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Michael Steigerwald, right, in the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules cargo plane in 2006, when he was a major in the Air Force Reserve, with Capt. Brady Ohr. Steigerwald was shot down over Iraq in 2007 and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel before he was honorably discharged in 2010. These days he’s a vice president at the investment firm Drexel Hamilton, thanks to the Wall Street War Fighters Foundation.
Fighting for wounded warriors
Michael Steigerwald could have left the Air Force Reserve’s 327th Airlift Squadron after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Having served six years in the reserves, he had fulfilled his obligation to the military. But Steigerwald, now 49, of Bucks County, Pa., didn’t flinch when his unit was activated in the fight for Afghanistan, which began on Oct. 7, 2001, and continues to this day. Steigerwald heeded the call of duty in 2002. “It was the right thing to do,” he said. more
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Olympic figure skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi read her latest children's book, "It's a Big World, Little Pig," at Old MIll Road Elementary School in North Merrick on Wednesday afternoon.
Olympic champion stops by Old Mill Road
Third-graders at Old Mill Road Elementary School in North Merrick gathered at the front entrance of the school, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Olympic figure skating gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi on Wednesday afternoon. When Yamaguchi, 40, entered the school minutes later, she was met by an exuberant greeting from the students to welcome her. more
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Nassau County Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter fielded questions from residents during a meeting of the South Merrick Community Civic Association on Tuesday.
Deputy police commish addresses precinct plan
Nassau County Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter fielded a litany of questions about the police department’s proposed realignment plan, which would merge the county’s eight precincts into four, during a March 6 meeting of the South Merrick Community Civic Association. more
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Police brass to be indicted over alleged mishandling of Kennedy High burglary
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice was expected to indict three top-ranking Nassau County Police Department officers on Thursday stemming from the alleged mishandling of a burglary investigation at Kennedy High School in Bellmore in 2009. more
Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr.
Senator Fuschillo tackles cyberbullying with a webcast
On Feb. 7, State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, hosted a 30-minute webcast on cyberbullying. While there have been numerous school assemblies and parent programs devoted to this subject, the web cast brought the discussion into the home. more
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The nonprofit food-recovery organization Rock and Wrap It Up! is partnering with the Sands in Lido Beach and the Coral House in Baldwin to bring leftovers to the hungry. Above, from left, were Butch Yamali, owner of the Sands and the Coral House, Saul Lerner, a Rock and Wrap It Up! board member, and Syd Mandelbaum, the organization’s founder and executive director.
South Shore caterer joins Rock and Wrap It Up!
Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s athletic director, learned recently that Butch Yamali, a Merrick Board of Education trustee and restaurateur, bought the Sands in Lido Beach and the Coral House in Baldwin. Therein, Lerner saw an opportunity to help feed the poor. more
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Aspiring filmmaker Zachary Borst, 26, of Merrick, recently won a contest to have his commercial air during Super Bowl XLVI.
Merokean wins Super Bowl commercial contest
As a lifelong Giants fan, Zachary Borst, of Merrick, watched intently on Sunday as his beloved Giants took on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. But Borst had even more incentive to watch the Super Bowl than most –– a commercial that he wrote, filmed and produced will air during the game. more
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Community Parent Center and Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg hosted a panel discussion on the college athletic recruitment process on Thursday. Above, the panel included, from left, Seth Tierney, head men’s lacrosse coach at Hofstra University; Danny Longo, head men’s and women’s soccer coach at Molloy College; Susan Cassidy-Lyke, the Molloy athletic director; Craig Papach, athletic coordinator at Kennedy High School; and Rod Stephan, head baseball coach at SUNY Old Westbury.
L.I. college coaches offer words of wisdom on getting recruited
To the many sports parents who dream of sending their star athletes to college on full athletic scholarships, think again, says Seth Tierney, head men’s lacrosse coach at Hofstra University in Hempstead. more
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Protesters representing the Sacred Heart School in North Merrick weren’t discouraged by cold and snowy weather on Saturday.
Protesters call on bishop to rethink school closings
Hundreds of protesters from six Long Island Catholic schools braved the snow outside St. Agnes Cathedral last Saturday afternoon in an effort to keep the schools open. more
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A pedestrian was struck and possibly killed by a Toyota SUV this morning on Sunrise Highway in Merrick.
Merokean killed crossing Sunrise Highway
A 56-year-old Merrick was struck and killed by a silver Toyota SUV in front of the Merrick train station while crossing the Sunrise Highway at Hewlett Avenue today at 6:25 a.m. more
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