Kids & Family

July 23: Hit-and-Run Bust, Tire Slashings, Weight Management

A look at what's happening around the East Meadow area.

  1. An East Meadow man turned himself over to police Saturday evening after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run accident in Uniondale earlier Saturday that left one man dead. For more on this, click .
  2. Nassau County Police are investigating a rash of tire slashings that took place overnight Friday into Saturday in East Meadow. For more on what the police have found out thus far, click .
  3. With increasing attention being focused on the nationwide obesity epidemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics, in a recent online issue of its journal Pediatrics printed a study on the “Influence of Sports, Physical Education and Active Commuting to School on Adolescent Weight Status”. To see what this means for your children, click .
  4. Legis. Norma L. Gonsalves, R-East Meadow, recently attended the unveiling of the Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) mural created by the Art Club under the direction of Dr. John W. Healy. Click for more details.
  5. Monday is the final day o the big garage sale behind the . The garage sale will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Patch was there on Sunday, and we have photos! Check back later today for that.


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