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As we recover, please thank your local heroes

I always thought it was cliché to say, “I’ve never seen anything like it,” but in the aftermath of Sandy, I can honestly say that, in my lifetime, I’ve never seen anything like it. more

11/15/12

Keep your family safe from fires

Every year, hundreds of Long Island homes suffer fires that leave the lives of their occupants in shambles. more

10/18/12

Tunnel to Towers, a truly amazing race

I awoke at 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 30, and by 4:35 I was on a train speeding from Merrick to Penn Station. At 6 a.m., I stood at Liberty and West streets in Lower Manhattan, near 1 World Trade Center. more

10/11/12

School's out: Get set for summer

The end of the school year is upon us. Now that graduations, Moving Up Day ceremonies, locker and desk cleanouts and all those other June rituals are winding down, those lazy days of summer beckon. more

6/21/12

Thank a volunteer firefighter

April 15-21 is National Volunteer Week, and we want to recognize a special group of volunteers — firefighters. more

4/19/12

Cuomo vetoes Brady Bill

“Saddened,” “upset” and “disappointed” were among the many dispirited words people used to describe Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to veto a bill that would … more

Lee Landor | 1/11/12

Syd Mandelbaum of Cedarhurst-based Rock ‘N Wrap it Up! presented his case that charities would be negatively impacted should the Nassau Coliseum lose the New York Islanders.

If Coliseum loses Islanders, local charities would also lose

Should the Vote “Yes” campaign for a new coliseum fail and Nassau County residents turn down the proposed plan to renovate the nearly 40-year-old arena, Long Island-based charities will also feel the loss. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 7/28/11

The Fireman’s Association of New York State held a statewide recruitment drive in April. Five Towns’ fire departments such as Woodmere seek members year round.

Recruiting and retaining its volunteer corps

Recruiting and retaining members has become more difficult for volunteer fire departments in the last several years for a variety of reasons. more

JEFF BESSEN | 4/28/11

Hewlett Bay Fire District was one of several in the Five Towns to have commissioner elections on Dec. 14.

Five Towns fire district election results

Updated Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. Fire district elections in the Five Towns took place on Tuesday and the results for Atlantic Beach, Inwood, Hewlett Bay and Woodmere fire districts are in. more

JEFF BESSEN | 12/10/10

Lawrence-Cedarhurst firefighters James McHugh, left, and Capt. Anthony Rivelli used a thermal imaging camera to locate the upstairs occupant during last Friday’s fire.

Firefighters pull 61-year-old man from Woodmere blaze

Two firefighters from the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department rescued a 61-year-old man from a fire in a two-story, two-family house at 136 Prospect Ave. in Woodmere on Dec. 3. more

JEFF BESSEN | 12/8/10

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