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Construction began at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in nearby Uniondale, in November. The initial work is being done inside the arena.
Coliseum opening may be pushed to early ’17
While construction continues at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said that the renovated arena might not reopen until early 2017.The renovation is being … more
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The N51, which originates at the intersection of Hewlett Avenue and Merrick Road in Merrick and runs through East Meadow along Merrick Avenue, is being eliminated.
Not so NICE
The Nassau Inter-County Express bus system will end service for East Meadow riders who use the three buses that are routed throughout the community next week. NICE is operated by Transdev, a … more
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Christian Defiris, left, has trained 17-year old Paulo Jordan Carre, of Rockville Centre, for free as part of his mentoring program at ECF Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness Training Facility in Lynbrook.
Giving young people a fighting chance
When 17-year-old Paulo Jordan Carre of Rockville Centre was in eighth grade he was seeking an outlet after school to be productive. Christian Defiris, owner of ECF Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness … more
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Thomas King was arrested on Jan. 8 after fleeing Royal Fried Chicken in Elmont. He is charged with a theft from a Carvel shop in Valley Stream.
Homeless man arrested for burglary
A homeless man was arrested early Friday morning in Elmont on charges of burglary. Police responded to an alarm at Royal Fried Chicken on Dutch Broadway at 3:21 a.m. and found Thomas King, 52, … more
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Be an ombudsperson
Family and Children’s Association is seeking volunteers for its long-standing ombudservice program, part of a statewide network of certified volunteers who visit nursing homes, adult homes and … more
Bill Benson, 96, a Valley Stream resident for 64 years, is closing on his goal of running in 1,000 races.
96 and still running
Bill Benson was 60 in 1979 when he told his wife, Annette, that his clothes seemed to be shrinking. “She said, ‘There’s nothing wrong with your clothes. You’re just fat.’ And I agreed … more
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Classrooms at the Brooklyn Avenue School are older and smaller than others in the district.
District 24 is feeling squeezed for space
District 24’s growing pains are visible: At William L. Buck Elementary School, the vestibule of an exit has been converted into a small teaching space for English as a New Language students. At the … more
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Lawrence High School chemistry teacher Rebecca Isseroff examined graphene solution samples with Intel semifinalists Arthur Chen, center, and Lee Blackburn.
‘Continuing the quest for knowledge and science’
Most people may imagine research scientists hunkered down in a laboratory, working endless hours. At Stony Brook University’s Garcia Summer Scholars Program, however, where Lawrence High School students Lee Blackburn and Arthur Chen spent two months before beginning their senior year, nonstop study is not part of the itinerary. more
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Statistics reveal that violent and property crime in Lynbrook has not changed drastically in the last 10 years.
Keeping a cap on crime in Lynbrook
In the past decade, the numbers of violent and property crimes in Lynbrook have remained fairly constant, with the village seeing small fluctuations in its already low crime statistics. And the … more
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Children lined the front of the auditorium with signs protesting VLTs at Belmont.
Over 2,000 rally against Belmont VLTs
A crowd much too large for the Floral Park Memorial High School auditorium gathered at the school on Jan. 12 to voice its disapproval of Nassau Off Track Betting’s plan to put video lottery … more
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