Ron Segev attended the Nova Music Festival in Israel with friends and family on Oct. 7, 2023, when gunfire erupted. For hours, Segev, 39, and his brother carefully avoided death before he noticed his friends were left behind, so he turned back to rescue them. He came all the way from Tel Aviv to the Merrick Jewish Centre on May 14 to share his story of ongoing trauma recovery at before an audience of 100 local residents.
When Cynthia Seibold founded Balloon Mission, a nonprofit organization dedicated to balloon waste and environmental education in January 2023, she never could’ve imagined how much the organization would grow in just over two-and-a-half years.
There was no better weekend for Nassau County to celebrate Fleet Week 2025 than Memorial Day weekend. In Eisenhower Park’s Field 2 on May 24, a combined team from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard brought helicopters to the park.
Students at Martin Avenue Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District gathered inside the school’s gymnasium for the annual Memorial Day ceremony.
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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman recently stated that “having the President of the United States as a friend of Nassau County is a very good thing.”
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Suburban America, and Long Island, has always been defined by its picket white fences, apple pie, and of course emerald-green lawns, perfectly mowed in house after house.
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Death is a reality each family must confront. There’s no denying death’s heartbreaking impact on family and friends. But it’s important we take the opportunity to celebrate the life of the family member and friend we lost.