Two familiar Bellmore-Merrick facilities are now home to the Town of Hempstead’s newest solar-energy systems. more

I loved my bicycle. It was a lightweight, aluminum-frame French road bike, a steel-blue Motobecane Jubilee Sport that I bought for $350 in 1982, when I was 15. more

A group of teenagers found a way inside Levy-Lakeside Elementary School, off Merrick Road in Merrick, on July 28, according to Dr. Dominick Palma, the Merrick School District superintendent. The trespassing teens ran when they were approached by a school custodian, Palma said. more

New York City Center Encore! began twenty years ago with a mission to revive the wonderful musicals of the past. With little to no scenery and brief rehearsal time, talented and often famous actors present 4 to 6 performances of each show. Actors hold scripts in front of them and may even blow a line or two, but the audiences don’t care. The program and some of the shows have been so well received that some shows like Gypsy, Chicago and Finian’s Rainbow, have opened on Broadway again. The City Center audiences responded so well that the presentations continue to this day. This season City Center is presenting the inaugural season of Encores! Off-Center with three Off-Broadway shows. more

A 45-year-old Virginia man was arrested and charged with burglarizing a Clubhouse Road home in south Merrick on Saturday. Nassau County Police said he attempted to steal a safe. more

A man recently released from prison reportedly burglarized a Clubhouse Road home in south Merrick on Friday night, around 9:30 p.m., leading police on a chase, with helicopters circling overhead for … more

The co-owner of a Valley Stream diner was killed in a car crash in Bellmore on July 4, police said. His family members, neighbors, colleagues and a Merrick church community are mourning the loss of someone they described as “a very good man.” more

Two vehicles collided near the intersection of Merrick Road and Lincoln Boulevard in Merrick at about 10:30 p.m. on June 23. Multiple people were involved in the crash and taken by ambulances to area hospitals. more

With a special Board of Education election on the horizon, the North Bellmore Coordinating Council of PTAs is inviting residents to meet the candidates one more time. more

A derailment inside one of Amtrak’s East River tunnels Monday evening caused delays in the morning commute for Long Island Rail Road riders on Tuesday, and officials said congestion could continue … more