Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, District Attorney Kathleen Rice and Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey unveiled the county's latest weapon to combat drunken driving this past w
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7/8/10
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The 12-year-old Merrick-North Merrick Little League’s Williamsport Tournament travel team played Bellmore on July 2 and came away with a 4-2 victory in District 31.
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7/6/10
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At the June 29 South Merrick Community Civic Association meeting, Merrick School District Assistant Superintendent for Business and Technology Dr. Christine Grucci discussed a pesky problem plaguing schools after hours — teenagers.
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Sari Zeidler
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7/2/10
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Students at Birch Elementary School in Merrick raised $12,000 in quarters to donate to the Interfaith Nutrition Network, which donates food to those in need on Logn Island.
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Sari Zeidler
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7/1/10
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The Kennedy High School varsity football team has spent most of the off-season in the weight room and on the track. Last Saturday, however, the team took time to build something beside strength and muscle; they built teamwork in the pursuit of a good cause.
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6/29/10
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Seniors and their dates gathered at homes across Bellmore-Merrick to prepare for prom last Thursday. The Singers of Merrick hosted about 20 Calhoun High School couples. The couples gathered to chat over food with their parents and pose for photos pool-side.
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Deirdre Krasula
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6/29/10
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Bellmore-Merrick Central District proms might have ended around midnight last Thursday, but more seniors than ever headed over to Zachary's in East Meadow to keep on dancing through the night. The third annual post-prom party, hosted by the Bellmore-Merrick Wellness Council, attracted 270 seniors and their dates this year, compared with 200 last year and 120 in the event's first year.
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Deirdre Krasula
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6/29/10
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Under sunny skies, seniors in the class of 2010 at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools graduated on June 27 to the applause of parents, family members and friends. And the Herald was there to …
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Scott Brinton
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6/27/10
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After two years, I have reached the end of my days as a Herald student columnist. I will graduate Kennedy High School on Sunday. More than anything, I hope my columns have urged the Bellmore-Merrick community to think differently about world issues. With so many formidable challenges facing us today, there might be a tendency to grow pessimistic and hopeless. But what I've tried to do is showcase the impressive efforts of different organizations-especially youth-so that my readers see plenty of reason for optimism.
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Daniel Bornstein
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6/24/10
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Merrick School District administrators have had it up to here with teens who turn elementary schools into after-hours hangouts.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/22/10
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