Kennedy High School senior Rachel Mashal screamed into the phone when the panel of renowned scientists at the Society for Science & the Public called on Jan. 19. “No way!” she hollered. more

After an historic storm swept across Long Island, dumping more than two feet of snow on Bellmore-Merrick from late on Jan. 22 into the early morning of Jan. 24, folks spent the greater part of Sunday digging out their driveways and sidewalks. more

A fierce storm, brought on by a powerful low-pressure system that swept up the Atlantic Coast, dumped an estimated two feet of snow on Bellmore-Merrick from late on Jan. 22 to the early morning of Jan. 24. more

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a saying: “Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.” For King, service to others was the highest form of humanity. more

Nazi fighter planes suddenly swooped in, strafing the ground with machine-gun fire, as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Frank DePergola raced a Jeep through a forest in Luxembourg as the end of World War II approached, with a lieutenant in the passenger seat. more

A major streetscape project that was announced in September, and was intended to beautify the Merrick Road business district between Bellmore and Merrick, has been delayed until the spring. The … more

Senior Rachel Mashal, the class of 2016 salutatorian, put fruit flies on a restricted diet to determine whether lower food intake would ward off drug addiction — specifically caffeine addiction — while also extending life. (As it turned out, it did both.) Meanwhile, classmate Sarah Moussavi took on one of neuroscience’s most perplexing, and intriguing, questions: How certain are humans in their own decision-making? To reach a conclusion, she conducted a computer-controlled experiment at the NYU Center for Neural Science. more

Throughout the holidays, veterans from across Merrick and Bellmore lent a helping hand to Marine Cpl. Kevin Vaughan, a North Merrick resident and graduate of Mepham High School in Bellmore, who was injured in 2011 in Afghanistan. more

Mepham High School senior Erin Gilroy had completed all the science and math credits she needed to graduate by the end of 11th grade. Then she doubled up on English and social studies classes this fall. That enabled her to graduate from Mepham six months early — and get a big head start on her soccer training at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. more

Kennedy High School junior Claire Kelly spent three weeks last summer at the University of Chicago, delving deep into the human brain, examining the connection between impulsivity and drug addiction. Senior Rachel Mashal, the class of 2016 salutatorian, put fruit flies on a restricted diet to determine whether lower food intake would ward off drug addiction — specifically caffeine addiction — while also extending life. (As it turn out, it did both.) And senior Alexis Tillman hung out on lonely street corners (with either her mom or dad nearby) for weeks, filming homeless panhandlers to determine what, precisely, might persuade charitable passersby to give them loose change or even a dollar or two. more