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It’s time to deliver on our promise to never forget
We all remember where we were that day. I remember every detail. more
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Valley Stream celebrated Arbor Day this year with a symposium on the Survivor Tree, a descendent of which was planted at the Engine Company No. 3 firehouse. Outside was Mayor Ed Fare, far right, and village horticulturalist Eugene Boening, center.
Valley Stream celebrates Arbor Day 2020
Valley Stream celebrated Arbor Day on April 24 a bit differently this year. Amid the coronvirus pandemic that had prevented the gathering of large groups of people, the village held a small … more
On April 15, Robert Sidberry became the first intubated Covid-19 patient to survive at Mercy Medical Center, and was discharged after 29 days in the hospital.
Valley Streamer survives 29-day battle with coronavirus
Robert Sidberry, 55, of Valley Stream, said it felt like he was drowning. “I was gasping and fighting for air,” he said, recalling the day he was admitted to Mercy Medical Center in … more
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About 30 cancer patients and their families attended the Hewlett House’s and the Gertrude and Louis Feil Cancer Center at South Nassau’s Cancer Survivors Day.
Coming together for Survivors Day at Hewlett House
“From the day that we’re diagnosed to the day … that we leave this Earth, we are survivors,” Geri Barish, a Baldwin resident and the executive director of the Hewlett House, told a group of about 30 Nassau County residents on May 11. They included cancer patients and their families who were at Hewlett House for South Nassau’s Cancer Survivors Day. more
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Donald J. Trump, the ultimate reality TV star
I blame Sweden for Donald Trump’s stunning victory last week. Yes, Sweden. In 1997, “Expedition Robinson” first appeared on Swedish television. Three years later . . . more
Robert Fried wrote a book of poems based on his grandmother Rebecca’s memories of the Holocaust.
Author honors grandmother’s life and legacy
Robert Fried grew up hearing about his grandmother’s suffering and survival during the Holocaust. In 2013, he published a book of poems he wrote about her when he was a boy, and is now dedicated to … more
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Stanley Praimnath
9/11 survivor tells harrowing tale
Stanley Praimnath was on the phone when he raised his head and looked out the window of the 81st floor of the World Trade Center’s South Tower on Sept. 11, 2001. The plane was at eye level and coming closer, and he could hear the engines roaring like they do on the tarmac before taking off. He watched the plane tip sideways as it approached, and then he dived under a desk. more
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Philip Dickler works at the high school where the Survivor Tree saplings were grown, and helped arrange Valley Stream’s acquisition.
‘Survivor trees’ added to Sept. 11 memorial
The Village of Valley Stream’s Sept. 11 memorial grew by two saplings this year, which were featured during the village’s remembrance ceremony last Friday. more
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Valley Stream resident Joaquin Suberbielle, who works at Lynbrook’s Five Towns Neurology, made his premiere on CBS’ “Survivor” on Wednesday.
An accidental 'Survivor'
Joaquin Souberbielle was on vacation in California when he heard his phone’s alert. It was a message notification from Tinder, the Smartphone dating application that lets users scan potential … more
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Lynbrook High School alum Joaquin Suberbielle, now an employee at Lynbrook’s Five Towns Nuerology, made his premiere on CBS’ “Survivor” on Wednesday.
An accidental survivor contestant
Last year, Lynbrook High School graduate Joaquin Souberbielle was in California on vacation when his phone rang. It was a message notification from Tinder, a smartphone dating application that lets … more
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