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Sam Grochow was just learning how to walk and talk when the world plunged into the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918. Then, in 1933, at age 17, he contracted typhoid fever and was bedridden for almost …
East Meadow Facebook fixture hosts NFL playoff fundraiser
Many small businesses in East Meadow are struggling to make it through the winter, as Covid-19 cases rise and many residents are reluctant to dine out. “These restaurants support our Little …
Garden Social lends a hand to small businesses
The owners of Garden Social, in East Meadow, are pulling up a stool at the bar to help small businesses facing difficulty throughout the coronavirus pandemic. From Jan. 4 to Feb. 7, they’re …
Max Schrier, an East Meadow 'patriarch,' turns 90
Roughly 30 vehicles drove along Spruce Lane in East Meadow on Sunday, celebrating Max Schrier’s 90th birthday. Balloons poked out of car windows and passengers stuck their heads out of their …
East Meadow poet was published in 12 anthologies in 2020
Judy Turek had a busy year. The East Meadow poet finished 391 poems in 2020, and her work was published in 12 anthologies. Turek, 58, who goes by the gender-neutral J R Turek, could be seen at …
Nassau Coliseum may see concert surge later this year
Nassau Coliseum may see a surge in the number of concerts that it hosts late this year and early next year, according to a report from the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency. The IDA …
JAM Dance organizes flash mob proposal in Wantagh
Evan Styron said he defied the odds when planning to propose to his girlfriend, Lisa Friedrich, of East Meadow. Between the Covid-19 pandemic, a last-minute location change and inclement weather the …
Cops: Two men attempt to rob car occupied by county detectives
Two men were arrested around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 11, for attempting to rob a car that they didn’t know was occupied by two on-duty detectives, according to police. The detectives, who …
Protesters clash at Black Lives Matter march in Wantagh
Two political groups faced off at the Wantagh Long Island Rail Road station on Saturday during a Black Lives Matter protest in response to the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Protesters …
Five ways to combat weekend overeating
You’ve been “good” all week – getting your salads in and making sure not to eat after 8:00 p.m. and then Friday sets in. After a long grueling week at work it’s time to …
Editorial
Resolve to monitor your mental health in 2021
Let’s say it like it was: 2020 was miserable. It was a horrid year for us all. Everyone — everyone — was affected to one degree or another by . . .
Editorial
We must remain vigilant about the virus
The Food and Drug Administration last Saturday issued an emergency-use authorization for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine . . .
Shot in the arm, anyone?
Like so many, I and my family have joined millions of Americans in trying to secure appointments to get the Covid-19 vaccine over the last few days. While the many healthcare workers and nursing …
A Look Back
Kleindeutschland to Levittown
William Levitt and Sons built more houses in East Meadow than any other single developer. Eleven sections were planned in 1950 in a German-American farming community with heavy marriage ties, …
Knights of Columbus navigates the pandemic
Like every Knights of Columbus council in the world, East Meadow’s Pope Pius XII council has been trying to find its’ way amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Beginning last March, we were …