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Red Robertson, of the Oceanside Fire Department, with the sapling of the tree that survived the Sept. 11 attacks, at a ceremony at the Schoolhouse Green last Sunday.

A sapling from a tree that survived the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center has found a new home in Oceanside. The tree, a Callery pear, had been reduced to an 8-foot-tall … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 11/25/15

A new tradition for tree-lighting

The Baldwin Oaks Civic Association and the York College chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success will remember Dejah Joyner at their first tree-lighting Dec. 12. The event, at 7 … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 11/25/15

Kevin J. Regan, former Levittown Board of Education Vice President, died on Oct. 20 at 72

Levittown mourns the passing of Kevin Regan

The Levittown School District is mourning Board of Education member Kevin J. Regan, who died on Tuesday, Oct. 20 after a battle with cancer. He was 72. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 10/20/15

Eli Hamid and his son Eli Robert paid their respects during the village’s ceremony last Sunday.

Planting memories

A sapling from a tree that survived the collapse of the twin towers has found a new home in Rockville Centre. The tree, a Callery pear, had been reduced to an 8-foot-tall stump when it was found … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 9/23/15

Philip Dickler works at the high school where the Survivor Tree saplings were grown, and helped arrange Valley Stream’s acquisition.

‘Survivor trees’ added to Sept. 11 memorial

The Village of Valley Stream’s Sept. 11 memorial grew by two saplings this year, which were featured during the village’s remembrance ceremony last Friday. more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 9/16/15

The WTC steel beam was placed at a memorial set up in VFW plaza on West Park Avenue and Grand Boulevard last December. It will be formerly dedicated this Sunday.

World Trade Center steel to be dedicated Sunday

A steel beam recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center will be dedicated at a ceremony on Sunday to honor the first responders and victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept.11, 2001. Its … more

By Matthew Ern | 9/10/15

School zone signs should be consistent

In an unusual start to the school year, many area districts will be opening before Labor Day. Classes will be in session next week — as early as Tuesday in some communities. more

8/26/15

MORE THAN A LITTLE OFF THE TOP. Tree trimmers for PSEG took over Franklin Avenue in Malverne last week, giving the avenue's taller residents a major trimming just weeks before leaves are expected to arrive.

Leaf me alone

Among the more beautiful sites in Malverne is the canopy of leaves that take shape over Franklin Avenue each year due to the large trees the line the avenue. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 4/22/15

Support state ban on gay conversion therapy

What if you’re a deeply religious, socially conservative man or woman, and you have a son or daughter who, at age 15, says he or she is gay or transgender? more

4/17/15

The city hired a landscaping firm on March 24 to begin the process of planting 2,700 trees throughout the city by June.

City hires contractor to replace Sandy-damaged trees

The city has entered into a $1.39 million contract with an architectural and landscaping firm to replace thousands of Hurricane Sandy-damage trees throughout Long Beach that were removed last … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/8/15

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