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Herman Eli Soblick, a Franklin Square resident and World War II veteran, was photographed by Life magazine in 1944, along with other members of the U.S. Army’s 81st Infantry, while training for the war at Camp San Luis Obispo in California.
Remembering the Pacific
When 19-year-old Herman Eli Soblick was drafted into the Army in June 1944, he was following in his family’s footsteps. Soblick’s father, a Russian immigrant, had served in World War I, and was disabled after being gassed as a prisoner of war. Herman’s two older brothers, Ira and Sam, were drafted into the Army to serve in World War II shortly before he was. “My father told us, ‘Be a good soldier and you’ll come home,’” recalled Soblick, who is now 87. “And we all did.” more
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John and Helen Odon lived together in Elmont for nearly 40 years, after they married in 1971. They had one son, Mike LaVasseur.
Elmont activist will be missed
Helen Odon, a past president of the Locustwood Civic Association and member of the Elmont Civilian Patrol, died on May 2. more
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Residents and animal activists gathered last Saturday to protest the Hempstead Animal Shelter.
Hundreds gather to protest 'Kill the kitty' and Hempstead Town animal shelter
Nearly 400 residents and animal rescuers protested outside the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh last Saturday afternoon. Hope for Hempstead Shelter, a local shelter-reform advocacy group, … more
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Marie Giambalv, who was a longtime member of the Elmont East End Civic Association, passed away in February at the age of 96.
Local residents remember community activist fondly
Marie Giambalvo, who passed away in February at the age of 96, was a longtime member of the Elmont East End Civic Association and other local groups, and lived on Clement Avenue in Elmont for most of her life. more
The Silver Star Diner on Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square
Franklin Square, Elmont residents face blizzard’s lasting effects
Although the National Weather Service issued last week’s Blizzard Warning to be in effect from last Sunday morning to Monday evening for Nassau County, the storm’s effects have lasted much … more
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Civic group to seek cell-phone moratorium at Aug. 3 rally
The North Merrick Civic Association is seeking support for a moratorium on the installation of cell-phone antennas and other equipment in the Town of Hempstead until a new town code regulating the equipment is passed. more
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Activists contend that the Village of Freeport is still considering plans to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport, next to Power Plant No. 2, above.
Freeport Mayor discusses waste-to-energy incinerator in video [Video]
The South Merrick Community Civic Association announced this week that it would meet in the near future with Freeport Village activist Pat Rowen to discuss Freeport's possible construction of a … more
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You may be the cure for Albany’s ills
A year ago, Long Island legislators dismissed Albany as the home of a government not of the people, but of “three men in a room.” And that wasn’t the first time that criticism was leveled; it’s been a perennial complaint. But now we’re lucky if we can get that many in a room, and even luckier if we know which three they are. more
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