Through donations from several South Shore residents, including Brian Rathjen of Rockville Centre, the Woodmere Fire Department received several protective masks that were delivered by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat who represents the Five Towns.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/27/20
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The Nassau Interim Finance Authority decided to exempt the Nassau University Medical Center and NuHealth, the public-benefit corporation that runs the East Meadow hospital, from oversight in 2011, at a time when the facility was seemingly thriving.
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2/21/20
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Inwood firefighters and emergency medical service volunteers responded to a three-car crash that injured four people at the Exxon gasoline station at the intersection of Sheridan Boulevard and Bayview Avenue at 9:45 p.m., in Inwood on Jan. 11.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/11/20
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The driver of a Porsche that was traveling north on Hewlett Parkway apparently lost control of the vehicle and crashed into two parked cars and a utility that caused the pole to snap and resulted in down wires on Hewlett Parkway and Wheatley Street in Hewlett at 12:50 p.m. on Feb. 10.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/11/19
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Learning about fire on Prevention Day
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The Woodmere Fire Department opened the doors to its firehouse at 20 Irving Place in Woodmere for Fire Prevention Day on Oct. 15.
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10/27/17
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Six Jewish institutions will receive a portion of $450,000 from the Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program to purchase equipment to aid in safeguarding their campuses.
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By Tyler Marko
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9/14/17
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Juniors and Explorers from 11 communities, including Baldwin, East Meadow, East Norwich, East Rockaway, Franklin Square, Glen Cove, Hewlett, North Bellmore, North Merrick, Point Lookout and Wantagh attended Fire Camp ‘Fahrenheit 516’ at the Fire Service Academy in Bethpage last month.
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8/3/17
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Three days after Father’s Day, my dad, Harvey, will be here in New York, making his annual visit from Florida.
It will be great to see him after another year of just speaking on the phone weekly. We talk every Sunday night around 8 p.m.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/16/17
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The Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department was presented with a unit citation from the Nassau County Fire Commission at the county’s Firefighters Museum and Education Center in Garden City on April 6.
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4/21/17
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A five-year study undertaken by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health found that U.S. firefighters develop malignant mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, at twice the rate of the general population. The study also revealed . . .
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9/8/16
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