Bellmore firefighter Justin Angell was released from Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow on Thursday morning. A little more than 24 hours before his release, Angell had been shot by a car crash victim whom he was attempting to help on Bellmore Avenue in Bellmore.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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3/4/11
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The man who fired at least eight rounds at Bellmore fire volunteers and Nassau County Police officers Tuesday night may have had “turmoil in his personal life,” Commissioner Lawerence Mulvey said Wednesday afternoon.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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3/2/11
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The Bellmore-based Long Island Crisis Center is facing a crisis of its own: Governor Cuomo’s proposed budget cuts mean that the center could lose nearly one-third of its budget, possibly shutting …
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By Alex Costello
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3/2/11
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On April 19, 1969, members of Cornell University’s Afro-American Society occupied Willard Straight Hall on the Ithaca campus to protest a litany of perceived racial injustices after a cross was burned outside Wari House, a cooperative for African-American female students. During the occupation, AAS members smuggled in rifles and bandoliers of ammunition.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/2/11
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A Bellmore Fire Department volunteer was shot late Tuesday night as he attempted to help a crash victim on Bellmore Avenue in Bellmore, according to police.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/2/11
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Five Nassau County gun shop owners –– including an East Meadow resident who owns a shop in Merrick and a Bellmore resident who owns shops in New Hyde Park and Seaford –– have been arrested and charged with illegally selling assault weapons, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced on Thursday. UPDATE: On April 19, 2012, all charges against Michael Marinello and South Shore Sportsman, Inc., were dismissed by Judge F. Ricigliano in First District Court, Nassau County.
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By David Weingrad
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2/18/11
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Trucking of raw sewage from Nassau County’s Bay Park treatment plant in East Rockaway to a pumping station on Merrick Road in Merrick is continuing as the county works to fix mechanical problems at the Bay Park plant, said Bill Fonda, a state Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman, in an interview on Thursday.
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David Weingrad
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1/6/11
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Updated 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 27. A fierce winter storm that rolled into Bellmore-Merrick around 9 a.m. on Sunday continued to pound the community through Monday morning, dumping 12 to 20 inches of snow on the ground and buffeting the area with winds from 15 to 50 miles per hour. Temperatures dipped into the teens.
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By Scott Brinton and David Weingrad
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12/26/10
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Second of two parts.
On Aug. 28, 1963, Booker T. Gibson made his way to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. “It was hot. In August, it was hot,” Gibson said during a recent interview, stressing the word “hot.”
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Scott Brinton
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12/7/10
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice recently announced a new legislative proposal to require mandatory jail time for those who repeatedly drink and drive.
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David Weingrad
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12/3/10
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