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Early next year, visitors to the Nassau County Veterans Memorial Coliseum will be greeted by a new façade that architects said they hope evokes both Long Island beaches and the area’s rich history of aviation.
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/11/16
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For anyone who has not served in combat, it’s impossible to understand the horrors of war. We can try to imagine them, however. We can imagine . . .
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11/10/16
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The Rothsteins’ home is sprinkled with antique decorations. Drawings of women line the living-room walls, an antique rocking chair sits in the corner, and abstract paintings with hues of reds and blues add color to the walls.
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By Stephany Reyes
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8/26/16
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East Meadowites driving along Hempstead Turnpike or Charles Lindbergh Boulevard recently may have noticed fresh black paint coating the sides of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Earlier this month, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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7/14/16
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Longtime Merrick Fire Department member and former Honorary Chief of Department Robert DeMars Jr. died on June 18 in his hometown of Merrick. He was 72 years old. He is survived by his wife, Grace, his mother, Ellen DeMars, and many nieces and nephews.
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By Stephany Reyes
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7/6/16
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Old Westbury Gardens transforms itself for a festive "Midsummer Night."
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6/22/16
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On the hot, sunny Friday before Memorial Day, 40 children from the Jewish Early Learning Center Preschool and Camp marched on Merrick Avenue with homemade flags in hand to surprise a veteran.
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By Stephany Reyes
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6/20/16
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Standing on what New York Islanders fans knew as the ice level of Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Peter Wang — a design director for Gensler, a Manhattan-based architectural firm — …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/6/16
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A cold, heavy rain couldn’t stop hundreds of veterans and supporters from gathering on April 2 at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale to remember the Vietnam War five decades earlier.
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By Stephany Reyes
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4/6/16
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“Over here, Joe! Over here, Joe! You gettin’ sick of that, Joe? ” Japanese soldiers yelled in thick accents.
They patroled the jungles of Okinawa Island at night in the hopes of catching American soldiers hiding in the shadows, as World War II was coming to a close in 1945. Army Cpl. Dominick Gualtieri hid in his tank, alongside two other soldiers. They waited until the Japanese retreated to escape the blazing heat and cramped quarters of the tank.
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By Stephany Reyes
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3/23/16
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