Bellmore, NY

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• Police step up patrol of Islip Terrace stop signs

  return it to the area as soon as possible.Brown said the intersection has a high volume of traffic from southbound drivers using Bellmore Avenue on their way to Sunrise Highway as well as drivers traveling to and from East Islip middle and high schools, which   Read more »

• Wanted: Stolen stereo; theft of cash

  as being in his early 40s, about 5-foot-8 and 180 pounds, and was wearing light-colored pants and a blue hooded sweatshirt.Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at its toll-free and confidential hotline: 800-244-TIPS (8477), Crime Stoppers Unit Case   Read more »

• N. Merrick mom, son face heroin-possession charges

  mother and son from North Merrick were arrested on charges of heroin possession after a routine traffic stop Monday evening on Bellmore Avenue, police said.Denise Burke , 49, and Jamie Burke , 17, both of 1378 Whittier Ave., were each charged with seventh-degree   Read more »

• DWI charged after car crashes into Bellmore house

  Bellmore man was charged with drunken driving Saturday night after the car he was driving went through a fence and into a house on St. Marks Avenue, Nassau County police said.Police said Matthew A. Knee, 30, and a 51-year-old male passenger were stuck inside   Read more »

• Cop charged with punching 3-year-old son

  Bellmore man who is on a Brooklyn police gang unit was arrested Saturday after he punched his 3-year-old son in the face, court documents show.Jason Sharp, 37, of Bellmore is charged with three misdemeanor counts of third-degree assault, endangering the welfare   Read more »

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• Events on Long Island

  A guide to cultural and recreational events on Long Island. Items for the calendar should be sent at least three weeks in advance to lical@nytimes.com . Film HUNTINGTON “The Other Side of Immigration ,” 2009 documentary directed by Roy Germano. May 23 at   from The New York Times Read more »

• Hempstead Town Partners with Bellmore Businesses, Provides Property for Chamber of Commerce Office

  Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, Councilwoman Angie Cullin and Councilman Gary Hudes joined the Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the organization’s new office on Pettit Avenue. “This is a great day for   from Town of Hempstead Read more »

• Bellmore residents to vote for new budget, trustees

  Maryanne Kelly CHALLENGER Scott Cohen My name is Scott Cohen and I am running for a trustee seat on the Bellmore School District Board of Education. I moved to Bellmore in 1981 and attended Shore Road School, continued along to Grand Avenue Middle School   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »

• JV Ice Hockey Team Finishes The Season

  The Manhasset Junior Varsity Ice Hockey Team finished their season Wednesday night, April 17, beating Bellmore/Merrick 4-3 in the championship game at the Bethpage Community Park Ice Rink. Wednesday’s finale marked the end of an impressive campaign by th   from Manhasset Press Read more »

• Hempstead Town Hosts New York State Storm Recovery Programs: State Officials At Bellmore & Merrick Locations

  New York State is partnering with Hempstead Town in offering Hurricane Sandy Relief information and programs to homeowners and small business owners at a state-operated Mobile Command Center that will be cited in Bellmore and Merrick. The Mobile unit wil   from Town of Hempstead Read more »