This Month's Featured Articles

Angels of the Battlefield- Military Nurses

By Wendy Elkis Girnis, Class of '77

November 11th is Veterans Day.  On that day, we honor all military veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.  Interestingly enough, if you ask someone to describe a veteran, chances are they will describe someone who is male.  Just recently, I attended my husband’s college reunion and was reminded that it isn’t only men who serve, but women too.  His Niagara University graduating class had many of their female nursing students serve in the Vietnam War. Then I read the book, “The Women” by Kristen Hannah.  All of that got me thinking about our women veterans, especially the nurses. 

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October 2024: Little House on Jerusalem Avenue

Introduction

Welcome to the third part of our look back at the past through the stories of Hicksville’s diners. Last month’s article ended on a sour note: it was 1958, and New York State had unveiled its misguided response to the increased traffic generated by the Mid-Island Plaza: widen Broadway and flatten whatever is in the way. The first phase of work, the road north of the LIRR tracks, was imminent. The next phase – demolishing buildings on the west side of Broadway between the tracks and Old Country Road -- would come later.

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My Hicksville Connection

Hi everyone,

I'm Bruce Scherzinger, the current webmaster for hixnews.com. Maybe you've been curious just how I became affiliated with this newsletter and website. Well, there's definitely a story there.

First of all, my wife's maiden name is Eileen Goldstein, HHS class of 1977. Her good friend and fellow HHS classmate, Maureen (Monahan) Schumann, worked alongside me in the early 1980s at Magnavox Govt and Industrial Electronics Corp (MAGIEC, pronounced "magic!") in Fort Wayne, IN. Maureen and I became fast friends. At the time, she was engaged to be married. She had a photo of Eileen on her cubicle wall that always caught my eye when I visited her there. I recall saying at every visit, "I really need to meet that gal!". Maureen assured me that I would since Eileen would be her maid of honor, and I would definitely be getting invited to her wedding.

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