Tim Flynn, of North Bellmore, said he thought there weren’t enough local sports programs for children with special needs like his 5-year-old son, Brody, who has cerebral palsy. Neighbor Lori Cohen, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/18/15
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Students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s five schools are working to tie the community together — literally and figuratively. Thanks to the brainstorming of a Kennedy …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/15/15
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The sun shone brightly on Saturday for a track and field meet that the Mepham High School community looks forward to every year. The Mepham boys’ and girls’ track teams welcomed scores of …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/15/15
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Kennedy and Mepham high schools recently went to bat for veterans. Students played in a baseball game on April 10 that doubled as a charity fund-raiser for a nonprofit organization that supports …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/17/15
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A Mepham High School student recently won a Long Island-wide Italian poetry contest. Junior Kristen Corless earned first place in Level IV of an Italian poetry recitation contest sponsored by the …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/17/15
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Although the weather was warm and balmy for the National Dance Alliance Championship in Orlando, Fla., March 6 to 8, it didn’t distract the 25 members of the Mepham High School kickline …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/13/15
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In 2013 and 2014, Mepham High School honored two young cancer patients at the annual Chop Your Locks for Charity fundraiser: Gabrielle Brancaccio and Giuliana Geller, respectively. Brancaccio, 7, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/13/15
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Chrissa Schmerler, 35, has brought her grilled cheese truck to the Bellmore Family Street Festival since 2012. As word spread across the community about her business, now known as the Big Cheese, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/13/15
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Members of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Bulldogs ice hockey team recently spent a weekend giving back to their community, helping others on and off the ice. The varsity hockey …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/13/15
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The Mepham High School kickline team is preparing for nationals after a successful winter season.
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2/26/15
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