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Veterans and their families all over the U.S. gather annually on Nov. 11 to remember their loved ones who served their country.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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11/15/18
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New Ground’s mission is “to break the cycle of veteran homelessness,” according to the organization’s executive director for the past 12 years, Shannon Boyle.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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9/6/18
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The Town of Hempstead Veterans Job Fair welcomed local businesses, veterans, and job seekers to an afternoon packed with employment opportunities at Levittown Hall in Hicksville last week.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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8/8/18
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It does matter that on Memorial Day, President Trump tweeted, “Happy Memorial Day! Those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today.” It matters because . . .
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6/8/18
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If the White House calls, just hang up. Put down the phone, run out of the house as if your hair were on fire, change your number and move to a remote town in Saskatchewan . . .
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5/3/18
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William Hoehn was relaxing in his small Seaford home when he received his draft letter. “We want you!” was stamped in big letters across the envelope. It was 1966 — the height of …
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By Rebecca Anderson
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11/21/17
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The popular band honors the Eagles'legacy.
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7/6/17
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Outside, it might have been drizzly and cold, but inside spirits were running high among officials on Friday as they cut the ribbon on the new NYCB Live Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, revamped at a cost of $165 million in private funding by Forest City Ratner Companies. Billy Joel will open the remodeled Coliseum on April 5.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/31/17
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It was hard to miss the sound of beating drums in Massapequa on Saturday. Although the South Shore was hit with more than four inches of snow, Drumming for Our Veterans — an show featuring more than 60 acclaimed drummers — was held to entertain local military personnel.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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1/10/17
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In August 2015, Matthew Goodison-Orr, a third-year Hofstra University law student, began working with Gary Port, a West Hempstead resident, attorney and U.S. Army veteran, on a pro bono legal case: A marine had suffered a brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder while on duty in Iraq, and never received treatment from the military after he requested it. He began to self-medicate with marijuana, and was kicked out of the Marine Corps after a urine test.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/13/16
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