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Bellmore 10-year-old takes 3rd at state free-throw contest

Elena Bonilla, 10, of Bellmore has taken her free-throw shooting skills to the state level. more

7/29/10

The state Department of Transportation plans to make changes to Newbridge Road that are aimed at curtailing speeding.

A ‘road diet’ for Newbridge Road in East Meadow

Newbridge Road is set to undergo a facelift in August. On July 23, the state Department of Transportation confirmed its plans to implement “traffic-calming measures” on … more

Mike Caputo | 7/28/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

7/28/10

Gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, with his daughter Michaela, proposed a 2 percent property-tax cap during a news conference at the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick on Tuesday.

At N. Merrick senior center, Cuomo calls for tax cap

New York State Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, stopped off at the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick on July 27 with Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican, to tout a statewide property-tax cap. more

Sari Zeidler | 7/27/10

Police commish takes residents’ questions

Bellmore and Merrick residents came out in force to voice their concerns about crime-related issues to Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey and local precinct representatives during a town meeting hosted by Legislator Dave Denenberg on Oct. 20 at the Merrick Library. More than a dozen Bellmore residents asked what police planned to do about a registered sex offender who moved closer thanthe county’s required 1,000 feet from a school, in this case, near Grand Avenue Middle School. more

Nancy Hiler | 7/26/10

Two arrested for prostitution at Bellmore spa

Two prostitution-related arrests were made in Bellmore on July 21, police said. more

Deidre Krasula | 7/23/10

The Lighthouse dead zone

Last week, the Town of Hempstead unveiled its long-awaited plans for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum property. While well intentioned, there is little chance that the town’s vision — or more accurately, lack of vision — will stir anyone’s imagination or solve any of the many problems facing Nassau County. more

7/22/10

Coach Allen Ma, center, has guided Kennedy's boys' volleyball team to back-to-back county titles and led the girls' team to a championship in 2008. Moving forward, he's sticking with the girls' program.

Nassau moves boys' volleyball to fall

To the disappointment of many coaches and student-athletes across Nassau County, the boys’ volleyball season has been moved from the spring to the fall, effective with the 2010-11 school year. more

Tony Bellissimo | 7/22/10

The allure of the sea: Among the many works featured in NCMA’s current exhibit are (from top): William Glackens’ Summer Day, Bellport, L.I., 1913; Maurice Prendergast’s By the Seashore, ca. 1902-04; Childe Hassam’s The North Gorge, Appledore, Isles of Shoals, 1912.

Reflections of the sea at Nassau County Museum of Art

Nassau County Museum of Art's current exhibition, “The Sea Around Us,” examines the artistic fascination with oceans and water, seen through the eyes of 19th and 20th century American and European artists. more

Karen Bloom | 7/21/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... CurrentsAn exhibit highlighting three exciting artists working today: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. All three artists have been shown widely in … more

7/21/10