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The East Meadow Fire department, and other nearby departments, battled the blaze at residential home on Nancy Drive in East Meadow on Wednesday, Dec. 14.

Fire destroys home on Nancy Drive

The East Meadow Fire Department responded to a house fire at 195 Nancy Drive in East Meadow on Wednesday, Dec. 14. more

By Shannon Koehle | 12/23/11

Boy Scout Chris Egan organized a local toy drive.

Boy Scout organizes toy drive

Chris Egan, a Boy Scout in Troop 362 in East Meadow, recently organized a toy drive for The Inn in Hempstead. more

12/15/11

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and … more

By Scott Brinton, Alex Costello and Jackie Nash | 12/14/11

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s director of health, athletics and driver’s education, served as a keynote speaker at a Long Island Youth Safety Coalition conference, “Drunk, Drugged, Drowsy and Distracted: Using School and Community to Create Comprehensive Solutions to Dangerous Driving.” He was joined here recently by Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and ordinances prohibiting smoking in public venues have been passed as a result. These efforts, officials say, have paid dividends. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 12/6/11

Potter's Pub to host toy drive as a tribute to Frank Murphy, a loyal customer and friend.

Potter’s Pub to host Frank Murphy Toy Drive

Potter’s Pub will host the 3rd Annual Frank Murphy Toy Drive this Sunday, Dec. 4. more

By Shannon Koehle | 12/2/11

Mercy Medical Center to hold emergency blood drive on Sept. 2

With regional supplies depleted to critically low levels due to Hurricane Irene, Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre will be conducting an Emergency Blood Drive to support Long Island Blood Services on Friday, Sept. 2 from 6:45 a.m. until 5 p.m. on the first floor of the St. Anne’s building on the hospital campus. more

8/31/11

Blood drive at Mercy Medical Center

Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre invites and encourages members of the community to participate in a blood drive to support Long Island Blood Services on July 22 from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. on the first floor of the St. Anne’s building on the hospital campus. more

7/13/11

Donate blood at South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Emergency Blood Drive

In response to the ongoing critical blood shortage on Long Island, South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside will hold an emergency blood drive on July 14 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. To schedule an … more

7/6/11

Wrong way driver charged with DWI

According to the Nassau County Police Department, a Hicksville man was arrested for a Vehicular Assault that happened last Friday at 7 a.m. in East Meadow. Homicide Squad detectives reported that Daniel Benison, 22, of 47 Woodline Drive E., who was with a 20-year-old female passenger, was traveling southbound on Newbridge Road at Falcon St. in his 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass when he crossed over into the northbound lane and collided with a 2007 Honda Odyssey. more

6/23/11

Free play at Eisenhower Park driving range

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced that the County is teaming up with the Salisbury Golf and Learning Center and the Metropolitan PGA to sponsor four hours of free playing time … more

5/3/11