Some residents found Monday’s cloudy skies troubling. They wondered if showers would lead to yet another poor showing like it had for the past two years at the annual Memorial Day parades in Sea …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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5/31/18
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“As you commemorate this Memorial Day, whether it be at a barbecue, poolside, at a soccer tournament, or just being among family and friends, it’s important to remember that the freedoms we often take for granted are not free,” Paul Casazza, vice commander of American Legion Post 303, told a crowd of a few hundred outside the John A. Anderson Recreation Center. “They are paid for by the sacrifice and valor of true heroes.”
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By Ben Strack
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5/31/18
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As the rain held off on a cloudy Monday morning, hundreds of people lined West Beech Street and Park Avenue to watch as the annual Memorial Day Parade marched by.
More than 500 people, including …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/29/18
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— Chabad of the Beaches Carnival
Chabad of the Beaches is hosting a family carnival on Friday, May 25 from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, May 26 from 2 to 10 p.m., Sunday, May 27 from 12 to 10 p.m. and …
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5/24/18
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The City of Long Beach will pay tribute to the fallen veterans of the country’s armed forces with its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 28.
The parade begins at Ohio Avenue and West …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/24/18
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NICE bus service to Jones Beach will begin over the Memorial Day weekend with the n88 out of the Freeport LIRR station, on May 25. Non-stop service from Freeport to the beach will be provided for the …
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5/24/18
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Several hundred Valley Streamers are expected to gather on Rockaway Avenue on May 28 to watch as veterans pass by and honor their fallen comrades in commemoration of Memorial Day.
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By Melissa Koenig
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5/24/18
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This memorial day, Crossfits around the world will be encouraging members to attempt the Murph Challenge — one of the gym chain’s “hero workouts.” Julia Brite, a member of Crossfit Invasion in Bellmore, explained that this particular workout was created in honor of Michael P. Murphy, a Navy Seal from Long Island who died in 2005.
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By Jackson Tarricone
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5/24/18
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“It’s the guys that didn’t come back [who] are the real heroes,” said veteran Walter Paruch, who will serve as the grand marshal during Rockville Centre’s Memorial Day parade on Monday.
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By Ben Strack
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5/24/18
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Here are the routes and events scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend in Lynbrook and East Rockaway.
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By Melissa Koenig
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5/23/18
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