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Barbara Byrne received a proclamation from Assemblyman Dave McDonough with husband, John Byrne, at the Sept. 8 North Merrick School District Board of Education meeting upon her retirement.
N. Merrick School District honors retiree, veteran
Before Barbara Byrne even reached the North Merrick Board of Education room, she accepted congratulatory hugs from supporters and life-long friends on her retirement. Once she settled in her seat, with her husband, John Byrne, by her side, she quietly waited for the meeting to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Byrne worked for the North Merrick School District for 31 years as a lunch monitor and special-education aide at Old Mill Road Elementary School. Working with children was always a fun, exciting experience, she said. more
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Mayor Kennedy announced plans to build an emergency management center.
Freeport to build Emergency Management Center
Just like the Boy Scouts, the Village of Freeport lives by the motto “be prepared.” On Tuesday, Aug. 25, Freeport Mayor Robert T. Kennedy announced that the village would build a state of … more
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WALTER AND RYFKA SCHACHERL
A survivor’s story: Part 2
After World War II, Walter Schacherl returned to Palestine, where he had lived with his older brother before the war. Hope for a Jewish homeland marked life there, but so did strife. 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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At home in Merrick, Walter Schacherl, right, and his wife, Ryfka, display photographs of Walter competing in the 1950 Maccabiah Games, an international Olympics-style competition in Israel. It was the first Maccabiah Games after Israel’s founding. Walter won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal in gymnastics, including the gold for best all-around performance.
A survivor’s story
Walter Schacherl made battlefield maps that top Allied generals used to plan the lines of attack against Germany and Italy in World War II. Naturally, his work was top secret. more
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From left, Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Supervisor Kate Murray, Bob Guarner, Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney, Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin
Franklin Square veteran honored
Bob Guarneri, center, of Franklin Square, was presented with the Town of Hempstead Veterans Service Award by, from left, Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Supervisor Kate Murray, Councilwoman Erin King … more
Erasing racism in South Carolina, and on L.I.
On July 10, South Carolina finally decided to join the Union for good when it removed the Confederate battle flag from its State House grounds in Columbia, its capital. more
Arthur Stanton was a respected dentist in Merrick, his hometown, for many years. He died on June 25 of lymphoma. He was pictured here with his wife, Bonita.
Arthur Stanton was Army captain, well-regarded dentist
Arthur Stanton, a dentist from Merrick who graduated in Calhoun High School’s class of 1960, its first class, and later served as a captain in the U.S. Army Dental Corps during the Vietnam War, died on June 25 at Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire after a long battle with lymphoma. He was 72. more
World War II veteran Chris Iannacone, 92, was among the hundreds of attendees at the Bellmores’ annual Memorial Day parade on May 25. Behind him were Mary Lou Peterkin, Maureen Mckena and Mary Tripp of the American Legion Ladies Auxilary Post in Bellmore.
The Bellmores mark Memorial Day
At a Memorial Day parade on Monday, Bellmorites paid homage to Americans who died while protecting the country. The procession, co-sponsored by North Bellmore American Legion Post No. 1749 and … more
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Mark Geraldi, a Valley Stream native and a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, was recently promoted to Colonel in the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
V.S. native promoted
A Valley Stream native was promoted to Colonel in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Col. Mark Anthony Geraldi, an Eagle Scout and a graduate of Chaminade High School, has served three … more
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