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Be properly prepared for a fire in your home

By now most people are familiar with their local fire departments’ reminders to change the batteries in their smoke detectors . . . more

10/1/15

Merrick Fire Department volunteers gathered at a firefighters' memorial at Merrick Avenue and Sunrise Highway, in downtown Merrick, to remember their brothers lost in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, along with all of the nearly 3,000 victims who perished that terrible day.

Merrick F.D. pays homage to 9/11 fallen

Ronnie Gies Sr., a New York City firefighter who served as a Merrick Fire Department chief in the early 1990s, used to bring his three boys –– Tommy, Ronnie and Bobby –– with him wherever he went, recalled Mike Abrams, a former Merrick F.D. chief, who was deputy chief under Gies. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/12/15

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, champion eater Takeru Kobayashi and Peter’s Clam Bar owner Butch Yamali watched as contestants consumed large quantities of clams last year. (Courtesy Peter’s Clam Bar)

Contest to benefit firehouses damaged by Sandy

World champion competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi will coach members of the Island Park, Long Beach, Lakeview, Baldwin, Point Lookout and East Rockaway fire departments on the finer points of clam ingestion as they compete for thousands in cash prizes at the second annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park on Aug. 16. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 8/12/15

A Calhoun High School student suffered a “severe case of alcohol poisoning” after drinking at a party last Wednesday night in the woods behind Brookside School in North Merrick, according to Calhoun Principal Nicole Hollings. The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, which oversees Calhoun, had asked Uniondale company Summit Security Services to keep watch that night at Brookside, said Central District Superintendent John DeTommaso. Above, a Summit SUV was parked that night outside Brookside as emergency vehicles’ lights flashed at the woods’ edge.

EMTs pull drunken teen from ravine

The teenager, a student at Calhoun High School, had a “severe case of alcohol poisoning,” said Calhoun Principal Nicole Hollings in an email to parents on June 12. He drank at a “large gathering” of Calhoun seniors in the woods between Brookside School and the Meadowbrook State Parkway, Hollings wrote. more

By Brian Racow | 6/17/15

Merokean to lead firefighters museum

Denise Langweber, a Merrick real estate attorney, was appointed last month to the Francis X. Pendl Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center’s Board of Directors. more

5/13/15

For volunteers, to give is to get

Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . . more

4/16/15

Paul Waterman, chief of the Merrick Fire Department; Thomas Gies, second assistant chief and son of Ronnie Gies, a Merrick and FDNY firefighter who was killed on Sept. 11; and Christopher Clement, first assistant chief, officiated at Merrick’s 9/11 memorial service.

Merrick commemorates lives lost

Merrick lost 24 of its sons and daughters in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Thirteen years later, their families, friends and community members continue to remember the lives they lived and mourn their loss. more

9/17/14

Broken government, Part II: 'interoperability'

On Sept. 11, 2001, many professional, well-trained and dedicated police officers, firefighters and EMS workers lost their lives at the World Trade Center because, in addition to the other tragedies that day, their radios were not “interoperable.” more

9/3/14

The American Legion named Tim Messmer, second from left, the New York State Eagle Scout of the Year. He was congratulated by, from left, his father, Jim Messmer, a Troop 577 assistant scoutmaster; Frank Colon, the North Bellmore American Legion Post 1749 adjutant; and Charlie Kulins, the scoutmaster.

Teen named N.Y.’s Eagle Scout of the Year

Tim Messmer passed Bellmore Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2770’s hall on Bedford Avenue daily when he attended the nearby St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Regional School as a child. He didn’t … more

By Julie Mansmann | 8/20/14

In praise of those who come to help

Our schools, our businesses, our town departments that maintain the roads and infrastructure and the village and county police units that patrol our streets all contribute to the quality of life we enjoy here on the South Shore. more

3/13/14

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