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Staying safe when the summer heats up
Summer is finally here. It should be a time of joy, spent barbecuing in the backyard and hanging out at the beach. Too often, however, summer turns tragic when it needn’t. The American Red Cross offers the following guidelines . . . more
Saving the world, $10 at a time, Part III
"At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room . . . more
If you can, keep giving to the storm recovery
If you speak with Hurricane Sandy victims, many will say that a decisive moment came in the recovery effort: the moment when the rest of the world returned to normal while they were left fighting to rebuild. more
After Harvey, Long Islanders should pay it forward
Hurricane Harvey slammed into the southeastern Texas coast two Fridays ago as a Category 4 storm, lashing homes and businesses with 130-mile-per-hour winds and . . . more
Satellite imagery showed the wide swath of destruction that Hurricane Harvey cut across southeastern Texas over the weekend.
How Long Islanders can help in the wake of Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey slammed into the southeastern Texas coast on Aug. 25 as a Category 4 storm, lashing homes and businesses with 130-mile per hour winds and dumping three or more inches of rain per hour, according to the National Weather Service. The storm surge out of the Gulf of Mexico ranged from six to 12 feet. more
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The Red Cross celebrates 100 years on Long Island
In 1917, the International Committee of the Red Cross received its first of three Nobel Peace Prizes for its life-saving work on the nightmarish battlefields of World War I. The Long Island chapter of the Red Cross was founded . . . more
Lifeguard Training NY in Lawrence teaches skills to help people get their Red Cross certifications. Above, Itiel Cohen showed how to treat a person with a spinal injury.
Diving in to help save lives
Having people know how to save a life propelled Mordecai Eliyahu to establish Lifeguard Training NY in 2012 after being a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician with the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department for about five years. more
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In Matthew’s wake, give to the Red Cross
Hurricane Matthew rolled across Haiti last week as a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum wind gusts of up to 156 miles per hour. This monster storm killed more than . . . more
Take stock of your health
New Horizons Counseling Center hosts a health and wellness fair on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 50 West Hawthorne Ave., Valley Stream. more
Helping traumatized Louisianians
Eleven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, southern Louisiana, where memories are still raw, is once again suffering through devastating flooding . . . more
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