The picture of what may eventually stand at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Merrick Road in Baldwin became much clearer on Sept. 12 at a meeting of the Baldwin Civic Association. … more

Supreme Court Justice Vito DeStefano ruled recently that a 30-year lease signed by Nassau County in 2009 and involving the construction of a new First Precinct in Baldwin’s Rosen Shopping Center is invalid. more

After a Massapequa Park man was arrested and charged with grabbing the pocketbook of an elderly shopper at a North Bellmore grocery store, he broke free from law enforcement officials before he was detained last weekend, police said. Michael Hammond, 24, was arrested just before 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, at a North Bellmore Stop & Shop. Police allege that this was the fourth time Hammond took the pocketbooks of local shoppers. more

Maureen Beccaris has been an officer in the Nassau County Police Department’s 1st Precinct for 26 years, but for the last six months, she said, she came to work every day not knowing where she would be the next week. She explained that her office’s supplies and papers were still in boxes, waiting to be moved to Seaford when the scheduled merger of the 1st and 7th precincts took place.But when Beccaris returned to work after a weekend of visiting colleges with her daughter two weeks ago, her coworkers greeted her with news that the 1st Precinct in Baldwin would remain open. After months of uncertainty, she said, the mood in the station house shifted to a sense of relief. more

Maureen Beccaris has been an officer in the Nassau County Police Department’s 1st Precinct for 26 years, but for the past six months, she said, she came to work every day not knowing where she would be the next week. She explained that her office’s supplies and papers were still in boxes, waiting to be moved to Seaford when the scheduled merger of the 1st and 7th precincts took place. more

The Nassau County Police Department’s 1st Precinct, in Baldwin, will remain open for the near future, and possibly for good. Police officials announced on Monday that they were postponing the closure, attributing the revision of their plans to the effects Hurricane Sandy had on the South Shore. more

Officers from Nassau County Police Department’s 1st Precinct last night arrested Denise Burke, 49, and her son Jamie Burke, 17, of North Merrick, on charges of heroin possession. more

Delays affecting the consolidation of the 5th Precinct in Elmont with the 4th in Hewlett are not expected to push back the scheduled merger of Baldwin’s 1st Precinct into Seaford’s 7th on Nov. 1. more

Fifth District Legislator Joseph Scannell, a Baldwin resident, called an emergency community meeting at the library last week to discuss the implications of Nassau County’s police precinct reorganization plan. more

There is no doubt that Baldwin will welcome the new 1st Precinct building slated for construction at the corner of Harrison Avenue and Merrick Road in the fall. But one of the sacrifices that will be made to serve the greater good will be the demolition of a structure with a rich history of its own. more