They are known as the dynamic duo. Abby and Miguel Melendez have used their shared experience of surviving cancer to help others struggling with the deadly illness. And it’s because of those efforts, the two are the Baldwin Herald’s Persons of the Year.
Andrew Rifkin, of Baldwin, has been working alongside Long Island’s Toys of Tots for eight years, but he was nervous that this year’s donations for the holidays were coming up a bit short.
East Rockaway School District congratulates high school senior Hailey Velasquez on being recognized with the Jim Adelis Good Samaritan Scholarship Award.
Baldwin resident Lancelot Theobald Jr., who survived a plane crash more than 40 years ago, was finally able to personally express his gratitude to the co-pilot who saved his life.