According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are more than 119,000 men, women and children on the national waiting list for organ donations. Even more sobering . . .
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2/9/17
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Prunes are not many people’s favorite fruit, but the fresh aroma emanating from the ones on a tray in the huge walk-in refrigerator of Fruits In Chocolate, an Inwood-based business, attracted the possibility of a taste.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/8/17
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The Lynbrook Public Library is set to host a special Valentine’s Day-themed craft session for children ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver on Feb. 14 at 1:30 p.m. Register online or call (516) 599-8630 …
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2/8/17
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The Lynbrook Recreation Department at Greis Park is celebrating Valentine’s Day early by inviting couples to come out to a special paint night on Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The event costs $30 and …
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2/8/17
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Now in their 90s, Sal and Gladys Chiaffitelli have shared the same Carman Avenue home in East Rockaway for the past 50 years. On Nov. 3, the two celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary at a brunch with their family.
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/8/17
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Community members might know John Mallico as the commander of the East Meadow Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2736. But last week, Mallico embraced a new title: the “kissing …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/24/16
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In honor of the season of love, Bowling Green Elementary School students created more than 700 Valentine’s Day cards for veterans. East Meadow School District officials said the children …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/18/16
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Love, and probably the scent of sweat socks, too, was definitely in the air as gymnasiums in Baldwin were transformed with hearts, streamers and balloons for St. Valentine’s Day.
At Baldwin …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/16/16
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“I’ve loved the same woman for 50 years,” said Elmo Sollitto.
Similar sentiments were expressed throughout the day at the Coral House in Baldwin on Feb. 11 as more than 500 couples turned …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/16/16
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The Strife family was just sitting down to a nice Valentine’s Day meal on Sunday in their Scranton Avenue home in Lynbrook when they heard a frantic pounding on their front door.
“We had no …
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By Mary Malloy
(Steve Grogan and Brian Grogan contributed to this story)
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2/15/16
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