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Residents of Lynbrook and surrounding areas bowed their heads, waved flags or both as two pieces of steel from the World Trade Center towers made their way from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Oceanside Iron & Steel Supply on April 7, escorted by the Fire Riders and Patriot Guard Riders motorcycle organizations of New York and the Lynbrook police and fire departments. more
Political uprisings have turned the Middle East and northern Africa into a war zone. The worst violence is taking place in Libya, where, since 1969, Moammar Gadhafi and his family have terrorized the nation. more
“When do we see average, law-abiding Muslims piecing together their lives in a chaotic world? When do we meet the vast majority of the Middle East’s dense population to understand them, to know them, to feel any sense of sympathy for them?” more
The Bellmore Little League recently hosted its second annual Bruce Gary Memorial Columbus Day Tournament. Gary was a Bellmore Little League president and New York City firefighter who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. more
“So long as this memorial stands, so long as the village of East Rockaway endures, we will always remember the loss and feel the pain of the loved ones that you lost, and that we lost, on that horrific day.” Those were the words of the Rev. Mark Lukens of the Bethany Congregational Church in East Rockaway as he opened the 9/11 memorial services last Saturday in Memorial Park. more
The Bellmore Fire Department held a solemn ceremony at the Bellmore firehouse in Bellmore Village on Saturday to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. more
The Merrick Fire Department held a solemn ceremony at the Merrick firefighters’ 9/11 memorial at Sunrise Highway and Merrick Avenue on Saturday at noon to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. more
My father served as a union president — a teachers union president — in Suffolk County nearly four decades ago, in the days when educators like him were given little respect, and even lower wages. more
Life imitates art, so to me, the recent xenophobic rants against foreigners seem to jump right off the pages of “The Lazarus Project,” an award-winning novel by Aleksandar Hemon. more
A good portion of last week’s news cycle focused on the rise of school bullies. Tragically, two young girls, including a Suffolk County teen, took their own lives after being pushed to the edge by bullies. more
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