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The renowned U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are back in action over Jones Beach this weekend.
Eye on the sky
For many Long Islanders, the holiday weekend begins at Jones Beach to watch the action in the sky above during the annual Bethpage Air Show. more
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Influenced by an ‘amazing chance meeting’
Syd Mandelbaum traces many of the things he has accomplished in his life to his stateside service time in the U.S. Air Force Reserves from 1969-’75, and for the brief period when the Cedarhurst resident cared for a government official he became well acquainted with. more
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The Air National Guard returns each year with their commanding display of flying expertise, a Memorial Day weekend tradition.
Thrills at the Bethpage Air Show
For many Long Islanders, Memorial Day weekend is all about watching some of those high fliers in the Bethpage Air Show. more
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Booker T. Gibson, beloved music teacher, has died at 85.
Booker Gibson, beloved music teacher, dies at 85
By his own admission, Booker T. Gibson wasn’t the most athletic student at Mepham High School in Bellmore in the 1940s, so becoming popular at a school that placed a high value on success in sports –– in particular, in wrestling –– was no easy feat. But Gibson could play boogie-woogie piano, and at the time this highly rhythmic style of the blues ruled the airwaves. more
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U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice video-called Kosierowski’s daughter, Joann, so she could watch the POW Medal presentation on Feb. 18.
Honoring a WWII hero
Stanley Kosierowski, a 92-year-old East Meadowite, said he truly became a man when he turned 21 on April 10, 1944. Three days later, Kosierowski, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Force, went on … more
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Katherine Ratner and Brian Kishinevsky recently had papers accepted by the Long Island region of the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Joining them was their research adviser, Michael Hughes.
These researchers are no junior scientists
Katherine Ratner thought the measurement system used to categorize hurricanes –– called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale –– was inadequate. So the Calhoun High School senior, 17, set out to create a new system, one that better reflected the size and strength of these monster storms. more
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Meyer Rothstein, who served on Okinawa Island during World War II, is turning 100 years old. He was joined by his wife of seven decades, Dorothy.
Merrick World War II hero turning 100
In the trying days after American Army and Marine forces stormed Okinawa Island on April 1, 1945, food was scarce. Merokean Meyer Rothstein, who fought with the Army at Okinawa and who turns 100 this month, foraged for wild garlic, whose shoots form tiny purple flowers that resemble sunbursts. more
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V.S. South High School grad repeats as base's 'Officer of the Year'
A Valley Stream native and South High School graduate was named “Officer of the Year” by his United States Air Force unit last week. Air Force Capt. William F. Cosgrove, a 2004 South High … more
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The firefighters running for a position on their respective boards of commissioners are, from left, Bellmore candidate Richard Holzhauer; North Bellmore candidate Robert Bazarewski; and North Bellmore candidate Mark Collins.
Bellmores to elect fire commissioners
Bellmore and North Bellmore residents will head to the polls to choose the newest members of their fire districts’ boards of commissioners next week.Both the Bellmore and North Bellmore fire … more
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Elias Gomez
Airman: “These are the people I want to protect”
Among those on hand to pay his respects to the victims of 9/11 during Oceanside’s remembrance ceremony at the Schoolhouse Green was Elias Gomez, a 2013 Oceanside High School graduate who is now serving in the United States Air Force. more
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