West Hempstead

The New York Times  Events on Long Island and classics. July 28 at 6:30 p.m. Free. Halls Pond Park, Nassau Boulevard. (631) 864-2574; northshorepops.org . WESTBURY Leon Russell with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. July 27 at 8 p.m. $29.50 to $59.50. NYCB Theater at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow  | more »

Merrick Life - L&M Publications  North Bellmore firefighter arrested on arson charge West Hempstead man was arrested for an arson that occurred on May 19, in North Bellmore at 4:30 a.m. According to Nassau detectives, 25-year-old Matthew Greve, a North Bellmore firefighter, removed a Halligan fireman’s tool from the firehouse and filled a  | more »

Gadling  Man Completes First-Ever Cross-Country Wheelchair Trek in a manual wheelchair. The 42-year-old's journey began 99 days earlier in Santa Monica, California. The Malverne-West Hempstead-Lynbrook Patch was there at the finish of his 3,100-mile quest. Cordell said: "I want to bring inspiration to people around the  | more »

Garden City Life  Chamber Of Commerce Welcomes Businesses Manor. Participating fire departments hailed from as far west as Broad Channel and as far east as Syosset, with many in between, including Bellerose Terrace, Bellerose Village, Elmont, Floral Park, Floral Park Centre, Franklin Square & Munson, Garden City,  | more »

New York Post  Green: I didn’t party with Heat soon.’ And I left. Media blew it up.” Green spoke while sitting in the bleachers of the Island Garden Basketball Arena in West Hempstead — preparing to host a week-long basketball camp for local youth.Green was instructed by a friend to meet him at that club,  | more »

Garden City Patch  WH Native Completes 3,100 Mile Wheelchair Journey United States in 1976, where they found their first home in West Hempstead. Cordell then attended Chestnut Elementary, West Hempstead Middle School and the High School, where he played JV and varsity football, while studying karate for over 11 years. He was  | more »

WABC  Long Island man goes cross-country in wheelchair HEMPSTEAD (WABC) -- A cross-country journey is tough enough in a car. Imagine it in a manual wheelchair. 3,100 miles, and with every turn of his wheels a Long Island man hopes to inspire others. If you want to feel inspired spend just one minute with Gabriel  | more »

Garden City Patch  Crimes Nearby: Police Standoff, Arson, Motorcycle Accident of fifth degree arson, petty larceny and resisting arrest. A man was injured after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead July 5 around 11:15 a.m. The man was trapped underneath his motorcycle for a short time until firefighters  | more »

Merrick Life - L&M Publications  Happy Birthday, America! Sam John Skidmore of North Bellmore is flanked by Merokian Spencer D'Aulia, along with Conrad Flores West Hempstead and Mike Garcia of Levittown. Alex Cuozzo, president of USATF-Long Island, told Bellmore Life that over 800 runners had signed up and run in  | more »

Garden City Patch  Teens Busted With Fireworks at Community Park at the scene resulted in the issuance of appearance tickets for trespass to eight males, ages 18-19, from West Hempstead and Franklin Square. With the Fourth of July just days away, Mayor John Watras, in this week's Mayor's Message, reminds residents that  | more »

WABC  LIRR cancels/diverts 35 trains after East River Tunnel derailment trains, plus the diversion of others from Penn Station to Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn or Hunterspoint Avenue in Queens. MTA NYC Transit is cross honoring LIRR tickets on the Nos. 2, 3, 7 and E trains. The LIRR is working with Amtrak to restore full service  | more »

WABC  Central Islip man arrested in nightclub stabbing HEMPSTEAD (WABC) -- A Long Island man is behind bars, accused of stabbing a man at a nightclub in West Hempstead. Authorities say he got into a fight with a 29-year-old man at Rumors and attacked him with a knife. Small was arrested as he attempted to leave.  | more »