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Alex Konstantyn, who survived the Holocaust by hiding out in the Polish countryside, at the East Meadow Jewish Center’s Yom HaShoah service on April 15.
Local synagogues mark Yom HaShoah
Synagogues across the world marked Yom HaShoah last week, also known as Holocaust Memorial Day, and local synagogues in East Meadow were no exception. more
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Thousands of community members joined local veterans, including Chief Warrant Officer 4 Edward Grant, to celebrate and pay tribute at Monday’s East Meadow Memorial Day Parade. Grant was the grand marshal.
East Meadow remembers the fallen
Under sunny skies, East Meadow residents lined local streets on Monday to celebrate our nation’s veterans, past and present, at the community’s annual Memorial Day Parade. more
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A community outpatient clinic for veterans at the Nassau University Medical Center opened its doors in 2011.
A place for veterans to receive care
Three years ago, a community outpatient clinic for veterans opened at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. The 11,000-square-foot space, in the hospital’s Building Q, offers primary care and mental health services. The hospital lends the space to the county rent-free. more
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This weekend is all about patriotism
Who wouldn’t be excited about the three-day weekend coming up — it’s the unofficial start of summer, right? Barbecues abound, public beaches are opening, and we all have an extra day to relax. more
The ambiguity of war
I plugged a simple search term into Google last week: “Were Afghanistan and Iraq worth it?” Tens of thousands of entries popped up. more
More than a dozen veterans live in the East Meadow Senior Center on Front Street, including, from top left, Anthony Nohfouz, Vincent Scelsi, John Errico, Carmine Cella, John Mallico, Tom Nicoletti, Ira Meltzer, Alfonso Caggiano and Al Willougby. On the bottom row sat Cliff Way and Carmine Peranzo.
Veterans reflect on Memorial Day
Carmine Cella served in the United States Air Force from 1943 to 1946, and was stationed in Saipan and the Tinian during World War II, which are part of U.S.’s Northern Mariana Islands, in the western Pacific Ocean. Cella, now 91, said he couldn’t help but notice a huge commotion while deployed in Tinian. “I knew something was going on over there,” he said. “I didn’t know what it was.” He later learned he was on the same island as the atomic bombs, which would soon be launched on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. more
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The East Meadow Fire Department Color Guard marched down Prospect Avenue toward Veterans Memorial Park at the conclusion of Monday’s parade.
East Meadow commemorates Memorial Day
Hundreds in East Meadow honored servicemen and women during the community’s annual Memorial Day parade, led by Grand Marshal Bernard Hein of the Jewish War Veterans Post 709. Residents waved, clapped and cheered as the parade, which also featured the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2736, the American Legion Post 1082, the East Meadow Fire Department, students from the East Meadow and W.T. Clarke High School bands and local Boy and Girl Scout troops marched toward Veterans Memorial Park. more
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Battle stories pierce the piety of war
“The Yellow Birds,” by Kevin Powers, should be required reading. The debut novel tells the story of two young American soldiers fighting their way through Al Tafar province in Iraq in 2004. more
Welcoming May, harbinger of happier days
We have had crueler months than April 2013, but this one singed the soul. more
Community events mark the start of summer
When the Memorial Day parade and Community Pride Day ride up against the 80-degree heat, it is the beginning of summer in East Meadow. Yet, over the years, these activities are not just annual … more
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