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Delving into RVC history via Facebook Marlowe grew up on Park Lane, and Gottlieb on South Park Avenue. Though neither Though they graduated in lives in the village anymore — the 1970s, South Side High Gottlieb lives in Rhode Island, School alums Doug Marlowe and Marlowe in Florida — and Rich Gottlieb still have a they’re kept up to date on the passion for their old happenings around school and the rich town by the many history of Rockville members of the Centre. So they crepage who are still ated a Facebook living in RVC and page, “What Happosting updates and pened in Rockville photos. Centre” to chronicle “A l l o f t h o s e that history. memories tend to “What you get on make threads that our site is a memory were unraveling as and a connection to we got older,” Marthe past,” Marlowe lowe said. “And I said. think what we M a r l o w e , 6 9 , DOUG ended up doing with class of 1971, and the page was loom MARLOWE his friend Gottlieb, together all those 64, who graduated Co-founder, unraveled threads in 1974, both grew What Happened in into a fabric of comup in the village, but Rockville Centre munity.” never met until a The Facebook mutual friend, Ann g roup just welKrinsky, connected them at a comed its 3,000th member last South Side reunion in Florida week, as it marked its 11th anniin 2009. As the two reminisced, versary. Gottlieb came up with the idea The growth can be attributed of extending their nostalgia to to the positive atmosphere Marthe internet, where others could lowe and Gottlieb maintain join them in recollecting their through moderation — and lives in the village that shaped some rules. No swearing, polithem. CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
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MEMBERS OF DEFENDER Hose Company No. 1 hosted a recruitment day at their firehouse on South Centre Avenue on Sunday.
Fire Department seeks recruits Defender company hosts day of training drills By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com
As it seeks volunteers, the Rockville Centre Fire Department’s Defender Hose Company No. 1 welcomed residents into its firehouse on South Centre Avenue last Sunday to encourage recruitment and conduct drills for the visitors. As part of the statewide RecruitNY Weekend, Capt. Mark Bedson and his fellow volunteers showed newcomers what they could expect if
they joined the company. The recruitment initiative started by the Firefighters Association of the State of New York is meant to help departments add younger members to learn from experienced firefighters by providing banners, social media graphics, brochures and more to local firehouses. Defender added a personal touch by having volunteers and Junior Fire Department members go door to door on the south side of the village to
talk to residents about joining. The department offers volunteers tuition at Nassau Community College in addition to their firefighting training. Recently promoted 1st Lt. Andrew Krahm led drills with the Junior Fire Department throughout the afternoon, in the hope of inspiring some of the young attendees to join in the future. Krahm, 26, showed junior members how to attach CONTINUED ON PAGE 19
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