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MTA Police rounded up passengers and made sure they got off the tracks safely.

LIRR passengers climb from stopped train onto tracks east of Bellmore

Long Island Rail Road service was disrupted during last Thursday evening’s rush when an eastbound train apparently struck debris near the Bellmore station –– and passengers climbed onto the tracks to walk to the depot. more

By Julie Mansmann | 9/5/14

Eagle Scout candidate Benjamin Heo recently built a bench at the Merricks’ 9/11 memorial, on Hewlett Avenue, near the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station. Joining him were Barry Fox, left, president of the Merrick Park Home Owners Association, and Doug Davis, scoutmaster of Merrick Troop 351.

Merokean building on a fateful legacy

Just to the northeast of the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station is a long, rectangular park shaded by oak trees and hemmed in by a black, wrought-iron fence, with a date above the gate –– 09 11 2001. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/20/14

The not-so-long hot summer

For a handful of people in the political world, this is the summer of blame, shame and credit. While everyone else is trying to get some free time, the political world is immersed in its frenzy to get the attention of almost no one. more

7/30/14

Long Beach commuters said that a strike would have a dramatic impact on residents and hurt local businesses at the height of the summer.

MTA announces contingency plan ahead of LIRR strike

After negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road’s eight unions “collapsed” on Monday, an LIRR strike that could strand more than … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Michael Ganci | 7/15/14

Dave Francis, front, of Bellmore, said that he’s starting to worry that there will be a Long Island Rail Road strike on July 20. Above, Francis prepared to board a train in Bellmore on Monday.

With LIRR strike looming, Bellmore-Merrick commuters are on edge

Bellmore-Merrick commuters said on Monday that they were growing increasingly anxious as salary and benefit negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road’s eight unions carried on without an agreement to stave off a strike on July 20. more

By Scott Brinton and Brian Racow | 7/14/14

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano came to Morrelly Center for Homeland Security in Bethpage to announce contingency plans in the event of a Long Island Rail Road strike on July 20. The county plans to offer free Wi-Fi access to roughly 200 commuters, among other measures.

County to offer free Wi-Fi if there’s a LIRR strike

Nassau County plans to offer free wireless Internet access and work cubicles in a 20,000-square-foot office in Bethpage’s industrial park if there is a Long Island Rail Road strike on July 20. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/11/14

Commuters, let's not let unions bring us to our knees!

With over 300,000 daily riders, the Long Island Rail Road is the busiest commuter railroad in North America. But in just two weeks . . . more

7/9/14

The MTA proposes to bus all LIRR commuters into the city from Nassau Community College and six train stations, including Bellmore, in the event of a strike.

Bellmore-Merrick braces for possible LIRR strike

With a Long Island Rail Road strike looming, Bellmore-Merrick residents and business owners are preparing for the distinct possibility that tens of thousands of commuters might be bused from the … more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/2/14

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, at microphone, stopped at the Bellmore train station on Tuesday and criticized an MTA/LIRR plan to bus commuters into New York City in the event of an LIRR strike in July. She was joined here by Councilwoman Angie Cullin, lower left, Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad, Councilman Gary Hudes, Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby and Councilman James Darcy.

Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray lambastes LIRR

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray came to the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road station on Tuesday to call on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to rethink a plan to bus train commuters … more

By Scott Brinton | 6/25/14

Police officers Tuesday searched the Merrick train station platform with the aid of a police dog. They removed a "suspicious package" from the station, according to a Long Island Rail Road spokesman. Three trains were delayed while the police conducted their search.

‘Suspicious package’ found at Merrick train station

Police removed a “suspicious package" that someone found on Tuesday afternoon at the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station, according to LIRR spokesman Salvatore Arena. He said he knew nothing further about what the package contained. more

By Brian Racow | 6/19/14

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