Kids & Family
Aug. 14: Town Announces Campgrounds Paving, Crime Nearby
A look at what's happening on this Tuesday around the Bellmore and Merrick areas.
- Hempstead Town officials have confirmed that the pavement of “The Campgrounds” in North Merrick will conclude in summer of 2013. Click here for more on that story.
- This week's crime nearby is out, and it features the story of a Bellmore pilot that was arrested for flying his plane too low above Kennedy High School. Click here for the details.
- Merrick Native and current Long Beach resident Kevin Joyce is featured in “Stolen Glory,” a newly published book about the U.S. basketball team that lost a controversial game to the Soviet Union at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. Click here for more.
- According to police, a small van rear ended a Nassau Inter County Express bus just after 10:30 a.m. There were no injuries reported. Click here to see what else detectives had to say about this incident.
- Following growing calls for a woman moderator of a presidential debate, Candy Crowley has been tapped to lead the debate at Hofstra University on Oct. 16, organizers announced on Monday. Click here for the details.
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