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On Sept. 11, 2001, an estimated 3,000 men and women perished at the World Trade Center in the worst terrorist attack on American soil. Twenty-five of the victims were from the Bellmore-Merrick area. Eight years later, we fondly remember them and their contributions to the community. To this day, our heartfelt condolences go out to the families.
At the Bellmore and Merrick Heralds, we're creating a wall of remembrance on our recently rebuilt Web site at www.liherald.com. If any local 9/11 families would like to add photographs to the wall, please e-mail them to Scott Brinton, senior editor, at sbrinton@liherald.com.
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Scott Brinton
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9/10/09
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In response to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's and Department of Health's May report on synthetic turf, Environment and Human Health Inc., a nonprofit group based in North Haven, Conn., issued a rebuttal listing its concerns with the state's findings.
Environment and Human Health describes itself as "an organization dedicated to protecting human health from environmental harms through research, education and the promotion of sound public policy." The group comprises "doctors, public health professionals and policy experts committed to the reduction of environmental health risks to individuals."
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Scott Brinton
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9/10/09
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An elementary school teacher from Merrick already accused of one sex crime now faces charges in two counties. Daniel Rothbard, 28, was arrested Sept. 3 for allegedly forcing a 13-year-old girl from Suffolk County to engage in oral sex at his Meadowbrook Avenue home on July 7, authorities said.
Police learned about the encounter after Rothbard was arrested July 21 in Suffolk County for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in the parking lot of Westbrook Elementary School in West Islip, after meeting her on MySpace. Believing there may have been more victims, authorities began a probe into his online life.
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Sari Zeidler
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9/10/09
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In recognition of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, which aims to increase the community’s understanding of the grief associated with the loss of an unborn or newborn child, Winthrop-University Hospital’s Perinatal Bereavement Team will host the sixth annual Walk to Remember on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 9 a.m. at Field 5 of Eisenhower Park in East Meadow.
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9/10/09
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In response to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's and Department of Health's May report on synthetic turf, Environment and Human Health Inc., a nonprofit group based in North Haven, Conn., issued a rebuttal listing its concerns with the state's findings.
Environment and Human Health describes itself as "an organization dedicated to protecting human health from environmental harms through research, education and the promotion of sound public policy." The group comprises "doctors, public health professionals and policy experts committed to the reduction of environmental health risks to individuals."
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Scott Brinton
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9/9/09
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Nearly 200 people filled the Merrick Library for the first of two public hearings on Sept. 1 to speak out against a proposed 12 percent rate hike for Aqua New York Water Service. A second hearing was held in the evening at Brookside School and was also well attended, according to reports.
The rate hike proposal angered the many residents from Bellmore, Merrick, Wantagh, Seaford, Levittown and Massapequa who have no alternative water provider and reportedly pay more than neighboring communities in the Town of Hempstead that are part of municipal water districts.
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Sari Zeidler
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9/9/09
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An Oceanside man who was hit by a car while riding a bike on the bike path that runs along the northbound side of the Wantagh Parkway in 2007 is suing New York state for $5 million, his lawyer said.
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Sari Zeidler
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9/3/09
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A moviemaker from Merrick, Rob Siegel, who wowed audiences and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences when he wrote "The Wrestler" last year, premiered his directorial debut, "Big Fan," at the Sundance Film Festival on Aug. 28.
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Sari Zeidler
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9/3/09
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The state Department of Transportation was scheduled to begin work Tuesday to permanently close a four-mile stretch of the northbound Wantagh Parkway to enhance the safety of cyclists and pedestrians on the nearby bike path that runs from Cedar Creek Park in Seaford to Jones Beach.
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Sari Zeidler
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9/3/09
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The East Meadow Soccer Club hosted the 31st annual East Meadow Soccer Tournament, sponsored by Covanta Energy, Aug. 29 and 30. Teams came from across the South Shore for this massive undertaking.
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Scott Brinton
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9/3/09
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