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Paul Desroches, Director of the FISH of Wantagh, addressed his fellow volunteers at the podium during the group’s annual business meeting on May 26.
F.I.S.H. treading water in Wantagh
Friends in Safe Hands of Wantagh has offered a major solution for seniors in Bellmore and Wantagh in need of reliable transportation for almost 50 years — but may not be around for much longer. more
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State must do more to ensure parkway safety
From the look of the damage sustained by a charter bus after it crashed into the Eagle Avenue Bridge on the Southern State Parkway in early April, the incident should have been a mass tragedy. more
The death of 2-year-old Cameron Gulbransen led his father, Greg, to embark on a crusade to have federal transportation legislation enacted requiring car manufacturers to include backup cameras. The Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act became law on May 1.
Backup cameras required nationwide
Greg Gulbransen’s tragedy, the death of his 2-year-old son, Cameron, on Oct. 19, 2002, when Gulbransen accidentally backed over him in his car, could have destroyed his life. Carrying his favorite … more
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Vote yes on extended busing for private schools in North Bellmore
A proposition will be included in the next school board election that would extend the number of miles for which busing would be provided to North Bellmore students from 15 to 17.5. It would only apply to students not attending public schools. more
Martin Avenue Elementary School would have 117 more students eligible for bus transportation, should voters approve a measure on the May ballot in the North Bellmore School District.
North Bellmore school voters to face dueling transportation measures
Officials in the North Bellmore School District are eying a small spending increase for the 2018-19 school year, with a $57.2 million budget. Complicating matters, however, are two transportation-related questions that could change the budget substantially. more
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North Bellmore schools transportation deadline approaching
The North Bellmore School District provides transportation for students who are residents of the district in grades K-3 living a distance greater than a half mile up to 15 miles and grades 4-6 living a distance greater than one mile up to 15 miles from the schools they attend. more
Long Island Rail Road train 2817 crashed at Atlantic Terminal on Jan. 4 of last year, causing 108 injuries and damage to the station.
Chronic fatigue blamed in Brooklyn crash
In a report released on Feb. 6, the National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the Jan. 4, 2017 accident at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn that resulted in injuries to 108 people “was that the engineer of Long Island Rail Road train 2817 fell asleep due to his chronic fatigue.” The train was on the Far Rockaway branch that includes Inwood, Lawrence, Cedarhurst, Hewlett, Woodmere and Gibson. more
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Wheelchairs and public transportation
Q. My question is about handicapped requirements. I’m in a wheelchair, and I work in the city and take public transportation. I’m wondering why it took so long for the City of New York to do anything about handicapped access . . . more
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On the trains, no summer of hell
Spring was a season of frustration for Long Island Rail Road commuters. Two trains derailed in March and April, crippling LIRR service for days. Later in April . . . more
Commuters at the Bellmore LIRR station said they were unfazed by the schedule changes necessitated by the infrastructure improvement project at Penn Station, but remain cautious.
'Summer of hell' isn't yet, for East Meadow commuters
Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s warning in May that Long Island Rail Road riders should brace for a “summer of hell” that would likely result from overdue track repair work at Manhattan’s Penn Station, most East Meadow commuters say they have yet to experience anything out of the norm. more
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