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The Last Hope Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Shelter in Wantagh was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Petco Foundation last month that will support several county shelters in Kentucky and Virginia to help dogs in need.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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4/19/16
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When Chelsea Barrios saw a baby rabbit fall into a lake on a cold day last week, she went in after it.
Barrios, 29, and her 22-year-old sister, Taylor Euliano, residents of Oceanside, have a …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/13/16
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A nanny from Baldwin “sacrificed herself” to prevent the 5-month-old boy she was caring for from being struck by an SUV in Rockville Centre on March 31, according to village police.
The …
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By Alex Costello
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4/6/16
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A youth basketball game in Seaford in January turned scary when referee Terry Twibell went into cardiac arrest. Because of the actions of police officers, medics and ordinary citizens, he is around to thank all those who came to his aid.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/16/16
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A few weeks ago, Jackie and Jack Cook were surprised to find George Oliphant at their door, delivering news that they had been chosen for a complete kitchen renovation as part of NBC’s home improvement series “George to the Rescue.”
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By Nick Ciccone
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3/3/16
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That barking you heard over the weekend was the sound of dogs looking for a home.
Well, the dogs weren’t looking, exactly. But the members of Long Island Bulldog Rescue were looking on their …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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3/1/16
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For football fans everywhere, Sunday marks Super Bowl 50. But for those not so into sports, there is a purr-fect alternative. The third annual Kitten Bowl will be aired on the Hallmark Channel Sunday, Feb. 7 at noon. With participating teams such as the North Shore Animal League and Last Hope Animal Rescue, Long Islanders won’t want to miss the most furr-ocious game of the year.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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2/2/16
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A father and son police team rescued a drowning man in Oceanside.
On Jan. 25 at about 4:45 p.m., a 50-year-old man from Franklin Square was refueling his duck boat at the Bay Park fishing station dock at the end of Weidner Avenue when he fell into the water, which was approximately 37 degrees Fahrenheit.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry and Rebecca Melnitsky
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1/26/16
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Wantagh-Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps first responders used Narcan, the opioid overdose antidote, to revive two victims on Dec. 14 in unrelated incidents.
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12/23/15
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A kitten was found barely alive at the bottom of a garbage can on Nassau Lane in Island Park.
According to Gary Rogers, spokesperson for the Nassau County SPCA, the kitten was discovered by …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/28/15
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