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Members of the Bellmore Fire Department's drill team sped through a hose race on Friday night.

Empire Hose Company hosts fire drill, parade

Empire Hose Company No. 3 Inc. of the Merrick Fire Department hosted the 2010 Nassau County Firemen’s Parade and Drill this weekend –– and what a show it was! more

Scott Brinton | 7/10/10

Loved ones and elected leaders, including Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, third from right, gathered in North Merrick last Saturday to dedicate Gianelli Avenue in honor of the late Brian McCauley, a fire patrolman who volunteered at ground zero in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

North Merrick street dedicated in honor of Brian McCauley

The Town of Hempstead held a ceremony on July 3 to dedicate North Merrick's Gianelli Avenue in honor of fire patrolman Brian McCauley. more

Sari Zeidler | 7/8/10

Fire engulfed this home at 2086 Monroe Ave. in North Bellmore on Tuesday.

Updated: Fire destroys N. Bellmore home

Fire ripped through a Cape Cod home at 2086 Monroe Ave. in North Bellmore at 5:21 a.m. on Tuesday, July 6, according to authorities. more

Scott Brinton | 7/7/10

The immediate family of the late Ronnie Gies was on hand for the dedication of a new baseball scoreboard at Calhoun in honor of the Sept. 11 hero, including Gies’s son Bobby, wife, Carol, and sons Tommy and Ronnie.

Calhoun Sports Boosters honor Sept. 11 hero

Under sunny skies, the Calhoun Sports Boosters Association dedicated the scoreboard at Calhoun’s baseball field this week in honor of the late Ronnie Gies, a Merrick Fire Department chief who was killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. more

Scott Brinton | 4/30/10

Town of Hempstead workers clear a fallen tree with chain saws at Loines and Hewlett avenues in Merrick after the 'superstorm.'

Bellmore-Merrick takes stock after the 'superstorm'

When torrential rain and near-hurricane-force winds swept across Long Island on March 13, leaving destruction in their wake, Merrick appeared to be the hardest hit of the four communities that comprise the Bellmore-Merrick area. more

Scott Brinton | 3/25/10

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, left, was joined by AMT Children of Hope PResident Timothy Jaccard to promote new ambulance decals bearign the message "safe baby – safe place - safe haven" in Mineola last week.

North Bellmore F.D. promotes 'safe havens' for infants

The state Senate passed the Abandoned Infant Protection Act in 2000, allowing people to legally and safely give up their babies at police precincts, firehouses, hospitals and churches with no questions asked. But despite the safe-haven law, many infants are still being abandoned at unsafe locations, often exposed to the elements. Some die. more

Deirdre Krasula | 2/25/10

A series of suspicious fires at Calhoun High have brought fire and police officials to the school in recent weeks.

Calhoun fires 'suspicious'

A recent string of fires at Calhoun High School in North Merrick has prompted an arson investigation, officials say. According to Vincent McManus, division supervisor at the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office, there have been six suspicious fires at the school since Nov. 19, three of which the North Merrick Fire Department responded to. more

Sari Zeidler | 12/10/09

North Bellmore and Bellmore firefighters, with two other departments, battled the blaze at the landmark eatery starting about 1 a.m. on Monday morning.

Arson caused landmark Bellmore restaurant blaze, investigators say

Arson is the cause of a roaring fire that gutted the former landmark Bellmore restaurant, Smithville Café, early Monday morning, police and fire investigators say. more

Nancy Hiler | 11/30/09

Driver covered in tomato sauce, not blood, after crash

After his white sedan collided with a passenger van on Sunrise Highway on Monday afternoon and rolled over, a driver was covered in tomato sauce, which may have appeared to be blood initially, confusing responding police officers about the extent of his injuries more

Nancy Hiler | 11/5/09

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