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The immediate family of the late Ronnie Gies was on hand for the dedication of a new baseball scoreboard at Calhoun in honor of the Sept. 11 hero, including Gies’s son Bobby, wife, Carol, and sons Tommy and Ronnie.

Calhoun Sports Boosters honor Sept. 11 hero

Under sunny skies, the Calhoun Sports Boosters Association dedicated the scoreboard at Calhoun’s baseball field this week in honor of the late Ronnie Gies, a Merrick Fire Department chief who was killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. more

Scott Brinton | 4/30/10

Rockville Centre's 1st Assistant Fire Chief John Busching, right, was congratulated by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano after receiving the Nassau Fire Commission's Silver Medal of Valor.

Honors for two Rockville Centre heroes

Rockville Centre heroes Sal Giallombardo and RVCFD Assistant Chief John Busching were honored on April 21 by the Nassau Fire Commission for their respective acts of bravery. more

Alex Costello | 4/28/10

A motorist overturned her car while driving south on the Meadowbrook Parkway as she approached the entrance to the Loop Parkway on April 21.

Three accidents in four days on Meadowbrook and Loop parkways

The Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department responded to three accidents within four days on the Loop and Meadowbrook parkways, that involved a two-car collision, an overturned vehicle and a truck that … more

JOSEPH KELLARD | 4/28/10

Village Highway workers repair a section of the Hendrickson Pool parking lot, which is first on the list of springtime projects in Valley Stream.

Hendrickson Pool parking lot gets attention

The Hendrickson pool parking lot is first up on a list of projects this year for Valley Stream’s highway department. Work began two weeks ago to repair some of the worst areas of the parking field. more

Andrew Hackmack | 4/28/10

Oceanside firefighters battle a morning blaze on Carrel Blvd. April 28. The resident was not injured.

Fire damages Oceanside home

Oceanside firefighters responded to a house fire on Carrel Boulevard on April 28. Thirty-five members of the Oceanside Fire Department — as well as mutual aid from Long Beach and Island Park — … more

Anthony Rifilato | 4/28/10

Heroin, a slave master that kills

Heroin addicts describe their first high as the ultimate escape, a 20-hour fix starting with a pleasure rush that races from the tip of the tongue throughout the body and steadily progresses toward hallucinations that transfix a user in a state of semiconscious euphoria. more

4/23/10

Hope Cohen, 12, Maggie Clerici, 10, and Isabela Burke, 9, demonstrated their baton-twirling skills at the 52nd annual Baton Exhibition at Oceanside Middle School last Saturday.

Pass the baton

The Oceanside Department of Community Activities held their 52nd annual Baton Exhibition at Oceanside Middle School on April 17. The event, co-sponsored by the Oceanside American Legion Post … more

4/21/10

Long Beach City Council rejects police contract

The Long Beach Police Department continues to tap its collective fingers, waiting for a new contract after the City Council shot down the latest proposal at Tuesday's meeting. Council members … more

Joseph Kellard | 4/21/10

New fire chief steps up for Elmont

Earlier this month, the Elmont Fire Department elected a new chief, James Prince, an assistant chief and a 19-year-veteran of the department. more

Matthew Hampton | 4/21/10

Bomb threat called into Molloy College

A bomb threat called into Molloy College this afternoon shut down the campus for 90 minutes. “We received an anonymous call indicating that there was a bomb threat to an unspecified Molloy … more

Alex Costello | 4/19/10

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