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Friday, June 21 is the official start of summer. The season should be a time of joy, spent hanging out at the beach and barbecuing in the backyard. Too often, however . . . more

6/13/19

Preparing your four-legged friends for the unexpected

In late January, one of our volunteer teams was called to a house fire in Mastic Beach. Approaching the damaged home on a freezing-cold morning, Red Cross blankets in hand, they saw an all-too-familiar scene . . . more

By Neela Lockel | 3/8/19

In 2019, resolve to help save a life by giving blood

Last year I learned of an extraordinary young boy from Long Island, Brandon VonBargen. Brandon, then a third-grader at Bayville School, was diagnosed in January with APML, a form of leukemia. more

By Neela Lockel | 1/25/19

It’s hurricane season, so be prepared

The images of destruction caused by Hurricane Florence last week were particularly frightening for Long Islanders, many of whom are still reeling from the havoc and devastation that Hurricane Sandy wrought six years ago. more

9/21/18

Take time to give the gift of life

Some 4.5 million Americans would die each year without blood transfusions, according to Brookhaven National Laboratory, in Suffolk County. That is why donating blood is critical. more

7/21/18

Staying safe when the summer heats up

Summer is finally here. It should be a time of joy, spent barbecuing in the backyard and hanging out at the beach. Too often, however, summer turns tragic when it needn’t. The American Red Cross offers the following guidelines . . . more

6/21/18

Dominic Jenkins, left, Paul Nulty, Peter King, Karen Serani and Lori-Ann Pizzarelli, helped install smoke alarms on Feb. 24 as volunteers for the American Red Cross.

Red Cross volunteers ‘sound the alarm’ in Rockville Centre

Residents of the Park Lane Condominiums on South Park Avenue became the latest recipients of free smoke and fire alarms through the American Red Cross’s “Sound the Alarm” campaign. more

By Ben Strack | 3/1/18

Saving the world, $10 at a time, Part III

"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 . . . more

1/4/18

If you can, keep giving to the storm recovery

If you speak with Hurricane Sandy victims, many will say that a decisive moment came in the recovery effort: the moment when the rest of the world returned to normal while they were left fighting to rebuild. more

9/21/17

Nassau County Police unions held a fundraiser to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall on Sept. 6, collecting more than $120,000. From left were Nassau County PBA President James McDermott; Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator; COBA President Brian Sullivan; Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder; DAI President John Wighaus; John Murray, the owner of Mulcahy’s; and SOA President Kevin Black announced that D’Amato donated $50,000.

Police unions offer Help for Houston

Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall was a sea of blue on Sept. 6. Hundreds of members of the Nassau County Police Department’s unions, as well as Wantagh and Seaford residents, packed into the … more

By Rebecca Anderson | 9/15/17

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