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A heart-felt Oceanside Homecoming for WWII veteran

World War II veteran David Marshall was honored at halftime of Oceanside High School’s Homecoming game Saturday. Marshall, a Baldwin resident since the 1960s, fought in the Army’s 84th … more

By Kepherd Daniel | 10/6/23

Maurice Mayes served both his country and his community with his military bravery and his electrical know-how.

One of last remaining World War II Navy veterans in Island Park dies on holiday weekend

Although they were sad to see him go, all who knew Maurice B. “Sparky” Mayes, one of the last remaining U.S. Navy veterans of World War II living in Island Park, say that his coincidental death on Memorial Day weekend, on May 29, was one final thank-you from his country for his service. more

By Jake Pellegrino | 6/9/22

U.S. Navy veteran Emil Kesselman served as the grand marshal of this year’s Oceanside Memorial Day parade on Monday. In 1951, Kesselman was photographed as he took dictation from President Harry Truman.

Oceanside Memorial Day Parade honoree worked side by side with Harry Truman

U.S. Navy veteran Emil Kesselman still recalls the first time he met with President Harry Truman while stationed at the U.S. Destroyer Naval Air Station in Key West, Fla., on March 8, 1951. more

By Mike Smollins | 5/30/19

Hope’s Land of Candy co-founder Hope Cohen started the event with her mother, Joan, last year to honor veterans and celebrate three years in business in Island Park.

Purple Heart Day returns to Island Park

Rolling thunder storms and downpours couldn’t dampen Island Park’s spirits this Sunday as Purple Heart Day returned to the neighborhood, with food, entertainment and, a World War II-era armored … more

By Peter Belfiore | 8/21/18

In times of trouble, FDR comes to me

I made a pilgrimage in August to a shining house on a hill surrounded by lush forests. Below was a valley where apple trees grew in neat rows. In the distance was a wide river. This place, this magical place, was an oasis of calm, a landscape perfectly suited for introspection. more

9/14/17

Local officials celebrated Purple Heart Day at Hope’s Land of Candy on Aug. 6. Hope’s co-owners Hope, fifth from left, and Joan Cohen, Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, left, American Legion Post 303 Commander Frank Colon Jr., Assemblywoman Missy Miller, Flynn Zeilmann, Island Park Mayor Michael McGinty and county Legislator Denise Ford.

Purple Heart Day in Island Park

Aug. 7 is Purple Heart Day, a national holiday commemorating George Washington’s creation of this prestigious medal in 1782, which is awarded to any American soldier injured or killed in battle by … more

By Peter Belfiore | 8/17/17

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

Roseanne Cash and her band visit Adelphi University's Performing Arts Center on Friday, performing songs from her latest album "The River and the Thread."

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Enduring ImagesAn exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual … more

5/14/15

Onlookers in Washington, D.C., rushed to greet and photograph the veterans at the Washington Monument during an Honor Flight trip in June 2012.

Giving WWII vets a ‘final mission’

Jeffrey Rosenking never leaves home without a brochure. Wherever he is, if he spots an elderly man or woman in military garb, Rosenking will introduce himself and hand them a pamphlet for Honor Flight Long Island, an organization for which he has volunteered since 2010, which sends World War II veterans to the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., free of charge. more

By David Weingrad | 11/13/13

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