Kids & Family

Oct. 22: Debate Live Chat, Robbery at Gunpoint, Drums Alive

  1. The Valero gas station in North Merrick was robbed at gunpoint for the second time in less than a year late Friday night, according to Nassau County Police. Click here for the details on that story.
  2. Join Patch readers as they react to the candidates' statements in the final debate ahead of November's presidential election. Bob Schieffer, host of Face the Nation on CBS, will moderate this third and final debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney. Click here for more.
  3. Come try the latest fitness craze to hit Long Island. You get a stability Ball and two drum sticks you make the beat and feel the beat as you get a cardiovascular  workout. Click here for more details.
  4. On Nov. 4, there will be an event for a cause at Mulcahy’s in Wantagh. Meghan Roach is a 21-year-old college student from Bellmore who was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma of the bone just before the summer. Click here for more information.
  5. In 2011, a woman and a young boy move in across from Alex, her brother Wyatt, and their parents. When the woman is hospitalized, Alex and her family take in the young Robbie, strange occurrences start to occur in Alex's house. Click here for Chuck Ingersoll's Review of Paranormal Activity 4.
About this column: If nothing else, take with you this daily guide to what's happening, and what's news in Bellmore and Merrick.

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