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Kevin Vaughan, a Marine corporal who was wounded in Afghanistan and received a hero’s welcome when he returned home in 2012 to North Merrick, will now receive a free house, courtesy of Building Homes for Heroes.
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9/8/14
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The brave men and women of law enforcement are the focus of a new documentary, “Heroes Behind the Badge: Sacrifice & Survival.”
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12/12/13
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I don’t know his name. We often cross paths as we run, as fast as we can, around the perimeter path at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, a 1.7-mile seashell-coated road that encircles the 50-acre sanctuary.
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7/29/13
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The number of American armed service members who have died in our major wars — the Civil War, World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam and the war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq — now stands at 1,247,920.
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5/24/12
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When Councilman Ed Ambrosino (R-North Valley Stream) first read William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” play as a teenager, Caesar’s famous line, “Cry, ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war” — a signal given to the English military forces to direct soldiers to fight — stuck with him. He thought about those words often several years thereafter, and when he was elected as a Town of Hempstead Councilman in 2003, the quote took on a new meaning for him: it became representative of the sacrifices made by American soldiers.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/6/12
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What could more clever than naming a sandwich shop “Super Heros"?
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Teri Ann Loeser
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2/16/12
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Most elementary school students were too young to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001. In fact, many weren’t even born yet.
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David Weingrad
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9/11/11
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Exhibits and more...
Belmont Air Meet Of 1910 ExhibitThis exhibit commemorates the 100th anniversary of the airplanes that raced at Belmont Park Racetrack during the first international aviation …
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9/16/10
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The 3rd annual Building Homes for Heroes 5K Run/Walk will take place on Sunday morning, April 18 at Hewlett Point Beach Park in Bay Park/East Rockaway. The race will begin at 9 a.m. sharp. Race …
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Mary Malloy
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4/14/10
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