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Deadly Wild West in our backyard

Drive a mere exit or two on any of Long Island’s main thoroughfares, and you are sure to see at least one roadside shrine remembering the victim of a fatal car crash. more

9/28/23

Suspected terrorists shouldn’t be allowed to buy guns

Speaking about Thanksgiving weekend travel, President Obama warned jittery Americans to “be careful.” Somehow I don’t think that settled anyone’s nerves. We can do more, and it starts here at home. more

12/3/15

Newsday's double standard is shocking

In April 2014, two students at St. Anthony’s High School, in South Huntington, brought a Confederate flag to a sporting event. They were subsequently expelled. Later that month, Newsday published an editorial . . . more

7/29/15

Merrick Road was the third deadliest road, with seven fatalities. Above, Merrick Road in Merrick

Once again, L.I. roads make deadliest list

Roughly 200 pedestrians were killed on Long Island streets from 2010 to 2012, according to “The Region’s Most Dangerous Roads for Walking,” a report produced by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, a non-profit organization committed to decreasing pedestrian fatalities. Eighty-eight died on Nassau County streets. more

By Kimberly Charles | 5/15/14

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, at lectern, came to Chatterton Elementary School in Merrick on Monday to reassure Bellmore-Merrick parents and children that police were doing all in their power to catch a man or men who have been approaching elementary and middle school students on their way to and from school in recent weeks, frightening them. He was joined by police and school officials. At his right was Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, of Merrick.

County executive vows to ‘hunt down’ possible ‘predator’ in Bellmore-Merrick area

Surrounded by police and school officials, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano vowed during a news conference at Chatterton Elementary School in Merrick on Monday to catch the man or men who have approached and frightened Bellmore-Merrick children in recent weeks. In at least once incident, a middle school student reported that a man had attempted to grab him. more

By Scott Brinton and Brian Racow, sbrinton@liherald.com or bracow@liherald.com | 4/29/13

Tulips by the thousands: Enjoy spring in all its glory at Hofstra University’s annual festival on Sunday. The day features plenty of musical entertainment, along Dutch-inspired items for sales at the vendor’s market and tasty Dutch cuisine.

Tulips on display

Colorful blooms will bring many visitors (actually thousands) to Hofstra University for one the area’s favorite springtime traditions, Hofstra’s Dutch Festival. The festival celebrates its 29th year on Sunday with the glorious tulips that honor the Dutch heritage of founder William S. Hofstra. more

By Karen Bloom | 5/2/12

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s director of health, athletics and driver’s education, served as a keynote speaker at a Long Island Youth Safety Coalition conference, “Drunk, Drugged, Drowsy and Distracted: Using School and Community to Create Comprehensive Solutions to Dangerous Driving.” He was joined here recently by Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and ordinances prohibiting smoking in public venues have been passed as a result. These efforts, officials say, have paid dividends. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 12/6/11

Tulip Time: Revel in the glorious colors among a vast array of tulips at Hofstra University’s annual festival on Sunday. Enjoy entertainment, browse among the many Dutch-inspired items at the vendor’s market and taste Dutch cuisine.

Hofstra's Dutch Festival swings into spring

The tulips are on display once again. Those colorful blooms attract thousands each year to Hofstra University for one of Long Island’s enduring traditions, Hofstra’s Dutch Festival. more

By Karen Bloom | 4/27/11

Tulip time: It wouldn’t be spring without tulips. Enjoy a bounty of tulips in a colorful array at Hofstra University’s annual festival on Sunday. While there, browse among the many Dutch-inspired items at the vendor’s market, such as clogs, below.

Tulips by the thousands at Hofstra Dutch Festival

Colorful tulips attract thousands each year to Hofstra University for one of Long Island’s enduring traditions, the Hofstra University Dutch Festival. more

Karen Bloom | 4/28/10