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The Valley Stream Fire Department responded to a smoky fire Monday evening at a construction site at the Green Acres Mall.

A fire at a construction site at the Green Acres Mall Monday night trapped three workers and forced the evacuation of the eastern section of the shopping complex. No one was hurt and the … more

Andrew Hackmack | 5/17/10

More on CO detectors

Q. I think your April 1-8 column had an error. You wrote that CO is heavier than air. CO has a molecular weight of 28. Air is mostly N2, which also has a molecular weight of 28. Air also has some O2, which has a molecular weight of 32, so the air mixture is heavier than CO. It should be OK to put the CO detector up high, and not near the floor. more

Monte Leeper | 5/14/10

Kim Martino, left, the first female RVCFD captain, at the swearing in of new officers on April 20. She was with her father, Billy Lapkowski, and her husband, Joe Martino.

A new first for the RVCFD

Kim Martino has a long family history in the Rockville Centre Fire Department. Her father, Billy Lapkowski, has been a member for over 40 years. She has many uncles, including former village Mayor Gene Murray, who were chiefs of the department. Her husband, Joe, joined up after the two of them married and moved to Rockville Centre. And her sister, Eileen DeBono, is also a member. So it is really no surprise that Martino herself joined the RVCFD, and has been a member for nearly nine years. As she said, it’s in her blood. more

Alex Costello | 5/12/10

Cindy Fernandez pins a badge on her husband, Joseph, who was installed as the 93rd fire chief of the Valley Stream Fire Department on May 8.

Fernandez takes reins as Valley Stream fire chief

When he was a little kid, Joseph Fernandez chased fire trucks on his bicycle. Wearing his Texaco fire chief helmet with a red flashing light on top, Fernandez would pedal off to see what was going on. more

Andrew Hackmack | 5/12/10

Red Cross volunteers at the scene of a house fire in Westbury.

Providing food, shelter and hope

Mention the Red Cross and most people conjure images of volunteers assisting people in natural disasters. Perhaps less known is the work they do at the local level, mainly responding to families who … more

JOSEPH KELLARD | 5/6/10

Captain John McGee ventured underground to make a dramatic rescue.

A quacky rescue for the EMFD

A group of ducklings found themselves in the wrong kind of pond last week in East Meadow. The East Meadow Fire Department, … more

5/5/10

The immediate family of the late Ronnie Gies was on hand for the dedication of a new baseball scoreboard at Calhoun in honor of the Sept. 11 hero, including Gies’s son Bobby, wife, Carol, and sons Tommy and Ronnie.

Calhoun Sports Boosters honor Sept. 11 hero

Under sunny skies, the Calhoun Sports Boosters Association dedicated the scoreboard at Calhoun’s baseball field this week in honor of the late Ronnie Gies, a Merrick Fire Department chief who was killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. more

Scott Brinton | 4/30/10

Raise your hand if you never watch TV

I’ve never met anyone who says, “I watch TV all day, and I especially love ‘The Real Housewives of New York City,’ ‘Jersey Shore’ and ‘The Biggest Loser.’ ” Most folks I know claim not to watch TV at all — not ever. Well, hardly ever. more

Randi Kreiss | 4/29/10

Rockville Centre's 1st Assistant Fire Chief John Busching, right, was congratulated by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano after receiving the Nassau Fire Commission's Silver Medal of Valor.

Honors for two Rockville Centre heroes

Rockville Centre heroes Sal Giallombardo and RVCFD Assistant Chief John Busching were honored on April 21 by the Nassau Fire Commission for their respective acts of bravery. more

Alex Costello | 4/28/10

A motorist overturned her car while driving south on the Meadowbrook Parkway as she approached the entrance to the Loop Parkway on April 21.

Three accidents in four days on Meadowbrook and Loop parkways

The Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department responded to three accidents within four days on the Loop and Meadowbrook parkways, that involved a two-car collision, an overturned vehicle and a truck that … more

JOSEPH KELLARD | 4/28/10

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