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Make a spooky graveyard pie for your Halloween gathering.

Halloween thrills and chills at home and in the neighborhood

Gather up your little goblins, conjure up some creative costumes and prepare some scary, scrumptious sweets for a great ghostly gathering. Involve everyone in fun-to-make (and to eat) Halloween recipes that are more

Karen Bloom | 10/28/10

At the North Merrick firehouse, Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg denounced a proposal by County Executive Ed Mangano to impose a water fee on previously exempt organizations such as fire departments and school districts.

Legislator: ‘Toilet tax’ could cost taxpayers

When firefighters wash down their trucks after making on a run, they may have to pay a fee on that water. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, has proposed a water use fee in the county’s 2011 budget. At a news conference in front of the North Merrick firehouse on Friday, Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg said the fee is really a tax. more

Deirdre Krasula | 10/15/10

Fire in Baldwin

Arson/Bomb detectives report the details of a fire and explosion occurring in Baldwin at 11:57 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 29. According to detectives, Steven Haber, 52, of 2645 Central Avenue was … more

8/30/10

Lou Carnesecca, former St. John's basketball coach, attended the Baldwin funeral of Bob Sheppard at St. Christopher's Roman Catholic Church on Thursday.

'The Voice' is laid to rest

Bob Sheppard, known as "The Voice of the Yankees," and also dubbed "The Voice of God" by former Yankee great Reggie Jackson, was laid to rest on July 15 at St. Christopher's Church on Merrick Road in … more

Mary Malloy | 7/15/10

Boarded-up storefronts on Merrick Road are the result of a May 3 fire. But town officials hope that businesses will return in the near future.

Despite fires, Town of Hempstead still plans to revitalize downtown Baldwin

Two major fires in Baldwin's downtown in May led to the demolition of a Grand Avenue building and the boarding-up of a Merrick Road structure. But Town of Hempstead officials anticipate that the area … more

Mike Russo | 6/16/10

Members of Ladder Company 2 and, at center, Nassau County Legislator Joe Scannell (D-Baldwin), County Executive Ed Mangano, and Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony Santino were on hand for the street renaming ceremony.

Baldwin Fire Department pays tribute to Stephen Barry

The Baldwin Fire Department paid tribute to Stephen Barry on June 6, just a few yards from where the rookie firefighter was killed in a tragic accident on Grand Avenue 35 years ago. "We are … more

Mike Russo | 6/9/10

Smoke billowed into the air as firefighters worked on the blaze.

In Baldwin, Grand Avenue blaze is 'suspicious'

The second fire in less than three weeks in Baldwin's downtown — in a building on Grand Avenue, across from Baldwin Bowl, last Friday — appears "suspicious," according to Baldwin Fire … more

Mike Russo | 5/20/10

More on CO detectors

Q. I think your April 1-8 column had an error. You wrote that CO is heavier than air. CO has a molecular weight of 28. Air is mostly N2, which also has a molecular weight of 28. Air also has some O2, which has a molecular weight of 32, so the air mixture is heavier than CO. It should be OK to put the CO detector up high, and not near the floor. more

Monte Leeper | 5/14/10

Baldwin resident Dan Rennus with Teddy, who woke Rennus up just moments before his apartment went up in flames on May 3.

Hero pooch saves Baldwin man from fire

Being 11 years old, Dan Rennus's dog, Teddy, hadn't had the energy to jump up on Rennus's bed for several years. But with the Baldwin resident sound asleep as smoke began filling his apartment above … more

Mike Russo | 5/12/10

Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony Santino will discuss the Albanese Development proposal at two meetings this month.

Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony Santino to hold May meetings on Baldwin downtown project

Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony Santino has meetings scheduled this month to discuss the recently adopted proposal submitted by Albanese Development for the Baldwin downtown revitalization … more

5/4/10

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