June 2: Crime Report, Coliseum Vote Scheduled

You know what's great about a four-day week? The weekend comes one day sooner ... and we're almost there!

• You know what today is? That's right, it's Thursday. You don't win a prize, but I give you this week's edition of the crime report instead. Be sure to come back today at 10 a.m. and see what happened around Bellmore this week. Click here for last week's crime report where more than $36,000 in jewelry, clothing and coin was stolen from a Bellmore home.
• In case you missed it, following an 11-7 vote by the Nassau Legislature Tuesday, County Executive Ed Mangano signed a bill that calls for a county-wide vote on Aug. 1 to fund a $400 million sports and entertainment complex with a new coliseum as its focal point. Click here for the story.
• Remember, the Nassau County Strawberry Festival starts today at 6 p.m. and runs through Sunday night. Patch will be there for all five days! Make sure you come back today at noon for the first in our five-part series of festival videos! Also, click here for the festival schedule.
• In case you missed it, the Kennedy and Mepham track teams participated in the 2011 Nassau County Track and Field Championship held at Cold Spring Harbor High School last week. Click here to see how the two teams did.
• Bellmore native and Built Well Solar Corp. president Dan Sabia will explain how solar energy works and details about the current LIPA rebates and tax credits that make it affordable tonight at the Bellmore Memorial Library. Click here for all of the details.