Nearly 100 Franklin Square community members and nearby residents gathered around a piece of steel from the World Trade Center on Sept. 8 to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the …
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By Melissa Koenig
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9/11/19
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"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 . . .
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1/4/18
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The hundreds of people streaming into Point Lookout Park on Monday morning for a ceremony to dedicate the Town of Hempstead’s permanent 9/11 memorial passed through an arch at the front entrance, formed by two fire engines’ tower ladders and a massive American flag. The Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department erected the arch.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/11/17
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On July 17, State Sen. Elaine Phillips, a Republican from Manhasset, visited the Franklin Square & Munson Fire Department to honor two local volunteer firefighters, former Chief Anthony DePietro and Firefighter/EMS Justin Pons for their outstanding contributions to the community as part of her series of First Responder Day Dedications.
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By Vanessa Parker
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8/17/17
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Dennis Lyons, the commissioner and honorary chief of the Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department, was recognized for his 50 years of service at a dinner in Franklin Square on June 24.
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By Vanessa Parker
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7/14/17
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A fire erupted on Wednesday inside Amato's Bakery in Franklin Square around 4 p.m.
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By Vanessa Parker
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3/16/17
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A small fire erupted inside one of the horse stables on the Belmont Raceway property Thursday night at 9 p.m. in Elmont.
Elmont and Floral Park Fire Departments responded. Within minutes, the fire …
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By Vanessa Parker
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2/24/17
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While off duty on Feb. 1, Elmont volunteer firefighter Jeffrey Dupoux, along with Suffolk County police officer Tom Mutarelli, helped pull a woman on the Long Island Expressway to safety from her …
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By Vanessa Parker
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2/16/17
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A man died in a house fire in Elmont on Feb. 4 at 12:16 a.m. The arriving units, which were Fifth Precinct officers and the Elmont Fire Department, found that the entire house, 1560 Dutch Broadway, had caught on fire.
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By Vanessa Parker
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2/8/17
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It was at about 10:30 Wednesday morning when Elmont firefighter Jeff Dupoux was driving eastbound on the Long Island Expressway in Ronkonkoma and noticed the cars around him suddenly slowing down.
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By Vanessa Parker
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2/1/17
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