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Merrick Fire Department volunteers saluted two World Trade Center beams that will be used to create memorials in the community, just before they were transported from Kennedy Airport’s Hangar 17 to Friendship Engine and Hose Company, off Meadowbrook Road.

Dressed in a black blouse and blue jeans, Carol Gies stood silently on Tuesday morning, her chin in her hands, her elbows resting on a crane that was lifting a twisted World Trade Center girder into the parking lot at the Merrick Fire Department’s Friendship Engine and Hose Company. Gies, who lost her husband, Ronnie, in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, looked forlorn. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/26/11

Fire ripped through Joan's GF Great Bakes of Bellmore on Wednesday night.

Fire damages Bellmore bakery

Joan’s GF Great Bakes of Bellmore, a 1,600-square-foot commercial kitchen, suffered extensive damage in a fire Wednesday night, according to owner Joan Popkin, of Merrick. more

By Deirdre Krasula | 7/21/11

A steel beam from the World Trade Center now forms the centerpiece of a 9/11 memorial at the Brookside School in North Merrick. Local residents say that Osama bin Laden’s death brings a small measure of comfort, but nearly 10 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, people still feel the psychic pain of losing their loved ones, friends and neighbors.

Merrick-Bellmore ‘thrilled’ that bin Laden is gone

“I’m thrilled that he’s gone.” That is what Merokean Carol Gies had to say on Monday morning about the death of Osama bin Laden, shortly after President Obama announced to the world on Sunday night that the al Qaeda leader and 9/11 mastermind was killed in a 40-minute firefight with U.S. Navy seals at a fortified compound outside of Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/2/11

Firefighters battled a fierce blaze at Abby's Dry Cleaners over the weekend.

Fire engulfs N. Merrick dry cleaner

Fire ripped through Abby’s Dry Cleaners in North Merrick just after midnight on Friday. The North Bellmore and North Merrick fire departments responded to the blaze, which engulfed the structure in flames. Police investigators said they consider the fire “suspicious.” more

By David Weingrad | 3/14/11

Joseph Sikorski, left, of Babylon and Victor Elefante of Bellmore are working to produce a film, “Fragments from Olympus,” about the life and times of largely misunderstood inventor Nikola Tesla, who did much of his best work on Long Island.

Bringing life to inventor Nikola Tesla

With metal coils, Nikola Tesla made electricity dance through the air in wild, hyperactive arcs, which led many in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to believe he was a magician, others to say he was a mad scientist. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/9/11

Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey addressed reporters' questions on the shooting on Wednesday afternoon.

Police: Shooter ‘out to commit mayhem’

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. more

By Deirdre Krasula | 3/2/11

The shooter, who police say they were forced to shoot down and kill, crashed into this telephone pole with his Ford pickup before he opened fire on Bellmore Fire Department volunteers who had come to his aid.

Bellmore firefighter gunned down

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. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/2/11

Merrick firefighters worked to aid the accident victims.

Multi-car crash closes Sunrise Highway

A multi-car accident shut down the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway at Dobson Avenue around 11 a.m. on Friday. Eight vehicles were involved in the accident; two were parked on the side of the road and were unoccupied. Nassau County police were on the scene with the Merrick Fire Department. A Nassau County police helicopter was spotted landing between Dobson Avenue and Babylon Turnpike. more

Deirdre Krasula | 2/18/11

Fire officials: Be sure to clear snow from hydrants

Bellmore-Merrick area fire officials are asking local residents to clear snow and ice in front of fire hydrants near their homes. In a fire emergency, every second counts, and firefighters do not … more

2/2/11

Santa Claus made his annual visit to the Bellmores last Friday. Joining him were dozens of children and their parents, as well as elected leaders like Town of Hempstead Clerk Mark Bonilla, seventh from left, center.

Santa swings by the Bellmores

Jolly Ol’ St. Nick flew through the Bellmores atop a shiny Bellmore Fire Department engine last Friday, meeting and greeting children of all ages. more

Scott Brinton | 11/29/10

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