Highlighting kids that inspire the community.
This week, Robert Person is Bellmore Patch's Whiz Kid! Do you know a great kid? Submit your nomination in our comment box below or e-mail the information to Emily.Cappiello@patch.com. Be sure to include all of the following information:
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Police said that the couple had marital problems.
Update: May 2, 2012 at 1:23 p.m. Four children returned to their North Bellmore home after school Tuesday afternoon to find their mother dead on the floor of the laundry room and their father locked in an upstairs bedroom. Thomas Hayes, 43, stabbed his wife, Sherrelle Hayes, 44, and then hung himself, police said. According to Homicide Det. Sgt. Greg Lesmeister, the couple's 13-year-old daughter was the first to arrive home and her father only spoke to her from behind the door. Lesmeister said Hayes instructed her to pick up her other siblings - ages 10, 9 and 7 - from school. When she and three other siblings returned to the Smith Avenue home, they could not get in the front door. The children gained entry through another door and found …
Bellmore resident “Bald” Vinny Milano had a special guest during Sunday’s Yankees game.
"Bald" Vinny Milano, a Bellmore resident and chief "Bleacher Creature" for the New York Yankees, got a visit from Yankees' General Manager Brian Cashman during Sunday's game against the Detroit Tigers. According to ESPN New York, Milano spotted Cashman outside the stadium and asked the GM to come sit in the bleachers, as he has done in the past. "He said, 'Why don't you come on out?'" Cashman told ESPNNewYork.com after the Yankees' 6-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. "I said, 'You know what, maybe I will.' I've got my son. I've never experienced the roll call from the stands. I wanted my son to experience a big part of Yankee tradition now. "So I said, 'I'll come out for the first inning, if I have time. If something doesn't come up.' So we …
Local paper plays up possible Isles relocation.
The National Hockey League playoffs have moved on without the New York Islanders. Soon enough the Islanders could carry on without Long Island. With time ticking until their lease expires at the end of the 2015 season, rumors continue to grow about a possible relocation to Brooklyn. The latest Brooklyn-Isles tie in? Check out this Brooklyn Courier report on the state Department of Labor investigating whether there are dangerous levels of asbestos at the Nassau Coliseum. We also snapped a picture of the Brooklyn-based publication's front cover. The Isles graced it.
A weekly look-in at the news of Nassau County.
Nassau Police Precinct Merger: Community Policing Centers The community policing centers have been a topic of concern for many residents and PBA officials, who are uncertain of the role the centers will play in the county's police precinct realignment. Click here for Patch's full report on the community policing centers. NIFA Freezes County Workers' Wages Again The Nassau County Interim Finance Authority voted Thursday to freeze Nassau workers' wages for a second consecutive year. According to Newsday [paid link], NIFA cited as its reasoning "a continuing fiscal crisis and issuing estimates showing that the county could face a $100 million deficit by year's end." Board members said at a meeting in Uniondale that they would not continue to …
5:21 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Why buy? Home Depot rents and sympathetic Vollies will probably agree to loan out their K-12 crash saws... more ›
High intensity personal training gym is looking to pump you up.
Looking to get pumped up in ways you never thought possible? Crossfit Merrick, a high-intensity personal training gym located on Merrick Road, might just be what you're looking for. Patch reporter Chris Boyle spoke with Crossfit owner Cliff Brown about why you should drag your out-of-shape self there so he can put you through the paces. (Editor's Note: Crossfit Merrick has since change locations. It is now located on Newbridge Road in Bellmore.)
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Brian Walsh was given the honor for his performance as a member of the Old Westbury Panthers.
Brian Walsh, a Bellmore native and a Mepham High School graduate was named Skyline Conference Co-Baseball Player of the Week for his performance as a member of the SUNY College at Old Westbury baseball team, The Panthers, on Monday. In the first weekly honors announced by the conference in baseball, Walsh, a junior at Old Westbury, was highlighted for hitting .519 at the plate with three doubles, eight RBI and eight runs scored as the Panthers opened the season with a 5-2 record. The Skyline Conference supports athletes in "their efforts to reach high levels of academic and athletic performance consistent with the academic goals of member institutions and without providing athletically related aid."
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Media personalities return to their alma mater to talk about their careers and the media industry.
ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter only had to leave the stage once to answer a phone call during a homecoming presentation at Kennedy High School on Thursday night. Just before he sat down with co-worker and fellow Kennedy alumnus Steve Levy, he warned of a big story he’s working on for the worldwide leader in sports. The call turned out to be nothing, as were the many text messages and emails that came across his cell phone during the 90-minute session, but it was a clear picture into the life of one of the nation’s top NFL reporters, who got his start on Long Island as a sports fan and athlete for the Cougars. Welcomed with a video of their career highlights and signs in front of the school, both ESPN media personalities spoke about their …
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The tournament continued to grow in its third year.
Bright and early Sunday morning, Kennedy High School hosted a fundraising event started by two young ladies hoping to make a difference in the fight against a deadly disease. Buckets for Breast Cancer is a double-elimination three-on-three basketball tournament that kicked off its third year. Hundreds of local residents, both adults and children, participated to help stomp breast cancer into the ground, once and for all. Allie Keller, co-creator of Buckets for Breast Cancer, graduated Kennedy last year and is now enrolled at Skidmore College in upstate New York. "I started this with my best friend, Taylor Kruter. Unfortunately, both of our families have been affected by breast cancer," she said. "We both played basketball here at Kennedy …
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Matt Gilroy played in 53 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season.
North Bellmore native Matt Gilroy was traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Ottawa Senators Monday afternoon as the NHL's trade deadline approached. The 27-year-old defenseman had two goals and 15 assists in 53 games for the Lightning this season. "It feels good," Gilroy told TSN after the trade. "It's a little crazy right now. ... I'm excited to get up there and meet the guys tomorrow." Gilroy played his high school hockey at St. Mary's in Manhasset. He graduated from Boston University in 2009 after playing four seasons as a defenseman for the Terriers. Gilroy was a three-time All American and won the Hobey Baker Award in 2009 as the best collegiate player in the nation. The 6-foot-1 Gilroy was signed to a two-year, $3.5 million …
4:28 pm on Monday, February 27, 2012
For the moment, this is a good trade for Gilroy. The Sens will use him as a top six defenseman and they are having a solid season thus far. more ›
Robin
1:46 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
So horrible to read this. Praying for the kids. We never know what goes on behind closed doors and what he should have done or she shouldn't have done is irrelevant. This obviously was not something planned and I hope these kids have good family or relatives to take care of them and help them through this. God bless these kids and all the pain and suffering they will go through. more ›