Bellmorites Norma Seidman and Lenny Rosenzweig have waited a long time for the new Town of Hempstead dog park at Newbridge Road Park. “We’ve been waiting, and calling up and saying when is it going to be ready?” Seidman said.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/27/16
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Pickleball, a cross between badminton and tennis, is the fastest growing sport among baby boomers in America. Created in the 1960s, and now popular in many retirement communities, the game is played on a badminton ...
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By Rebecca Anderson
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6/14/16
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Cooper, Oliver and Sparkles joined Town of Hempstead officials on Thursday as they broke ground on a $250,000, 14,025-square-foot dog park at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore. The trio of canines were all owned by town employees.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/6/16
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We’re in the middle of summer, and with so much playing in and around so much water, just how many of us have the requisite swimming skills?
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8/6/14
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Young skaters eager to learn more about one of the nation’s most popular winter sports took to the ice at Bellmore’s Newbridge Arena on Sunday, as a new semester of the hockey skills development program began at 5 p.m.
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/27/14
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Despite temperatures that dipped into the teens on Friday afternoon, sledders from near and far took to the giant hill at Newbridge Road Park in south Bellmore for an afternoon of fun in the snow. Kids crowded onto the hill, blasting down slopes on snowboards and inner tubes.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/3/14
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Two familiar Bellmore-Merrick facilities are now home to the Town of Hempstead’s newest solar-energy systems.
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By Julie Mansmann
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9/4/13
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Children from throughout Bellmore-Merrick and across the Town of Hempstead had an “egg-citing” afternoon at Newbridge Road Park last Saturday.
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4/3/13
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When Hurricane Sandy struck on Oct. 29, it severely damaged a number of Town of Hempstead facilities in the Bellmore-Merrick area. Repair work is under way, but it could be some time before they are up and running again. Particularly hard hit were the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve, the Sanitation Department and the Merrick Senior Center.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/12/12
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In recent months, folks who have stopped off at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore might have noticed the cranes and trucks behind a chain-link fence on the east side of the park. That is where the Town of Hempstead is installing a completely new bulkhead along a canal that flows south to East Bay.
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By Julie Mansmann, jmansmann@liherald.com
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8/22/12
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