of late East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School alumnus Keith Lane was postponed to June 2 because of bad weather last weekend.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/24/18
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During most of his adult life, the late Keith Lane rarely left home without two things: a radio to stay connected to the Fire Department and his camera.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/17/18
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It was a changing of the guard for the East Rockaway and Lynbrook fire departments as new chiefs were sworn in and members were installed for each village on April 17.
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By Mike
Smollins and Melissa Koenig
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5/3/18
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Two people were hospitalized for minor smoke inhalation injuries after their Waverly Avenue home caught fire early Thursday morning.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/3/17
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A house on Williamson Street in East Rockaway caught fire on Aug. 18, as a thunderstorm swept through Long Island.
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8/30/17
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