hn Busching, 1st Assistant Chief of the Rockville Centre Fire Department, was recognized for his valor at the Town of Hempstead’s annual Firematic Awards last month.
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11/11/09
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For more than two decades, members of the Valley Stream Fire Department have been visiting local schools to teach children the basics of fire safety.
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Andrew Hackmack
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11/4/09
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Former East Rockaway Mayor Charles (“Charlie”) Formont died suddenly on October 21. Formont, who was known as Charlie, was a village trustee from 1987 to 1995 and served two terms as mayor from 1995 to 2003. A lifelong village resident, he was a member of the East Rockaway Fire Department and Rescue Squad for 49 years.
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Mary Malloy
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10/27/09
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A home in the canals section of Long Beach caught fire last week after winds sparked an electrical-based blaze.
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Joe Kellard
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10/15/09
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Eight years after he perished at age 31 during the attacks of Sept. 11, former South Side Cyclone Joe Hunter, a New York City firefighter and a South Hempstead volunteer, was remembered by the school’s football team: Lineman Gavin Ahern, one of the team’s captains, was chosen to wear Hunter’s jersey, No. 50, at a moving pregame ceremony last Saturday.
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Judy Rattner
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10/8/09
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The Rockville Centre Fire Department will host an Open House at each of its five neighborhood firehouses this Sunday, Oct. 4 in observance of Fire Prevention Week.
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10/1/09
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In the minutes before the wedding of her dreams last Saturday afternoon, as she waited for her chauffeur, Mary Carlson made final preparations. Then, at last, her ride arrived, and with her veil on, …
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Mike Caputo
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10/1/09
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The Brooklyn Avenue Firehouse is getting a makeover — a decidedly scary one. Members of the Valley Stream Fire Department are nearing completion of the second annual haunted house, which opens next weekend and runs through the end of October.
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Andrew Hackmack
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9/24/09
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The southern portion of Valley Stream is now being protected by the most modern piece of fire apparatus the village has ever had. The new Engine 343, “The Pride of Gibson,” was dedicated on Sunday afternoon during a ceremony at the Cochran Place Firehouse.
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Andrew Hackmack
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9/17/09
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A driver lost control of her 2008 Ford Explorer just after 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, hitting two parked cars, crashing through a fence and knocking down two utility poles before coming to rest sideways on the Long Island Rail Road tracks just west of the Centre Avenue train station.
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Mary Malloy
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9/15/09
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