Four firefighters from the Elmont Fire Department suffered injuries, one seriously hurt, while participating in training exercises at North Woodmere County Park around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 30. The injuries were to their heads, chests and faces.
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By Jackie Nash
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9/9/11
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NuHealth is making ready for Irene's challenges. In anticipation of Hurricane Irene that could strike Long Island with devastating force, officials at the NuHealth System have been making the …
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8/26/11
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In response to the ongoing critical blood shortage on Long Island, South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside will hold an emergency blood drive on July 14 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
To schedule an …
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7/6/11
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Those places are freakin’ depressing.
Nursing homes, assisted living residences, hospitals, rehab facilities…
They really are freakin’ depressing.
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By Mitchell Hart Cooper
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4/12/11
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Less than a week after he was sworn in as a Malverne Village trustee, James Callahan III suffered a stroke in his home.
The 42-year-old father of four, who has served Malverne as deputy mayor for…
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By Lee Landor
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4/11/11
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. recently visited Chatterton Elementary School in Merrick to thank students for taking part in his annual Extend the Holidays toy drive, which provides toys for children who are undergoing treatment at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola. Above, Fuschillo, back right, is pictured with Chatterton Student Council representatives and students who took part in the driv
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2/3/11
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New York state Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. recently delivered more than 1,500 toys to children in Winthrop-University Hospital’s Hagedorn Pediatric Inpatient Center in Mineola.
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David Weingrad
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1/13/11
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The case against Evan Sachs, 23, of Merrick has been adjourned to November 4, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office.
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David Weingrad
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10/13/10
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A 75-year-old man was struck by a 2008 Ford pickup truck Tuesday at 3:13 p.m.while crossing eastbound on Merrick Avenue in front of Pat’s Farms.
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David Weingrad
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9/15/10
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Merrick resident and CEO of Long Beach Medical Center Douglas Melzer was recently named chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council, the association that represents Long Island’s 24 not-for-profit and public hospitals. His two-year term will expire in June 2012. The CEOs from each of the member hospitals comprise the board of directors.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/28/10
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