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You would have to be living on a remote island not to be conversant on the coronavirus. The daily drumbeat of cable TV news has kept the once-barely-known ailment front and center in our lives. more

3/13/20

Hempstead Town Medical Director Dr. David Neubert, at lectern, and his staff have been visiting the local senior centers to educate elderly residents about the coronavirus.

Hempstead Town forms task force amid coronavirus outbreak

The Town of Hempstead has created a task force to implement strategies aimed at limiting the spread of novel coronavirus. The announcement came from Supervisor Donald Clavin on Wednesday at the … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 3/12/20

My colonoscopy: not the ordeal I dreaded

The doctor wished me a good sleep. Then I blacked out. I awoke a half-hour later, but it felt as if only seconds had passed. I couldn’t open my eyes. It was if they were . . . more

1/17/20

Making room for mental health in schools

"I’m going trick-or-treating with Freddy Brown this Halloween dressed as Chucky.” I said this to my mom as I left my therapist’s office at the Bio Behavioral Institute in Great Neck. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 11/7/19

If only we knew now what we’ll know then

I saw a guy in town waiting under the portico of a medical practice that specializes in lung disease, and damn if he wasn’t puffing away on a cigarette. more

5/3/19

A modest proposal to trim America’s fat

We don’t need the KGB, ISIS terrorists or Chinese hackers to threaten our lives. No way. We Americans are doing a pretty good job of killing ourselves. more

1/25/19

Let’s talk about Alzheimer’s at the Lynbrook Public Library

Representatives from Five Towns Neurology will teach guests what they need to know about Alzheimer’s disease at the Lynbrook Public Library on Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. more

9/12/18

Donna Fleury addressed those gathered at the Lynbrook village board meeting on Aug. 20, where $12,500 in profits generated by the Lynbrook Mayor’s Golf Outing were donated to support her family as her husband, Lynbrook Police Department Sgt. Ronald Fleury, battles amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Golf outing raises more than $12K for ailing Lynbrook police sergeant

The Lynbrook Mayor's Golf Outing raised $12,500 for ailing Lynbrook Police Sgt. Ronald Fleury and another $2,500 for the Lynbrook Community Chest. more

By Mike Smollins | 8/30/18

John Bua teed off at the first hole of the annual Mayor’s Golf Outing on Monday at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor. The event benefited former Lynbrook Police Inspector Ronald Fleury, who is battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Mayor's Golf Outing raises funds for ailing Lynbrook Police Department inspector battling ALS

As the sun beat down on the fifth hole at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor on Monday, Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach prepared to tee off. One of the onlookers speculated about where Beach’s shot would land. “It’s not gonna go in, I’ll tell you that much,” Beach yelled with a laugh before driving the ball. more

By Mike Smollins | 7/12/18

Longtime Lynbrook Police Sgt. Ronald Fleury was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, last February. The Lynbrook Police Benevolent Association hosted a fundraiser in his honor on Jan. 31.

Lynbrook police fundraiser aids longtime sergeant battling ALS

Longtime Lynbrook Police Sgt. Ronald Fleury was holding groceries as he got out of his car in the driveway of his Lindenhurst home in December 2016, and in an instant his life was irrevocably changed. more

By Mike Smollins | 2/8/18

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