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More than a dozen local residents gathered outside the district office of State Sen. Jack Martins (R-Mineola) in Garden City Park on Feb. 17 to show their support for a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in the extraction of natural gas.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/25/12
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. recently passed a resolution to memorialize the life of Bill Halleran, a Pearl Harbor survivor and Merrick resident who died in December at the age of 93.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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2/20/12
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The New York Yankees legend brings his band to Molloy’s Madison Theatre later this month.
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2/15/12
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When Mepham High School sophomore Sabrina Mastrangelo, of Bellmore, captured the title of Miss Long Island Teen last August, it was only her second pageant. So she was more than a bit surprised when, in her third competition, she was named Miss Teen New York.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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2/15/12
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Aqua New York, the private water company providing water to the Merricks and Bellmores, announced that trace levels of trichloroethylene, or TCE, were detected near one of Aqua’s wells on Seaman’s Neck Road in Levittown. The levels were lower than the Department of Health’s allowance in drinking water standards.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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2/10/12
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It was just a casual comment during a typical debate week for the Republican presidential candidates, but for me it was an annoying one.
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2/9/12
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In his budget address, Governor Andrew Cuomo highlighted his two key initiatives for New York State — reducing public-sector pension costs, and implementing an evaluation system for schoolteachers. Gov. Cuomo is the state’s top executive, elected by the people, so who’s supporting his plans? It’s the state’s public workers unions and the teachers’ union — they are suing the governor in court. Did anyone elect the unions to be in charge of the state’s pension and school systems?
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By George Rand
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2/7/12
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Kevin Brennan, a New York City police officer and a 2001 Mepham High School graduate, was shot in the head while chasing a suspect in a Brooklyn housing development at around 9 p.m. on Jan. 31, but survived and is now in stable condition, according to a New York City Police Department spokesperson.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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2/7/12
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New York City held its traditional ticker-tape parade on Tuesday, Feb. 7, to honor the New York Giants, who defeated the New England Patriots, 21-17, during Super Bow XLVI on Sunday. Giants fans from far and wide, including fans from Bellmore and Merrick, joined in the fun. Pictured above, in back, from left, were Kennedy High School graduates Alex Sommer and Chris Composto, and Mepham graduates Brian Collins, Matthew Ferazzoli, Pete Rees, and, in front, Dan Laboyne, who celebrated at the parade.
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2/7/12
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The Giants are Super Bowl champions again!Great game, great win…The same was true a couple of weeks ago when they won the NFC Championship. I watched that game with a bunch of friends at a …
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By Mitchell Hart Cooper
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2/7/12
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