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Stephen Siller’s journey ended at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, after he heroically ran through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel in full firefighter’s gear. He gave his life to save others.
But his difficult path had begun nearly 25 years earlier.
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Aaron Axelson
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8/24/11
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Volunteer Firefighters from a number of fire departments throughout Long Island competed in a drill earlier this month.
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8/19/11
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It took five appeals, a rally, a lawsuit and, finally, legislation, but at long last fallen Malverne firefighter Paul Brady’s name will be inscribed on a memorial wall in Albany.
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By Lee Landor
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6/22/11
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Michael Esposito, a 43-year-old former captain with the Baldwin Fire Department, died early this morning of an apparent heart attack at the scene of a fire at 2870 Grand Avenue. The 21-year veteran of the department told fellow firemen he wasn’t feeling well in the early stages of fighting the fire, which was reported via a 911 at 3:30 a.m. Esposito was taken by ambulance to South Nassau Communities hospital in Oceanside where he died. Esposito was not married and did not have children, the department has said.
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Chris Connolly
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5/18/11
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Purple Heart Pups, a fundraiser founded by Merrick resident Lisa Siano along with the Merrick Lions Club, joined the National Amputation Foundation, a Malverne-based nonprofit that aids amputee veterans, on May 7 for a 3K walk to raise funds for veterans.
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By David Weingrad and Lee Landor
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5/12/11
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The East Rockaway Fire Department held their Annual Reorganization meeting On April 19. The new Chief of Department, Peter C Chojnacki, was sworn in to office at the Liberty Hose Company # 2 firehouse on Clark Street.
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Mary Malloy
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5/5/11
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The chief elections for the Rockville Centre Fire Department are scheduled for April 7. Members of the department will vote for Chief of Department (John Busching), 1st Assistant Chief (John Thorp) and 2nd Assistant Chief (Robert Seaman and Brian Cook are both running for the position).
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3/20/11
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Fire ripped through Abby’s Dry Cleaners in North Merrick just after midnight on Friday. The North Bellmore and North Merrick fire departments responded to the blaze, which engulfed the structure in flames. Police investigators said they consider the fire “suspicious.”
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By David Weingrad
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3/14/11
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A six-year-old and her mother trekked from Gaza through a tumultuous Egypt and ended up across the world in Nassau County — all because of spilled hot tea.
Nebal Hani al Shamali, …
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by Mike Caputo
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2/23/11
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More than two years have passed since the death of Salisbury resident Richard Forenza. His friends and family will continue a new tradition to celebrate his life and to raise funds for the Nassau …
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by Mike Caputo
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2/16/11
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