Nothing says summer like a good, old-fashioned eating contest, and for the second straight year, the Got Cupcakes? Bakery, on Bedford Avenue in Bellmore Village, hosted a cupcake-eating contest on July 8. more

The Nassau County Police Department’s Hazardous Materials and Emergency Services units cordoned off a section of Bedford Avenue in Bellmore Village, between Wilson Avenue to the south and Linden Street to the north, on Wednesday afternoon. more

Showers couldn’t keep the Easter Bunny away from the Bellmores this past Saturday when the annual Chamber of Commerce Easter Parade stepped off from the firehouse on Pettit Avenue and made its way through Bellmore Village. more

An 81-year old male pedestrian was struck by a car at about 6:40 a.m. on Sunday morning, Nassau County Police said. The unidentified pedestrian was hit by a 70-year-old male driving a 2005 Jeep Wrangler southbound on Bedford Avenue. more

Sitting up late one night, in the day’s before Hershey’s of Bellmore was set to open, Tommy Gies said he recalled a time when he and his two brothers, Ronnie and Bobby, sat at their dinner table in Merrick with their late father, Ronnie, discussing the best way to make a perfect egg cream. more

The owners of The Rock Underground say they want their students to experience music, not just learn it. The new store on Bedford Avenue in Bellmore Village opened in September and has had a growing number of loyal clients ever since more

Nassau County Police are seeking three white males, believed to be between the ages of 15 and 16 years old, for an incident of aggravated harassment, Detective Lt. Kevin Smith said at a news conference Monday afternoon. A business owner on Bedford Avenue witnessed the teens posting stickers supporting white supremacy around Bellmore Village over the weekend. more

First National Bank of Long Island recently opened a branch in Bellmore, and joining in the celebration were a host of local elected leaders. The bank has provided personal service since 1927, according to officials of this Island institution. more

Tens of thousands of local folks thronged Bedford Avenue and its environs last Saturday and Sunday for the annual Bellmore Family Street Festival, sponsored by the Bellmore Chamber of Commerce. At this year's fair -- touted as Nassau County's largest -- there was a little something for everyone, from carnival rides to crafts to live marshal-arts demonstrations to pony rides, a petting zoo and any number of expos, from crafts to sports. Additionally, there was entertainment at the Town of Hempstead Showmobile throughout the weekend. And in the middle of it all, the Bellmore Herald had booth, staffed by Bellmore Herald Accountant Executive Ilene Dixel, Senior Editor Scott Brinton, and reporters Nancy Hiler and Sari Zeidler. more