I have, over the years, written about tragedies that have touched our lives.
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12/20/12
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We share the nation’s overwhelming grief in the wake of the senseless murder of innocents in Newtown.
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12/20/12
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A crash near the intersection of two Bellmore roads left two dead and one hospitalized on Tuesday, Nassau County Police said.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/20/12
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The solemn sound of bagpipes playing “Amazing Grace” mixed with the throaty roar of motorcycles as the hearse carrying Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley’s body pulled up in front of St. Agnes Cathedral last Saturday afternoon.
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By Alex Costello
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8/22/12
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Long before he was a Marine, Greg Buckley Jr. was a Sailor.
Buckley was a star on the basketball court his senior year at Oceanside High School. He played football as well, but it was when he was …
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By Alex Costello
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8/15/12
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According to The Associated Press, some 1,843 American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001.
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5/24/12
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As I’ve said in the past, I love digging up historical tidbits about Oceanside and Island Park. In fact, I love history — it was my minor in college.
While digging through dusty stacks at …
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By Alex Costello
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5/23/12
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Kevin Breen, 20, of Merrick, was killed in a car accident on the morning of Sunday, March 18, while driving on I-99 in Worth Township in Centre County, Pa., according to Pennsylvania State Police. Ian Richardson, 22, from Hamburg, N.Y., the lone passenger in the vehicle, sustained moderate injuries in the accident.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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3/20/12
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A 23-year-old North Bellmore man is dead after suffering multiple injuries in a head-on collision on Friday.
Robert Lazos died on Friday at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Hospital, according to published reports.
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3/17/12
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A 72-year-old man from Jamaica, Queens, was struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle while crossing Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont on Feb. 14 at 8:12 p.m.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/23/12
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