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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
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A crisis for the L.I. Crisis Center
The Bellmore-based Long Island Crisis Center is facing a crisis of its own: Governor Cuomo’s proposed budget cuts mean that the center could lose nearly one-third of its budget, possibly shutting … more
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Dr. Steve Kussin, the Herald’s education columnist since 2005, now anchors the “Eye on Education” feature for WCBS News Radio.
From Cornell to CBS News
On April 19, 1969, members of Cornell University’s Afro-American Society occupied Willard Straight Hall on the Ithaca campus to protest a litany of perceived racial injustices after a cross was burned outside Wari House, a cooperative for African-American female students. During the occupation, AAS members smuggled in rifles and bandoliers of ammunition. more
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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
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Five charged with selling assault weapons
Five Nassau County gun shop owners –– including an East Meadow resident who owns a shop in Merrick and a Bellmore resident who owns shops in New Hyde Park and Seaford –– have been arrested and charged with illegally selling assault weapons, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced on Thursday. UPDATE: On April 19, 2012, all charges against Michael Marinello and South Shore Sportsman, Inc., were dismissed by Judge F. Ricigliano in First District Court, Nassau County. more
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The Nassau County Department of Public Works continues to truck raw sewage through Merrick.
County continues to truck sewage through Merrick
Trucking of raw sewage from Nassau County’s Bay Park treatment plant in East Rockaway to a pumping station on Merrick Road in Merrick is continuing as the county works to fix mechanical problems at the Bay Park plant, said Bill Fonda, a state Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman, in an interview on Thursday. more
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A heavy winter storm covered Bellmore-Merrick in snow on Sunday. Above, Long Island Rail Road riders awaited a train amid the storm at the Merrick station.
Winter storm pounds Bellmore-Merrick
Updated 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 27. A fierce winter storm that rolled into Bellmore-Merrick around 9 a.m. on Sunday continued to pound the community through Monday morning, dumping 12 to 20 inches of snow on the ground and buffeting the area with winds from 15 to 50 miles per hour. Temperatures dipped into the teens. more
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Booker T. Gibson, 80, was a witness to history during the civil rights era. Now he’s a professional musician who plays at the upscale Irish Coffee Pub in East Islip. He is pictured above at home in North Merrick.
Booker T. Gibson, witness to history
Second of two parts. On Aug. 28, 1963, Booker T. Gibson made his way to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. “It was hot. In August, it was hot,” Gibson said during a recent interview, stressing the word “hot.” more
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District Attorney Kathleen Rice
Senator Fuschillo seeks tougher DWI Laws
New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice recently announced a new legislative proposal to require mandatory jail time for those who repeatedly drink and drive. more
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Booker T. Gibson, a nearly lifelong Merrick resident, was the first African-American teacher at South Junior-Senior High School in Valley Stream. He was joined by his wife of 39 years, Frances, also a music teacher, at their North Merrick home.
Breaking racial barriers at every turn
By his own admission, Booker T. Gibson wasn’t the most athletic student at Mepham High School in Bellmore in the 1940s, so becoming popular at a school that placed a high value on success in sports –– in particular, in wrestling –– was no easy feat. But, man, could Gibson play boogie-woogie piano, and at the time this highly rhythmic style of the blues ruled the airwaves. more
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