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The Wantagh fire Department’s fire safety trailer was at Forest Lake Elementary School on Oct. 7 for Fire Prevention Month.

This month, members of the Wantagh Fire Department will visit eight local elementary schools and educate thousands of children on fire safety. Their messages range from the simple, such as stop, drop and roll, to the more complicated, like how fire behaves. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 10/14/15

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

Judi Vining, left, executive director of Long Beach AWARE, with Ellen Kaminsky and her husband, Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, and Greg Fried, board president of L.B. AWARE.

Long Beach AWARE celebrates 15 years

Long Beach AWARE — formerly known as the Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking — celebrated it’s 15th anniversary last Sunday at its Breakfast of Champions event at the Sands in Atlantic … more

10/1/15

Wheeler Deli Owner Dan Babich died by suicide in May. He was 25.

After suicide, family takes on silent killer

Dan Babich’s family didn’t see any of the signs a suicidal person might display before he took his own life at the Valley Stream deli he owned on May 1. He was 25. more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 9/30/15

Eric Dunetz/HeraldMembers of Team RWB, a service organization whose mission is to enrich the lives of Americans by connecting them in their community through physical and social activity.

Out of the darkness

The Long Island Crisis Center held its 7th annual suicide awareness walk on the boardwalk at Laurelton Boulevard last Sunday. The walk is the center’s culminating event on Long Island … more

By Matthew Ern | 9/24/15

Keep your teens — and yourself — safe on our crowded roads

Summer driving season is in full swing, and we’re out on the roads in large numbers. The absence of winter’s dangers can make it seem like a safer time to drive . . . more

7/22/15

Congress must renew the Zadroga Act

After the World Trade Center collapsed in a fireball on Sept. 11, 2001, a cloud of toxic dust enveloped Lower Manhattan. That dust contained a witches’ brew of cancer-causing agents . . . more

7/15/15

Police offer crime prevention tips

Nassau County Police officers told a handful of residents that they can be a major crime deterrent at a community policing forum on July 8 at the Wantagh Public Library. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/15/15

Members of the Rockville Centre Youth Council presented the Don’t Press Send pledge and Dare to Care Day. From left are Katie Travers, Jillian Schumacher, Kelly Jahn, Ryan Martirano, Izzy Grillo, Kate Woythayler, Matt DeLucio, Andrew Livingstone, Joe Casavecchia and Alex Stamboulidis.

Think before you send

On March 30, Rockville Centre’s Drug, Alcohol and Violence Prevention Task Force hosted the Don’t Press Send Campaign to address the need for parent and child dialogue as social media becomes a bigger aspect of everyday life. more

By Kelly Jahn | 4/22/15

Bellmore native Kristofer Goldsmith, a 29-year-old Long Beach resident, advocated for several pieces of federal legislation designed to help veterans suffering from mental illness as a result of their war experiences.

Bellmore native helps pass veterans legislation

Kristofer Goldsmith, 29, compiled yet another thick packet of documents to be sent to the Army Discharge Review Board last weekend. The Bellmore native, who now lives in Long Beach, has appealed his … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/13/15

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