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Baldwin Fire Department members pictured in 1906, when their equipment was horse-drawn.
Baldwin Fire Department marks 125 years of service
On a bitterly cold Tuesday night in January 1896, the Baldwin General Store caught fire when a kerosene lantern dropped. Baldwin did not have a fire department, so volunteer firefighters from … more
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Bellmore residents Thomas Stoerger and Juliette Kealy, both 21, were some of the first students to enroll at The Rock Underground when it opened on Bedford Avenue 10 years ago. Now, they are the ones teaching the next generation of musicians.
The Rock Underground rolling with the pandemic punches
It’s been 10 years since lifelong musician Paul Casanova — armed with a roll of painter’s tape — mapped out the blueprint for a music school in an empty 2,500 square foot … more
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Jill and Jeff Rosenberg, of Bellmore, recently renewed their wedding vows. The couple have been married for 50 years.
Bellmore couple reflect on 52 years of love
Jeff Rosenberg is still trying to solve a “52-year-old mystery” that haunts him: Why did his coworker, Jill Van Grembergen, agree to a second date? The two met as teenagers at the Big … more
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Pat Randazzo, the founder of Pat’s Dance Studio, and her niece, Melanie Vaughan, the current owner, hosted a ribbon cutting party on Sept. 6 to celebrate 40 years in business.
Pat’s Dance Studio celebrates 40 years
Pat’s Dance Studio celebrated 40 years of business on Sept. 6. Located at 961 Church Street in Baldwin, the business threw a party featuring a spread of snacks, desserts and libations. “We … more
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Members of the Sea Cliff Landmarks Association represented women’s suffrage.
Sea Cliff centennial anniversary honors World War I veterans
For over a century, Clifton Park has been a hub of outdoor events in Sea Cliff. From games to concerts to picnics, the park has seen it all, as have the eight giant oak trees that stand along its … more
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David Cockerel, adjutant and former commander of the William Clinton Story American Legion Post 342 of Freeport, spoke about the history of the American Legion at a ceremony commemorating 100 years last Friday.
American Legion marks 100 years
Dozens of people, including veterans from Baldwin, Freeport and surrounding communities, gathered in William J. Martin Park in Freeport last Friday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the … more
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Elected officials from the Village of Freeport, the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County presented Ilona Jagnow, fifth from left, and her mother, Barbara, seated, with citations marking Otto’s Seagrill’s 90th anniversary.
Otto’s parties like it’s 1929
Women wore scalloped sequins, fringed flapper dresses and bead-and-feather headbands to a 1920s-themed party celebrating the 90th anniversary of Otto’s Seagrill on the Nautical Mile in Freeport on Aug. 16. more
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More than 1,000 people packed the Cradle of Aviation lobby on Saturday to witness the descent of a one-third-scale model of the lunar excursion module, timed to the exact moment that the craft touched down on the moon 50 years earlier
Thousands on L.I. celebrate Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary
At around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, the lobby of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City — packed with more than 1,000 people of all ages — was largely quiet except for the iconic beeps, or … more
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More than 600 million people worldwide watched the live television broadcast of Neil Armstrong taking the first step onto the moon on July 20, 1969.
On Apollo 11's 50th anniversary, Rockville Centre residents recall the historic space mission
The first words that astronaut Neil Armstrong spoke on the moon are ingrained into the minds of most Americans, whether they remember the historic moment or not — “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” more
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Long Beach High School Robert Browne, 18, who was paralyzed in a surfing accident in 2014, received a standing ovation on June 26 when he left his wheelchair to walk across the stage and received his diploma.
Long Beach High School graduates stepping toward the future
“Ever since taking the first step into the third-grade Lido class, I have felt a warm welcome,” Long Beach High School class of 2019 Salutatorian Dmytro Vremenko said of his first days as a … more
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