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William 'Bill' Babcock.
Former Merrick Fire Department captain dies at 78
The radio scanner that blared from inside Kim Sheridan’s childhood home in Merrick was so constant, she said, she assumed everyone else had one in their house, too. It would alert her father, … more
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Last Hope volunteer Cathy Francis, left, tallied up the value of items for sale at the organization’s flea market last Saturday in Huntington. All the money raised in January will be used to distribute vouchers so community members can pay for surgeries to neuter feral cats.
A permanent home for Last Hope’s flea market
Last Hope, Inc. Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation of Wantagh hopes to find a permanent home in Huntington Town for its thrift store later this year. The organization’s Special Needs … more
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Members of the Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club helped stock the Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard earlier this year.
Local Rotarians do their part during the pandemic
For more than 75 years, the Freeport-Merrick Rotary has lived by one motto: “Service above self.” And although the pandemic has hindered the club’s usual fundraising efforts, … more
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John F. Kennedy High School sisters Lexi and Marci Baldinger continued their annual tradition of collecting donations for the “Toys for Tots” organization.
Sisters from Bellmore-JFK provide ‘a little holiday happiness’
John F. Kennedy High School sisters Lexi Baldinger, a senior, and Marci Baldinger, a freshman, collect donations for the “Toys for Tots” organization every year. This year, with support … more
Connect Church members Meena Mohan, left, and Nicole Angel, right, helped Pastor John Gravagna sort turkeys during the parish’s Families Feeding Families event on Nov. 21.
Volunteers in Bellmore, Merrick give back to give thanks
Selfless volunteers throughout Bellmore-Merrick are giving back for Thanksgiving this year. On Saturday, Nov. 21, Connect Church of Bellmore hosted its annual Families Feeding Families event, … more
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On Sunday, the Merrick Fire Department responded to an overturned sanitation container truck on Merrick Road near the entrance of the Town of Hempstead’s waste transfer station in Merrick.
Merrick Fire Department responds to several calls over the weekend
The Merrick Fire Department responded to several emergency calls between July 24 and 26, including water emergencies involving jet skis and an overturned boat, house fires, carbon monoxide alarms, a … more
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Glen Cove Fire Department Engine & Hose Company No.4 Ex-Captions Gilbert Tanaka, left and Donald Edward Ellison running a drill in the 1980s.
Honoring the lives of two Glen Cove fire fighters
The month of June saw the loss of two Glen Cove Fire Department Engine & Hose Company No.4 ex-captions, with memorials held to honor their lives and service. more
A Glen Cove High School graduate and their family makes their way down the parade route.
Community holds car parade to honor Glen Cove High School class of 2020
Members of the Glen Cove community stood on the sidewalk of The Arterial Highway on the morning on Saturday, June 13 as the Glen Cove Police Department and Volunteer Fire Department blared its sirens, introducing Glen Cove High School’s class of 2020.  more
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Bob O’Neill, 96, joined friends and family as fire trucks, police cars, ambulances and decorated cars parade down his block in honor of O’Neill’s service in WWII.
North Shore veterans celebrated with car parades 
In the past, the sounds of beeping, sirens and cheers may have been a rare occurrence. But these days, it’s the average soundtrack of an oncoming car parade. more
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A Memorial Day ceremony in remembrance of fallen soldiers was held at the Glen Cove Voluntary Fire Department.
Socially distanced ceremony honors fallen soldiers
Fallen soldiers were remembered differently in Glen Cove this year because the pandemic’s conditions made it impossible to hold the annual Memorial Day Parade. more
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