Christine Newins, a 52-year-old Levittown resident, cannot remember Jan. 17 — the day she was hit by a car while jogging on the Pacific Crest Trail in Carlsbad, Calif. Chris Newins, her husband, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/21/17
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Rose Swenson, a longtime member of the Wantagh Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, died on Feb. 22. She was 101.
The Wantagh Fire Department serves all of Wantagh, Seaford Harbor and parts of …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/15/17
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A box-truck driver died in a blaze after he crashed into a guardrail on Sunrise Highway and parked cars at the Wantagh Long Island Rail Road station on Jan. 13, according to the Nassau County Police …
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/17/17
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While patrolling the Wantagh Parkway on Jan. 5, New York State Trooper Michael Kraus spotted a column of black smoke coming from the neighborhood. The source was a home on Waterbury Drive, which Wantagh Fire Department officials said was badly damaged by a large fire.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/10/17
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In June 2001, an 11-year old boy left his home in Santa Tecla, a picturesque city of more than 133,000 in El Salvador, to start a new life in the United States with his family in Freeport. So began a …
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By Laura Schofer
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12/22/16
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Wantagh and Seaford residents will head to the polls on Dec. 13 to vote in fire commissioner elections.
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/8/16
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Wantagh Fire Department leaders hosted their first firematic awards ceremony on Nov. 7 to recognize members for their community and meritorious services.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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11/22/16
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To commemorate Fire Prevention Month and offer local folks safety tips, Wantagh Fire Department members hosted an open house on Oct. 22.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/8/16
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More than 500 firefighters donned their full-dress uniforms and sought perfection during the 6th Battalion’s old-fashioned drill and parade on Aug. 27.
The North Merrick Fire Department, which …
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By Scott Brinton
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9/1/16
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I broke out of my liberal East Coast cocoon last week, and it was an intellectual trifecta: enlightening, disheartening and shocking. Apparently, I have been cosseted too long in our Long Island bubble.
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8/24/16
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