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More than 400 animals –– many exotic, some endangered –– were removed by officials from the Bellmore home of Gary Gruber, according to the Society for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty and the …
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By Scott Brinton
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6/22/16
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A nanny from Baldwin “sacrificed herself” to prevent the 5-month-old boy she was caring for from being struck by an SUV in Rockville Centre on March 31, according to village police.
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By Alex Costello
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4/6/16
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A man who was wandering around and got stuck in the storm drains under Valley Stream was rescued this morning by a task force of over 100 responders from the Nassau County Police, several fire departments and EMS personnel. Emergency responders said they believe the man is homeless and may suffer from mental illness.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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10/14/15
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Swimming in a pool or the ocean is some of the best fun that summer has to offer, but the dangers are ever-present — in the Town of Hempstead alone, lifeguards make more than 2,000 rescues each summer . . .
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6/25/15
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A collapsing cesspool swallowed up a car in Rockville Centre early in the afternoon on Friday, Feb. 21.
According to police, a resident on Driscoll Avenue got into her car and then the ground …
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By Alex Costello
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2/21/14
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The Rockville Centre Fire Department responded to Hempstead Lake State Park for a rescue call in the frigid temperatures on the morning of Jan. 22, and pulled a freezing and furry dog from the …
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By Alex Costello
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1/24/14
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Now that school is over, the action will ramp up at backyard and public pools as well as Long Island’s beaches.
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6/20/13
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On March 3, Floodlight Rescue Co. 1 of the Rockville Centre Fire Department celebrated its newest ambulance with a traditional “wetdown” ceremony. The new ambulance went into service just over …
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3/13/13
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Summer is all about cool swims on sun-drenched days. But without a measure of common sense, swimming — in a backyard pool, at the local public pool or in the ocean — can turn dangerous, even deadly.
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6/21/12
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The Rockville Centre Fire Department was called to the water tower between Reeve Road and Molloy College to assist two workers who were left stranded high in the air after a scaffolding malfunction.
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11/16/11
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