Engaged in a defensive struggle with Wantagh in last Friday’s Nassau Conference II playoff semifinal at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium, Elmont squandered numerous second-half possessions that originated in enemy territory and saw its season end with a hard-fought 14-6 loss. more

The Lynbrook Fire Department has announced a Christmas and holiday greeting card campaign for wounded soldiers who are hospitalized in Washington, D.C., and in North Carolina. According to … more

The Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce made a $1,500 donation to the Nassau County Firefighters-Operation Wounded Warrior at a village board meeting on Oct. … more

“I truly believe it brings the whole community out and it shows our community in a good light,” said Long Beach resident Carol O’Neill, president of the Michelle O’Neill Foundation, of … more

The Lynbrook Fire Department hosted a fundraiser for the Nassau County Firefighters Operation Wounded Warrior last Saturday, on Earle Avenue in front of the Rescue Hook, Ladder & Bucket Co. No. 1. more

On September 1, The Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce hosted a charity benefit for the Wounded Warriors Project. more

Golden State wasn’t one of a dozen NBA teams to host Charles Jenkins in a private workout leading up to the June 23 draft. more

The Oceanside Knights of Columbus Father Joseph O’Connell Post held its second annual Wounded Warriors Parade on May 1. The parade, and the reception that followed, was held in honor of wounded … more

The seventh and eighth-graders at East Rockaway’s Jr./Sr. High School held their annual Sports Night on April 14, complete with girls’ dancing, Cage volleyball, Tug-of-War, and a pie eating contest — among other events. The evening included a Chinese Auction, with part proceeds going toward the Wounded Warrior Project. more

Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick held its annual Community Read-Aloud last Friday, at which community leaders were invited in to read to classes and discuss their professions. Among those in attendance were New York State Assemblyman David McDonough, Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, Merrick American Legion Commander Bernard Hoffman, and Merrick Fire Chief T.J. Fernandez. Scott Brinton, senior editor of the Merrick Herald, read “Secret of a Peaceful Warrior” by Dan Millman, an anti-bullying book, to a fifth-grade class co-taught by Ginny Bennette and Susan Holland. Above, the fifth-grade class that Brinton visited. more