With Independence Day this weekend, the Elmont Fire Department is urging residents to stay safe and leave the fireworks to the professionals.
Although some fireworks may be legal to buy and use, …
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7/2/15
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The St. Therese the Little Flower Council of the Knights of Columbus held a fire safety event last Saturday at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, and a Red Mass on Sunday, which honored firefighters, auxiliary police and EMS workers.
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By Micah Danney
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7/1/15
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The New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets inspected over 2,000 food stores on Long Island between May 15, 2014, and June 5, 2015, and cited almost 100 for food violations — two of them in Island Park.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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7/1/15
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Residents of the Five Towns and other communities close to John F. Kennedy International Airport will have the chance to air their complaints about aircraft noise at a public workshop at the Radisson JFK Hotel in Jamaica on June 17, from 6 to 8 p.m.
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By Vanessa Parker
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6/10/15
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Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, continued her push for greater restrictions for registered sex offenders last week at a North Merrick civic group meeting. The setting was significant. Weeks earlier, police arrested a North Merrick man ...
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By Brian Racow
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6/3/15
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The catchwords late last week were “positive train control,” the technology that could prevent tragedies like last week’s Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia . . .
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5/28/15
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The new paramedics were welcomed at a swearing-in ceremony at City Hall last Friday, and are part of the administration’s effort to restructure the Fire Department.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/20/15
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State Farm donated $25,000 on March 26 to the Community Parent Center, a Bellmore-Merrick nonprofit organization that supports parents and families with children in kindergarten to 12th grade, for its “Drive in the Safe Lane” program at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools.
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4/16/15
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Ilene Corina, of Wantagh, a suburban mother and wife, had no intention of founding a movement to educate the public about patient safety. But the death of her almost 3-year-old son, Michael, due to a medical error, set her on a path to help others avoid a similar tragedy.
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By Laura Schofer
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4/16/15
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Achiezer will host a fire safety clinic in partnership with the Woodmere Fire Department at its office at 334 Central Ave. in Lawrence on Sunday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/27/15
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