With regional supplies depleted to critically low levels due to Hurricane Irene, Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre will be conducting an Emergency Blood Drive to support Long Island Blood Services on Friday, Sept. 2 from 6:45 a.m. until 5 p.m. on the first floor of the St. Anne’s building on the hospital campus. more

In preparation for a possible strike by Hurricane Irene on Long Island’s South Shore this weekend, State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. of Merrick provided the following important phone numbers. more

In response to the ongoing critical blood shortage on Long Island, South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside will hold an emergency blood drive on July 14 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. To schedule an … more

Less than a week after he was sworn in as a Malverne Village trustee, James Callahan III suffered a stroke in his home. The 42-year-old father of four, who has served Malverne as deputy mayor for… more

by Ex-Captain Steve Grogan Emergency Medical Company and the Extrication Team responded to a reported auto accident at the intersection of Peninsula Blvd and Hempstead Avenue at approximately 10 a.m. on April 1. Upon arriving at the scene, Lynbrook police officers, followed by Second Deputy Chief Anthony DeCarlo, found the driver of the vehicle involved had driven into a curb on the corner after swerving from a turning tractor trailer truck in the intersection.   The vehicle and the truck never collided, however a second vehicle received minor damage from the first vehicle, whose driver was taken to South Nassau by the Medical Company. The Extrication Team stood by. more

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. more

With a snowstorm expected to dump 8- to 12-inches of snow on Long Island, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano will activate the county’s Non-Emergency Hotline beginning Tuesday at 8 … more

New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, put together a list of emergency numbers that people might need in case of emergency during the final blizzard of December … more

Little more than a month after a storm that ranked among the largest in Long Island’s history, some local legislators gathered at Adelphi University on April 15 to ask, Are we prepared for the next big storm? more

"Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has announced that the County is prepared for the major snowstorm expected to hit starting Wednesday. Forecasts are calling for 8 to 13 inches and blizzard-like conditions in Nassau County and surrounding areas." more