They’re good people. They’re strong. And they’re heroes.
That’s how people in New York describe volunteer firefighters, according to a survey conducted by the …
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3/29/24
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Born with the teaching gene and not likely to recover any time soon: That is my self-diagnosis.
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3/2/23
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In the waning weeks of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln realized that sooner rather than later, the tens of thousands of Union soldiers returning from the battlefield would be forced to fend for themselves.
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4/21/22
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Several years ago, during my first day on the job as regional disaster officer for the American Red Cross in Central and South Texas, where I worked before joining the organization here in New York . . .
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By Jose Dominguez
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4/21/22
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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, …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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3/9/21
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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 …
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By Kate Nalepinski
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2/2/21
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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, …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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12/21/20
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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 …
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12/21/20
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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, …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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11/23/20
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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 …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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7/27/20
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