The Freeport Salvation Army held its 30th annual Civic dinner, which honors local citizens and organizations on May 4. Members and supports of the Salvation Army rallied around the 2018 honorees at … more

The Army Corps of Engineers joined the state Department of Environmental Conservation and local elected leaders on April 18 to announce the preparation of the second phase of the $230 million coastal … more

Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall will become a sea of blue on Jan. 27. Hundreds of members of the New York City Police Department, as well as Wantagh and Seaford residents, will pack the venue … more

After a few weeks of additional training in traumatic wound care at a New York hospital, Rusha reached England toward the end of 1917, aboard the HMS Olympic. That luxury liner had by then been converted to a troopship. In March 1918, she reached Mars sur Allies, in central France. Instead of a true hospital, there were nine small hotels converted into wards. In the first three weeks, her unit admitted a staggering number of sick and wounded soldiers — 252 French and 358 Americans. In the seven months leading up to the Nov. 11 armistice, the unit handled 8,142 surgical and 7,481 medical cases. By then, they had converted 20 hotels into wards and constructed several barracks. more

Carmen Rivera delicately placed her official military photo taken on Nov. 6, 1972 in her palm. This month marks 45 years since Rivera joined the U.S. Army.  “Wasn’t I pretty?” she laughed.  more

In any hurricane, no matter the category, a wall of water surges inland, flooding streets and homes. During Hurricane Sandy, which struck during a full moon on Oct. 29, 2012, many South Shore streets were inundated . . . more

She leaned back on her chair and tightly secured the red yoga exercise ball between her knees. For the last two months, Freeporter, Rita Barry, 80 started attending the exercise classes at the … more

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

The City of Long Beach is thrilled that the Army Corps of Engineers’ beach protection project is proceeding ahead of schedule. This long-overdue project — decades in the making — was … more

As was typical for Army veteran Hank Kiesche, he had brought a crowd to the Oceanside Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5199. A 45-year member of the Oceanside Knights of Columbus, as well as the … more