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Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County is a volunteer medical service that serves the Five Towns and communities from the Marine Parkway Bridge to West Hempstead. Above, an ambulance headed to a call.
Answering the call for help
The one-story garage that Chevra Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County is building on West Broadway in Woodmere, between Forest and Edward avenues, has begun to take shape. Four walls are up, as well as two steel beams. more
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Latin American Music
On Sunday, September 20, at 2:30 p.m. come down to the Freeport Memorial Library for a free concert of Latin American Music arranged and performed by Canta Libre, above, a chamber ensemble hailed by … more
Casey Keenan, Chris Anderer, Halle Vericillo, Courtney Vercillo, Maggie Fisher, Carlyn Dukoff and Jack Setter were on hand to show their support.
Capturing the nation's attention
The United States women’s soccer team not only made history with their 5-2 victory over Japan in the World Cup final on July 5, but also made television history, reeling in 25.4 million viewers on FOX, making it the most watched soccer game — men’s or women’s — in the United States. more
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Sadie Salerno on her 100th birthday in 2006. She died on Feb. 21, at 108.
Sadie Salerno, of Merrick, dies at 108
Cira “Sadie” Salerno, a devoted family woman whose remarkable longevity made her the beloved matriarch of a large clan of children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives ... more
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Former Gov. Mario Cuomo at a 2012 ceremony to rename the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, in honor of Cuomo’s predecessor, who appointed him New York’s secretary of state in 1975. He was joined by Carey’s son, Michael.
Bellmore-Merrick remembers Mario Cuomo
On Oct. 21, 1982, Democrat Mario Cuomo, then a candidate for governor of New York, was campaigning furiously on Long Island. Among his stops was WGBB radio, on Landsdowne Avenue in Merrick, where he debated Lewis Lehrman, his Republican-Conservative opponent and an investment banker. Richard Kessel, a native Merokean whom Cuomo later named executive director of the New York State Consumer Protection Board, was there that day. He had lunch with Cuomo afterward. more
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Erik Siuda said the idea behind his finale piece for the “Ink Master” competition was born of a collaboration between him and his “human canvas.”
N. Bellmore artist earns third on ‘Ink Master’
During one of the first commercial breaks in the live finale of season five of Spike TV’s “Ink Master,” two of the three finalists in the competition –– Cleen Rock One, of Las Vegas, and … more
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Robert Browne with friends Nadia, Chloe and Nina at last Saturday’s block party on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Community rallies around local teen
In front of his home on Pennsylvania Avenue, which was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, 13-year-old Robert Browne was all smiles as family and friends gave him a heartfelt welcome at a block party in his … more
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'King Lear'
While the skies above Central Park threatened thunder and lightning, the true storm raged onstage. Although the rain never fell, the theatrical tempest reached hurricane proportions. King Lear cursed … more
The Seastreak ferry operates from Rockaway, with multiple runs to lower Manhattan and midtown for $3.50 each way.
Rockaway ferry expects spike in ridership ahead of LIRR strike
With thousands of commuters facing a possible strike this Sunday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said that in addition to an existing ferry service in Rockaway, it will add a free ferry … more
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APEX students Samantha Loew, left, and Kendall Satcowitz, both sixth-graders at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School, watched and waited nervously as APEX teacher Sherry Ma added weights to their bridge in APEX’s annual Strongest Bridge competition.
Merrick APEX students test the limits of bridge design in annual contest
The 13 sixth-graders in the Merrick School District’s Alternative Program for Enriching Experiences recently spent more than four months drawing blueprints for and meticulously crafting toothpick bridges. They even visited the Center for Architecture in Manhattan to study bridge construction, from beam to cantilever, truss and arch bridges, before undertaking their projects. Then the students destroyed their creations. more
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