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A steamroller fell from a flatbed truck underneath the LIRR trestle on Sunrise Highway just east of Atlantic Avenue.
Steam-rolled in Lynbrook
Rush hour traffic was snarled for hours in Lynbrook on July 19 when a steamroller fell from a flatbed truck underneath the LIRR trestle on Sunrise Highway just east of Atlantic Avenue, backing up … more
Traffic congestion and lack of parking irk Hewlett and Woodmere residents and business owners. At the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Broadway, cars slow to a crawl during rush hour.
Traffic remedies stalled
Five years after Nassau County commissioned a traffic study that was conducted by an independent engineering company — and nearly three years since the firm’s findings and recommendations were released — there has been no noticeable reduction in the congestion that plagues Hewlett and Woodmere residents, visitors and business owners in the Broadway-West Broadway area. more
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Uniformed police officers closed the intersection of Merrick Road and Grand Avenue for an investigation after Christian Collado was seen running naked along the street.
Baldwin man dies after running naked on Merrick Rd.
Christian Collado, 31, a resident of Baldwin, died on June 6 after briefly running naked along Merrick Road near Grand Avenue and trying to gain access to a commuter bus. more
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Seniors enjoyed the tattoo artist at the Community Wellness Council’s Midnight Madness post-prom party last year.
Bellmore-Merrick Central District post-prom party to continue for fifth year
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School seniors looking to party late into the night after the prom in a safe environment can continue to do so this year. Thanks to continual fundraising by the Bellmore-Merrick Wellness Council and a Nassau County Traffic Safety Board grant secured by Legislator Dave Denenberg, the Central District’s Midnight Madness post-prom party will take place on Thursday, June 21. more
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Charles Fuschillo Jr., chairman of the Senate TransportatioN Committee
Senate: New York needs stiffer penalties for drivers who pass school buses
Every day, nearly 50,000 vehicles illegally pass stopped school buses in New York state. According to the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee 2009 report, 69 students were injured between 2002 and 2004 by motorists illegally passing buses. One student was killed. more
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Valerie Welsher and Bea Nadel look over the plans for the proposed changes to Austin Boulevard.
No raised median for Austin Boulevard
After hundreds of accidents, dozens of deaths and years of waiting, Island Park residents finally got a small measure of vindication May 8 when the results of a county-backed traffic study confirmed … more
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The Village recently donated a sign to Shaw Avenue School to help solve traffic porblems around the building. From left are Isaiah Ryan, Public Safety Director Tom DeSimone, David Fede, Trustee Dermond Thomas, Mayor Ed Fare, Assistant Principal Amy Pernick, Samantha Gipson, Janez Francis and Janice Francis.
Village, school work to fix traffic problems
With more than 700 kids, it’s quite busy around Shaw Avenue School every morning. The traffic has gotten so bad around the District 30 elementary school, in fact, that parents and school officials have reached out to the village for help. more
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Traffic lights coming to Newbridge Road
Less than two years ago, construction crews could be seen working along Newbridge Road — Route 106 — between Hempstead Turnpike and North Jerusalem Road, turning four lanes into two. more
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Jason Denobrega, 23, and Jacob Bloom, 21, were arrested in Merrick on Sunday afternoon after allegedly committing several traffic violations. Police say they drove as fast as 140 mph while attempting to elude police.
Two nabbed in reckless driving case
A Glen Cove man was arrested in Merrick on Sunday and charged with violating several traffic laws, including driving as fast as 140 mph on the Meadowbrook State Parkway during a police chase. more
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Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, was recently honored by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Council for her efforts to create the Driving in the Safe Lane Program, which is now in about half of Nassau County’s 57 high schools. She was joined here recently by Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s health and athletics director, who helped to create the safe-driving program.
Honored for promoting teen driver safety
The scenario is tragic, gruesome and perennial. A high school senior, all of 16 or 17 years old, gets a driver’s license. His or her proud parents hurry out to buy their child a new car –– perhaps a fast car. Within days or weeks, the teen is dead, killed in a fiery wreck. more
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