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Nassau County Strawberry Fest coming this weekend
The Bellmore Kiwanis and Lions clubs are set to host the annual Nassau County Strawberry Festival this weekend. more
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Wendy Tepfer, at lectern, director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, spoke to students at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville last Wednesday on the dangers of driving while distracted.
County joins U.N.’s campaign for road safety
Two Nassau County Police officers revved up the motor on a device not much larger than a lawnmower engine. As the machine roared last Wednesday afternoon, the officers used its cutters to slowly peel off the driver’s side door of a badly damaged minivan. No one was inside the van, but students at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville watched quietly and anxiously as the “Jaws of Life” crushed the car’s metal. more
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Red Door Spa opens its doors
Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, Councilwoman Angie Cullin, Councilman Gary Hudes and Town Clerk Mark Bonilla recently joined with CEO Todd Walter and General Manager Lindsey Bavolar of Elizabeth Arden’s Red Door Spa to celebrate the grand opening of its newest location at 2750 Merrick Road in Bellmore. more
Brian Schneider, a hydrogeologist for the Nassau County Department of Public Works, rear center, spoke with Envirothon participants during a two-hour hike whose participants viewed environmental damage in the woodlands on the east side of the Meadowbrook Parkway.
Envirothon emphasizes damage in forests
Call it a tale of two forests. On the west side of the Meadowbrook Parkway, on the outskirts of Freeport and Roosevelt, there is the 73-acre Roosevelt Preserve, owned and maintained by Nassau County. There, the wide paths are clear of fallen trees and shrubbery and virtually trash-free. There is no evidence of campfires having burned down swaths of the woods, nor is there graffiti marring the abundant oaks and maples. more
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Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick spoke with Claudia Borecky, the president of the North and Central Merrick Civic Association at the Rules Committee meeting. Democrats like Denenberg are questioning the legality of recent attempts to redraw the county’s legislative map.
Residents raise redistricting concerns at rules meeting
After waiting nearly five hours Monday afternoon, residents opposed to a Republican plan to redraw district lines for the Nassau County Legislature finally got the chance to be heard by the Legislature’s Rules Committee. The plan would reshape a number of districts while merging others, such as the 5th and 19th districts, which are now held by Democrats Joseph Scannell and David Denenberg, respectively. more
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The Nassau County Unprotected Woodlands Task Force will hold an Envirothon this weekend to raise awareness of environmental destruction in the forests along the Meadowbrook Parkway.
Envirothon set for Saturday in N. Merrick woods
The Nassau County Unprotected Woodlands Task Force is preparing for an “Envirothon,” which is scheduled to take place at the Brookside School on Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick on Saturday, April 30, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. more
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The Red Door Spa recently opened in Bellmore, offering high-end services and treatments.
Loads of luxury at Bellmore's Red Door spa
If you need a day of self-indulgence and luxury, look no further than the new Red Door Spa by Elizabeth Arden on Merrick Road in Bellmore. The new spa opened its signature red doors last week. more
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Members of the Nassau County Unprotected Woodlands Task Force toured the forests behind the Brookside School in North Merrick on Monday. They were, from left, Kyle Strober, County Legislators David Denenberg and Norma Gonsalves, Brian Schneider and Richard Schary.
Hike reveals woodlands vandalism
North Bellmore environmental activist Richard Schary was hurrying through the woods behind the Brookside School in North Merrick on Monday morning, dashing from tree to tree in search of graffiti. He had little trouble finding it. Vandals had spray-painted dozens of oak and maple trees along a well-worn path through the forest. more
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The Nassau County Unprotected Woodlands Taskforce discussed plans for an upcoming “Envirothon” at a meeting on Monday. The group is headed by Legislator Norma Gonsalves, at head of table, and Legislator David Denenberg, at right. At the Envirothon, the task force will announce a plan to allow fishing at Mullener Pond in North Merrick, where it has been prohibited. Clockwise from left were Brian Foley, deputy regional director, New York State Department of Parks; Gonsalves; Donald Hohn, planner, county Planning Commission; Heidi O’Riordan, aquatic biologist, state Department of Environmental Conservation; Brian Schneider, hydrogeologist, county Department of Public Works; and Denenberg.
State eyes fishing at Mullener Pond
Shaped like a footprint, Mullener Pond abuts the Meadowbrook Parkway amid a stand of oaks and maples just south of Jerusalem Avenue in North Merrick. It is a quiet place, hemmed in by a six-foot … more
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Dean, left, and Justin Angell arrived on the scene of a car accident on Bellmore Avenue. Justin was shot in the back and rushed to the hospital by his brother and another EMT.
Firefighter shot down, now recovering at home
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
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