Kids & Family

May 21: Man Struck by Train, Grand Avenue Perfect Wrestler

The top news around Bellmore-Merrick on this Tuesday.

  1. A Man was struck and killed by a train heading westbound at the Merrick LIRR Station Sunday night, LIRR officials confirmed. For more on this story, click here.
  2. Grand Avenue Middle School wrestler Eric Brach, 13, recently completed an unprecedented two-year career without suffering a loss. Click here for the details.
  3. Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, along with Councilman Gary Hudes and Councilwoman Angie Cullen, joined with the Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the new office, located at the intersection of Bedford and Pettit Avenues. For more on this, click this link.
  4. Three Wantagh residents have have created a platform through social media that allows neighbors to buy, sell or trade their household items without needing to organize a garage sale. Click here for more.
  5. The newest business to invade Bedford Avenue is Crossfit Invasion, which hosted a ribbon cutting on Friday afternoon. To see how this business is doing, click this link.

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