It’s the moment we’ve been eagerly awaiting: Memorial Day weekend has arrived. Besides the observances, parades and barbecues, for so many of us, that annual trek to Jones Beach to watch the action overhead during the Bethpage Air Show is a beloved tradition not to be missed. This year’s extravaganza, on Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28, is helmed once again by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.
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By Karen Bloom
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5/24/23
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Get fired up! Memorial Day weekend is fast approaching, and with it barbecue season is upon us.
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By Karen Bloom
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5/16/23
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With a bright morning sky overhead, the streets were lined with flag-waving residents to observe and pay their respects to the memory of those who gave their lives in the service of this country …
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By Juan Lasso
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6/2/22
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Hempstead’s Memorial Day Parade this past Sunday held both the solemnity of remembering those who died defending the United States of America, and the joy of seeing the community parade its best under a brilliant afternoon sun.
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By Reine Bethany
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6/2/22
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With flags waving and band instruments shining bright in the sunlight, Freeport’s Memorial Day parade honored the sacrifice of the community’s fallen soldiers.
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By Reine Bethany
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6/2/22
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The residents of Rockville Centre marched through the streets of the village and into Veterans Park at the Recreation Center on Monday to commemorate those who have given their lives in the United States’ military.
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By Tom Carrozza
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6/2/22
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A parade, a backyard barbecue, American flags, and tons of red, white and blue: images of Memorial Day, the holiday observed across the country on the last Monday in May. East Meadow is no different, …
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By Mallory Wilson
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6/2/22
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Families, children and veterans lined the streets to watch Glen Cove’s annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday. The beat of the drums from the Sea Cliff Band and the sound of trumpets from the …
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6/2/22
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Laying of the wreaths at veteran monuments is a symbolic tradition for the communities of Glen Cove. Along with honoring the fallen United States soldiers on Memorial Day, the ceremony, which is held …
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By Letisha Dass
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6/2/22
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Herb Rosenberg can still vividly remember being a prisoner of war in Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/26/22
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