Baldwinite Michael Dolan was almost always tinkering with something, his Baldwin Fire Department colleagues said. An engineer by trade, he would spend hours at Hose Company Four’s Grand Avenue …
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3/14/19
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Childhood cancer is the biggest cause of death in children ages 1 to 14. It occurs randomly and includes every ethnicity, race and socioeconomic group. Seventeen percent of children with cancer die within five years of diagnosis.
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By Beverly Fortune
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3/11/19
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With the help of a $1.75 million donation from the Louis Feil Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, South Nassau Communities Hospital will relocate its cancer program to a centralized comprehensive cancer facility on its main campus in Oceanside.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/21/19
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“Over-the-top overwhelmed” was how former Glen Cove City Councilman Mike Zangari described his reaction to the fundraiser held in his honor on Feb. 2 at the Church of St. Rocco.
Zangari was …
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By Mike Conn
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2/7/19
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Last year I learned of an extraordinary young boy from Long Island, Brandon VonBargen. Brandon, then a third-grader at Bayville School, was diagnosed in January with APML, a form of leukemia.
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By Neela Lockel
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1/25/19
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The romance between Seth Luker and Allison Schneider-Luker was akin to a classic love story — “I don’t know how to tell you this, but you’re going to be the woman I marry,” was one of the first things Seth said to Allison when they met in 2007.
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By Andrew Garcia
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1/24/19
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Hempstead Town Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney took time out at the beginning of Tuesdays Town Board meeting to share news of a personal nature with residents.
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By Erik Hawkins
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1/23/19
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When Mary Stanco learned that she was voted the winner of her Max Challenge, a 10-week fitness program based around daily classes, she knew exactly where her winnings would go.
Her sister, Donna …
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By Mike Conn
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1/10/19
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The new year will also mark the start of a new chapter for Oceanside native Charlie Parks, the singer and guitarist of Lubricoma. His hard rock quintet's second EP, Holy Ghosts, will be released on …
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By Justin Smulison
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12/22/18
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Once upon a time, there was a military airport right in the middle of Nassau County. It was called Mitchel Field, and there may be a few of us left who can remember the roar of . . .
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12/20/18
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