An anxious but able group of Fire Department operatives are on hand in Baldwin this afternoon waiting to help those in need.
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Chris Connolly
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8/27/11
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A massive storm dumped nearly 10 inches of rain on the Merrick-Bellmore area from Saturday night into Sunday afternoon, flooding the Meadowbrook Parkway and homes throughout the community. At the storm’s height, rain was falling at a rate of more than an inch an hour.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/14/11
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I’m a history buff. I love the kernels of knowledge that one can find from reading history textbooks.
But what I love even more than history is researching history, whether actively or …
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Alex Costello
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8/3/11
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Dressed in a black blouse and blue jeans, Carol Gies stood silently on Tuesday morning, her chin in her hands, her elbows resting on a crane that was lifting a twisted World Trade Center girder into the parking lot at the Merrick Fire Department’s Friendship Engine and Hose Company.
Gies, who lost her husband, Ronnie, in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, looked forlorn.
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By Scott Brinton
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7/26/11
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The Island Park Kiwanis Club is reaching out to the community to help the organization raise money to refurbish the pediatric resuscitation kits it supplied to the Island Park Fire Department a few …
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Alex Costello
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7/20/11
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The Island Park Fire Department held its annual Children’s Fire Tournament at Masone Beach on July 15.
After practicing for two days, kids came out and competed in fire fighting events, like …
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7/20/11
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The Board of Fire Commissioners of the Oceanside Fire District and the Chiefs of the Oceanside Fire Department are pleased to announce the creation of the Oceanside Fire Department Rescue Squad, …
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6/29/11
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A gust of wind sent a celebration by the Oceanside United Soccer Club into chaos on June 4 when the bounce rides the club had rented for children were lifted off the ground and started rolling across …
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Alex Costello
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6/6/11
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Oceanside Fire Department Chief Kevin Klein tried to decide on the best way to fight a car fire on April 30 at the intersection of Waukena Avenue and 1st Street. The car’s occupants escaped without …
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5/4/11
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High school trains students in essential skills they need to succeed in life: math, reading, writing and more. Now Ocean-side High School is also teaching its students skills so they can save …
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Alex Costello
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4/13/11
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