Bellmore Fire Department volunteers were recently honored for their role in extinguishing an out-of-control blaze that erupted on Sunrise Highway after a gasoline tanker crashed in December. more

Mepham High School has been recognized as one of the top 100 high schools in the nation for personal finance education by the Working in Support of Education (W!SE) Financial Literacy Certification Program, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District officials said. more

The Kennedy High School alumni association plans to beautify school grounds while also raising money for student scholarships and offering the community the chance to honor friends and family … more

Whether Chris Pekoff is at a local charitable fundraiser, on a baseball diamond in North Bellmore or North Merrick, or at one of the community’s many businesses, he finds the time to chat with … more

The Town of Hempstead recently received the Excellence in Financial Reporting Award for the 2012 fiscal year, presented by the independent, non-partisan Government Finance Officers Association. more

Get your A-list together and roll out the red carpet for an evening of star-gazing. Everyone’s favorite awards show, otherwise known as the 86th Academy Awards, held on Sunday, March 2, this … more

Scott Brinton, senior editor at Herald Community Newspapers and an adjunct journalism professor in the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication, was named to the inaugural class of the Press Club of Long Island’s Journalism Hall of Fame on Feb. 12. All winners of PCLI’s Outstanding Journalist Award, the group’s highest individual honor, were included in the first class of Hall of Fame inductees. Brinton received the accolade in 2006. more

When John Curley arrived at a raging fire on Nov. 12 last year, he thought he would pull a dead body out of the burning Bellmore home. Curley was with his son, John Curley Jr., on the morning of the blaze, driving a department pickup truck to retrieve a new boiler to replace one that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy for Engine Company No. 2 in south Bellmore. But at 7:39 a.m., when the department got a call about a “house fire with occupant trapped” nearby on Shore Road, the former chief responded. One of the residents, a man in his 60s, told Curley that his 92-year-old mother was trapped in their burning home. Thanks to the firefighter’s resourcefulness and bravery, Bellmore Fire Department officials said, the woman was rescued and survived the blaze. The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York recognized Curley’s efforts by honoring him with the Firefighter of the Year award at its annual convention. more

The Girl Scouts of Nassau County recently recognized Deanna Parlagreco, a senior at Wellington C. Mepham High School, with the most prestigious award within the Girl Scouts. Parlagreco received the Girl Scout Gold Award from the organization. Josephine, her mother and a teacher at Mepham, said she and her husband are proud of Deanna’s hard work and also her commitment to helping the community. more

Kennedy High School junior Rebecca Jellinek, 16, of Bellmore, recently took Highest Honors at the New York State Science Congress, earning first place in the Biological and Behavioral Science Division at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Suffolk County. more