South Nassau Communities HospitalAt just 12:04 a.m., South Nassau Communities Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2012 into the world. Isabela Garcia-Hernandez was born on Jan. 1, just minutes after …
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1/11/12
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"I really believe the hardest part of this is behind her."
That was the prevailing message from Dr. Louis Riina, the head plastic surgeon at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow who oversaw the recovery of Shashi Sharma, the 62-year old North Merrick resident who was attacked by two pit bulls outside of the Brookside School on Sept. 29.
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David Weingrad
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11/22/11
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A Bellmore man was killed in a car crash on the Wantagh Parkway on Saturday evening. Zachary Avanzato, 23, was driving a 1972 Chevrolet Impala westbound when his car slammed into a tree around 6:20 p.m., New York State Police said.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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10/17/11
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A 25-year-old male was struck and killed by an unknown vehicle while he was walking on Babylon Turnpike near Smith Street in Merrick on June 20 at 1:35 a.m., according to detectives with the Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad. The vehicle operator drove off northbound after hitting the young man.
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By David Weingrad
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6/20/11
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Bellmore firefighter Justin Angell was released from Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow on Thursday morning. A little more than 24 hours before his release, Angell had been shot by a car crash victim whom he was attempting to help on Bellmore Avenue in Bellmore.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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3/4/11
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When Colleen Oggeri took a CPR training class three years ago with the Merrick PAL, she hoped that she would never find herself in a situation where she had to use her new skills — let alone to save her own father’s life, which is exactly what happened.
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David Weingrad
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2/23/11
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On Feb. 3, Doug Oggeri was having a normal day. The 55-year-old Merrick resident shoveled snow in front of his Merrick home and then went inside to use the computer.
Then he had a heart attack.
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By David Weingrad
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2/15/11
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This past week, the Bellmore-Merrick United Secondary Teachers, the union of Central High School District teachers, delivered loads of holiday cheer to children hospitalized at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow.
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Scott Brinton and David Weingrad
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12/22/10
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A motorcyclist was killed on Sunrise Highway in Merrick in the early morning on Sunday, according to police.
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David Weingrad
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9/27/10
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Residents across Long Island's South Shore were dealing with sweltering heat this week, as temperatures exceeded the century mark on Tuesday and stayed in the high 90s on Wednesday.
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Mike Caputo and Meghan McCloskey
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7/7/10
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