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Hose Co. 3 turns 100 Baldwin FD continues the legacy of those who served before them followed them. Capt. Joseph Eberhart, 33, grew up in the firehouse, followA hundred years ago, Leo ing in the footsteps of his father, Marsh and Charles Hoffman had Douglas. He can’t imagine doing an idea: to take Baldwin’s Hose anything else. “It’s weird to think Company 2’s discarded fire truck of not being here …,” Eberhart and start their own company to said. “It’s part of me, and how service the homes north of Sun- my father raised me to be a perrise Highway and the railroad son who cares about the commutracks. They decided to store the nity and helps out.” Eberhart’s truck in member brother and Joe Krug’s barn uncles are all fireon what was then fighters as well, Seaman Road, and assisting Baldwin Hose Company 3 and others in surwas born. rounding areas. Because the Speaking revtruck’s battery erently of the had to be stored in many men and the war mth of women firefightKrug’s kitchen, ers who are fire calls required memorialized in the truck to be photos on the wall assembled before and of decades of JoHN CANDIDo it headed out. triumph and tragFlash-forward edy, Eberhart said to 2022, and the now raised and that current members feels a renovated Hose Company 3, on deep connection to the compawhat is now St. Luke’s Place, ny’s history. “Being a part of the may look different, but remains a actual 100th year, and being able fixture in the community, wel- to celebrate not just being here coming neighbors and serving personally, but through all the Baldwin residents. members who came before us, is With many members living on a really, really great thing,” he streets close by, it’s hard to forget said. Marsh, Hoffman, Krug and the “It’s remembering our past generations of firefighters who Continued on page 14
By KARINA KoVAC kkovac@liherald.com
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THe CoRAl HouSe on 70 Milburn Ave., was the first business to participate in the Baldwin Civic Association’s Cash Mob event that began March 23.
Civic association recreates eatery Cash Mob program By KARINA KoVAC kkovac@liherald.com
Restaurants suffered significantly under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, but helping them bounce back might require a mob mentality. Like a Cash Mob. That’s what the Baldwin Civic Association has in mind, creating a Cash Mob promotion to draw attention to restaurants in need. Cash Mob isn’t a new concept. It’s been used effectively in other areas — especially in New York City — using them to attracts hungry customers on days and times when those eateries don’t necessarily attract a large crowd.
The civic association is taking a different approach, however, offering a chance for a raffle prize to anyone spending more than $20 at select restaurants. The Baldwin association had hoped to build an incentive program through Split the Bill NY, which launched in November 2020, offering customers reimbursements of up to $25 if they dined at participating restaurants. It provided a significant boost to eateries, especially when Covid-19 curfews were still in effect. Civic association officials contacted Split the Bill organizers to see if they could help, but came up empty since that program ended last year. So, the civic association turned instead to the Economic Development ComContinued on page 12