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Woodmere resident Capt. George Sava (retired), left, and 1st Lt. John Gherlone led the Hewlett-Woodmere Memorial Parade.

Supporting their community and the military

For the first time in three years Hewlett and Woodmere held a Memorial Day Parade and Monday’s march up Broadway from the Woodmere firehouse to Hewlett High School was representative of the two Five Towns communities. The procession was more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/27/13

Married for more than 64 years, Martin and Helen Inwald believe their marriage has endured due to their common interests and flexibility in handling conflicts.

Love is a many splendored thing

When Emanuel ‘Manny’ Levine was thrown out of a pool hall in Borough Park Brooklyn, then crashed a New Year’s party as 1939 became 1940, he didn’t know he would met his future wife, Mickey. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/13/13

William Bass is kissed by granddaughter, Mara Gursky, at his surprise 100th birthday party thrown by family and friends.

William Bass marks his 100th birthday

Celebrating your 100th birthday should be special and William Bass’s family marked the occasion with a surprise party for the 64-year Woodmere resident at Frank’s Steakhouse in Rockville Centre two days before his actual birthday. more

9/13/12

Hewlett High School music teacher and trumpeter Anthony Santanastaso performed “Taps” at the conclusion of the Memorial Day Observance Ceremony at the Woodmere Education Center.

Appreciating past, present and future veterans

The Hewlett-Woodmere communities didn’t have a Memorial Day parade last year or this year, but that is expected to change in 2013. more

By Ann Friedman | 5/31/12

Joseph Santora, who will turn 89 on Memorial Day, earned three medals during his nearly three years in the Navy during World War II.

Recognizing an Inwood family’s military service

Memorial Day this year is on Monday, May 28. The last day of a three-day holiday weekend it is typically filled with parades and barbecues, and also marks the start of the summer vacation season. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/24/12

Hewlett resident Stanley Rosenfeld, seated, received his World War II medals with the help of U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, right. Standing, from left, were Rosenfeld’s companion, Esther Bogen, and his daughter, Lynda Rosenfeld.

Military honors a long time coming

A Hewlett man who earned — but never received — seven medals during more than three years of military service in World War II has finally been presented with the honors. more

JEFF BESSEN | 2/8/12

Friends reunited: Herman Kirschen and Iwao Kirigaya met again after almost 40 years in Yokohama in 1985.

Sustaining a friendship through three generations

In October 1945, I was a nearly 19-year-old corporal in the infantry of the U.S. Army, who sailed in a Navy convoy for 21 days to Yokohama, Japan to be part of the occupying force in that defeated country following the end of World War II. more

HERMAN KIRSCHEN | 1/12/12

Spencer Turkin, left, interviews three World War II Veterans at the W.W. II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Filming an honor flight’s living history

Spencer Turkin, a 2008 Hewlett High School graduate and senior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, accompanied World War II Veterans on an honor flight to Washington, D.C. to see the World War II memorial, many for the first time, and captured their experience for a documentary that will broadcast on Veterans Day. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 11/3/11

Thanks to a friend’s advice, William Cohn of Atlantic Beach, right, was able to retrieve his Korean War medals with the help of Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola).

Atlantic Beach Korean War vet receives his medals

Learning from a World War II veteran friend who contacted Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) to receive his medals, Atlantic Beach resident William Cohn collected the Korean War medals he earned nearly 60 years ago from McCarthy on Monday. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN and BRETT LICHTENBERG | 7/21/11

Cedarhurst native Lester Lewis Hoffman was a talented drafstman and painter.

Cedarhurst’s Lester Hoffman dies

Cedarhurst native and World War II veteran Lester Lewis Hoffman died on March 24. more

4/14/11

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