Heat from the sun and mock flames gave teens a real-life test as members of the Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association demonstrated their skills at Camp Fahrenheit 516 on July 28. The event, …
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By Nakeem Grant
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8/3/16
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In honor of their 10th anniversary, the Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association unveiled a new monument dedicated to the region’s youngest volunteers in Eisenhower Park on May 15. A …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/19/16
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Sun and warmer temperatures are making the Jan. 23 blizzard seem like a distant memory, but there’s still a month and a half to go until spring . . .
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2/4/16
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They didn’t set the world on fire — in fact, just the opposite — but the honorees at the Nassau Firefighter Museum and Education Center were, nevertheless, hot stuff Friday night.
One …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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10/14/15
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By now most people are familiar with their local fire departments’ reminders to change the batteries in their smoke detectors . . .
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10/1/15
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They came from all over Long Island to compete in the second annual Clam Eating Contest at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park.
Peter’s owner Butch Yamali, himself an honorary Island Park …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
bperry@liherald.com
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8/27/15
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World champion competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi will coach members of the Island Park, Long Beach, Lakeview, Baldwin, Point Lookout and East Rockaway fire departments on the finer points of clam ingestion as they compete for thousands in cash prizes at the second annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park on Aug. 16.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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8/12/15
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Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . .
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4/16/15
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On Sept. 11, 2001, many professional, well-trained and dedicated police officers, firefighters and EMS workers lost their lives at the World Trade Center because, in addition to the other tragedies that day, their radios were not “interoperable.”
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9/3/14
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Our schools, our businesses, our town departments that maintain the roads and infrastructure and the village and county police units that patrol our streets all contribute to the quality of life we enjoy here on the South Shore.
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3/13/14
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