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Lt. Petros Mestheneas was honored with other firefighters, EMS workers and civilians Wednesday as part of the annual Nassau County Firematic Awards for bravery and heroic acts.

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Making Long Island: A History of Growth and the American Dream

Apr27

Author Lawrence R. Samuel will discuss the history of Long Island's development, learn how it has evolved over the decades and largely detached itself from New York City to become a self-sustaining entity with its own challenges, exclusions and triumphs, register

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Quogue Library

90 Quogue St.

Quogue, NY

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Book Discussion: On Great Fields

Apr30

Jack will lead a discussion of the biography "On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain" by Ronald C. White, register

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Wantagh Public Library

3285 Park Ave.

Wantagh, NY

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516-221-1200

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May2

Anna will explore the past and present of the Jewish cultural heritage of St. Petersburg, Russia, Zoom meeting ID is 721 207 3003, passcode is "PenPubLib"

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Peninsula Public Library

280 Central Ave.

Lawrence, NY

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