On May 22, many of the community’s most talented young musicians, vocalists, artists and on-stage performers gathered in one room at the Uniondale Marriott for the Bellmore-Merrick Cultural Arts Foundation’s 33rd Annual Awards Luncheon.
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By David Weingrad
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6/6/12
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Big, blue canvas bags labeled “Little Anne” and “Baby Anne” sat at the entrance to the Merrick Avenue Middle School gymnasium last Thursday. Spread across the shiny wooden floor in neat rows were mannequins, a.k.a. dummies. And in a corner, physical-education teachers Art Canestro, Mallory Cogen and Jason Dove were showing a film that revealed the secrets to saving a life with only your hands and mouth to a class of eighth-graders.
Soon the students were kneeling before the mannequins, pumping the dummies’ chests with their locked hands and breathing into their plastic mouths.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/22/12
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The seventh annual Robbie’s Run was the biggest ever, attracting 1,700 runners between its three races. That’s 200 more participants than ever before, said Jill Levine, founder of Forever Nine–The Robbie Levine Foundation, which sponsors the event.
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By David Weingrad
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5/2/12
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Exhibits and more...
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European …
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4/25/12
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Forever 9: Robbie Levine Foundation, in conjunction with the Community Parent Center and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, recently held training lessons for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillators at the Brookside School in North Merrick.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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4/19/12
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Exhibits and more...
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European …
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3/22/12
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District swim team, the Sharks, recently took part in the Long Beach Polar Bear Super Bowl Sunday Splash to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Their efforts, combined with support from their families, friends and teachers, enabled them to raise more than $3,300 for the cause.
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2/15/12
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Kennedy High School seniors Melissa Rosenblum and Kayla Babbush have been named semifinalists in the 2012 Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Program. The pair were among 2,200 students nationwide (out of 84,000) to be recognized in this merit-based program because of their demonstrated leadership skills, volunteer efforts in their communities and academic achievements.
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1/30/12
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Long Island has incredible potential. It can either become a modern, innovation-spurring suburban area with high-paying jobs, or it can wallow and fade away into obscurity.
That was the general …
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Alex Costello
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1/25/12
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Go beyond the call of the wild when prehistoric creatures appear in the area this weekend. Or check out our seals who winter in our waters during one of the Riverhead Foundation's seal cruises out of Freeport. If you prefer to stay indoors, Lynbrook-based Plaza Theatrical Productions offers Neil Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" at its Bellmore stage.
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1/18/12
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