It’s been 22 years since our world changed forever when our nation was attacked. But for so many like Susan Hutchins, it still feels like Sept. 11, 2001 — the day she lost her son, West Hempstead’s Kevin Nathaniel Colbert, in the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
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By Michael Hinman
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9/18/23
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Herald Community Newspapers took home nine state awards at the New York Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest over the weekend in Albany.
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STAFF REPORT
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4/1/23
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The radio scanner that blared from inside Kim Sheridan’s childhood home in Merrick was so constant, she said, she assumed everyone else had one in their house, too. It would alert her father, …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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3/9/21
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Last month, the Town of Hempstead authorized more than $300,000 in relief grants to help local fire departments pay for coronavirus-related expenses incurred during the pandemic. The Bellmore and …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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1/5/21
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Though Martin Abrams never served as an officer of the Merrick Fire Department, he was someone younger volunteers looked up to. He led by example, never complained and strived to do the right thing, …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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9/10/20
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The Merrick Fire Department responded to several emergency calls between July 24 and 26, including water emergencies involving jet skis and an overturned boat, house fires, carbon monoxide alarms, a …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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7/27/20
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On May 3, Town of Hempstead Councilman Christopher Carini and Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads continued their collection and distribution of personal protection equipment to healthcare …
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By Timothy Denton and Andrew Garcia
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5/7/20
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The North Bellmore Fire Departmnet responded to a vehicle fire on the Southern State Parkway, eastbound between Newbridge Road and Bellmore Road, on April 16 at roughly 10 p.m.
Chief …
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4/17/20
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Two kayakers were rescued from the waters of East Bay in south Merrick Saturday afternoon, after the Merrick Fire Department was alerted that one of the boaters "flipped over and fell out" into the …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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3/21/20
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Nassau County Police Department Arson Bomb Squad detectives reported the details of a house fire that occurred on Sunday, March 15, at 12:30 p.m. in North …
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3/16/20
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