Dressed in a black blouse and blue jeans, Carol Gies stood silently on Tuesday morning, her chin in her hands, her elbows resting on a crane that was lifting a twisted World Trade Center girder into the parking lot at the Merrick Fire Department’s Friendship Engine and Hose Company.
Gies, who lost her husband, Ronnie, in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, looked forlorn.
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By Scott Brinton
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7/26/11
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The Lakeview Fire Department held its installation ceremony for new officers — including the first-ever female assistant chief, Heather Senti, and the first-ever Orthodox Jewish chief, Michael …
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4/20/11
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Heather Senti’s grandfather taught her how to “put the truck in pump” — a mechanical process to get a fire truck in operation — when she was 7 years old. It was a lesson …
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By Lee Landor
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4/13/11
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Honorably achieving the highest rank in scouting, 18-year-old James Kaminski, member of Boy Scout Troop 240, earned the Eagle Scout status last weekend.
The Court of Honor Ceremony, which took …
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By Victoria Centrella
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3/16/11
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Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, center, along with Clerk Mark Bonilla, second from right, and Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin, left, recently presented an official Town of Hempstead Citation to …
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3/9/11
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The man who fired at least eight rounds at Bellmore fire volunteers and Nassau County Police officers Tuesday night may have had “turmoil in his personal life,” Commissioner Lawerence Mulvey said Wednesday afternoon.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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3/2/11
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A Bellmore Fire Department volunteer was shot late Tuesday night as he attempted to help a crash victim on Bellmore Avenue in Bellmore, according to police.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/2/11
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In an unexpected turn of events, the West Hempstead Board of Education decided last week to grant partial school-tax exemptions to members of the West Hempstead and Lakeview fire departments.
The …
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By Lee Landor
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2/2/11
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Members of the Mud Hens, Malverne’s traveling baseball team, in partnership with the Malverne Fire Department, collected food on Nov. 21 for Island Harvest. Pictured are Kevin Morgan, Kenneth …
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11/24/10
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Gather up your little goblins, conjure up some creative costumes and prepare some scary, scrumptious sweets for a great ghostly gathering. Involve everyone in fun-to-make (and to eat) Halloween recipes that are
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Karen Bloom
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10/28/10
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