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Lifelong Inwood resident Charles Percy Ashby, pictured here during World War II, was a member of the 761st Tank Battalion.

The Tuskegee Airmen may be the most famous all-black military unit that fought in World War II, but the 761st Tank Battalion was the first African-American armored unit to engage in combat. more

By Diana Colapietro | 2/8/17

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Three years before enlisting, a then 15-year-old Paul Glasgow remembered listening to the New York Giants football game on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941. A longtime member of the American Legion Lawrence-Cedarhurst Post 339, Glasgow, 90, served in the Army Air Corps. during World War II from 1944 to 1946 in Georgetown, British Guiana. more

By Diana Colapietro | 12/7/16

Learning from their stories

Surrounded by two of her four grandchildren, her two sons and a daughter-in-law, Laura Greenbaum celebrated being 99 with about 90 fellow Holocaust survivors at the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC’s 16th annual Thanksgiving Day luncheon a week before the holiday. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/23/16

We can all do more to support veterans

For anyone who has not served in combat, it’s impossible to understand the horrors of war. We can try to imagine them, however. We can imagine . . . more

11/10/16

Bernard Otterman and his son, Michael, both former Merokeans, are working on a project to bring educators from across the Middle East to Hiroshima, Japan, to raise awareness of the dangers of nuclear war.

War and peace: searching for a nuclear-free world

Fears of another terrorist attack are running high after a series of ruthless strikes in Western Europe and the United States over the past year, perpetrated with semiautomatic rifles and suicide vests. The gravest threat to humanity, however, remains nuclear arms, according to Holocaust survivor Bernard Otterman, 79, formerly of Merrick. It has been so since World War II, he noted. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/19/16

Four generations of the Sreter family worship and are active members of the Congregations Sons of Israel in Woodmere. They will honored at the synagogue’s dinner on June 5.

Celebrating four generations of commitment

A family with a deep devotion to the Jewish community that has worshipped for four generations at Congregation Sons of Israel in Woodmere will be honored for their commitment to the congregation, community and the State of Israel at the synagogue’s dinner dance on Sunday. more

By Yitzchak Carroll | 6/1/16

North Woodmere residents Helen and Maartin Inwald have been married for 67 years.

Celebrating lifelong marital commitments

With Valentine’s Day on Sunday, celebrating love is in the air, and two couples, who are members of the Center for Adult Life Enrichment in Hewlett, explain how their marriages have lasted more than half a century. more

By Vanessa Parker | 2/10/16

Nine veterans and their families gathered for a brief ceremony outside the PFC John J. Oliveri VFW Post 1582 on Nov. 11.

Remembering veterans in Inwood

Nine members of the PFC John J. Oliveri VFW Post 1582 and their families gathered outside the Doughty Boulevard headquarters in front of their memorial on Wednesday for a brief and solemn ceremony, honoring veterans and their service. more

By Vanessa Parker | 11/11/15

Remembering a smart, newshound of a dad

I am proud to say I graduated Brooklyn College in 1970. I was a student during the turmoil of the Vietnam War. Demonstrations became an everyday occurrence after the tragic shooting of four students at Kent State in Ohio on May 4, 1970. more

By Phyllis Weinberger | 6/17/15

The 75th year of the Five Towns Early Learning Center in Inwood was celebrated on May 17. From left were Town of Hemstead Councilman Anthony Santino, Learning Center Executive Director Pepper Robinson, student Presley Crawford and Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray.

Early Learning Center celebrates 75 years [Photo gallery]

Five Towns Early Learning Center in Inwood held an anniversary party at its Wahl Street campus to commemorate its 75th year on May 17. more

6/3/15

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