Flooding is a fact of life for many South Shore residents. Whether it’s heavy rain and flash flooding, as we saw last month, or the larger storms that have reached our shores on a seemingly annual basis in recent years . . .
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By Andrew R. Garbarino
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10/26/23
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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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Each Fourth of July, thousands of people — often children and teens — are injured while using fireworks. And while they are illegal in New York, few people understand fireworks’ dangers and …
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7/2/23
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Jody Ratner knows all about the amount of time and dedication that people put in to be an active member of their fire departments, and that’s why each year she helps present the Finkelman Family …
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By Mallory Wilson
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7/2/23
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Pagers and cell phones of East Meadow firefighters and medical technicians blared roughly ten minutes before 1 a.m. on June 23 to respond to a report of a house fire on Dillon Avenue.
Within three …
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7/2/23
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Donna Landrigan said she remembers the sounds of the fire department radio coming through her house when she was growing up. Her father, James Landrigan, was a member of the East Meadow Fire …
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By Mallory Wilson
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6/11/23
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The East Meadow Fire Department recently swore in a new chief. Phillip Fertitta was chosen as the new head of the department. The ceremony was led by Commissioner and Chairman of the board John …
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4/30/23
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Buyer beware. Many of today’s most popular electronics — including Tesla cars, e-scooters and smartphones — are powered by lithium-ion batteries, because they can can store large quantities of energy in a small space.
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4/20/23
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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 members of East Meadow Fire Department are always there when people need them. But for four young firefighters, their call to service went beyond a normal, everyday emergency call.
It was …
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By Mallory Wilson
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2/23/23
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