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Have a heart — become an organ donor this Valentine’s Day
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are more than 119,000 men, women and children on the national waiting list for organ donations. Even more sobering . . . more
‘I have faith in God that I will walk again’
On the bright summer morning of June 13, Henry Hey and his longtime girlfriend Donna Becker set out from his home in North Merrick to the hospital for a procedure that would help improve circulation in a toe on his left foot. more
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Students made more than 2,000 sandwiches to lend for those in need.
Lakeside Elementary students aid the less fortunate
The Cub’s Cave at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick recently buzzed with sixth-graders assembling sandwiches for their annual Sandwich-a-thon. The students then donated the food to help those in need around Long Island last month. more
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On March 26, State Farm Agents Suzanne Aral-Boutros and Scott Hermann, right, presented a $25,000 check to the Community Parent Center for its “Drive in the Safe Lane” program at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. On hand were, from left, Tom Volpe, director of transportation for the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District; John DeTommaso, the district’s superintendent; Cynthia Strait Régal, deputy superintendent for business; Dr. Mara Bollettieri, assistant superintendent for personnel; Wendy Tepfer, director of the Parent Center; and Marge Lee, president of Dedicatedd, a DWI victim advocacy group.
State Farm gives $25K to Community Parent Center
State Farm donated $25,000 on March 26 to the Community Parent Center, a Bellmore-Merrick nonprofit organization that supports parents and families with children in kindergarten to 12th grade, for its “Drive in the Safe Lane” program at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. more
Matthew Chicco, a Merrick Avenue Middle School social teacher and coach, had his head shaved at Calhoun High School’s St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser last year.
Calhoun and Mepham to host St. Baldrick’s fundraisers
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which raises funds for childhood cancer research, will host two of its signature head-shaving events at Calhoun and Mepham high schools on March 17 and 18, respectively. more
The Merrick Kiwanis Club donated an automated external defibrillator to the North Merrick Public Library. From left were Susan Helsinger, past president of the Merrick Kiwanis Club; Tom Witt, director of the North Merrick Public Library; Mark Davis, a library trustee; Kim Scharoff, president of the Kiwanis Club; Bill Pezzulo, the library president; Marion Schurade, a library trustee; Barbara Behrens, trustee; Richard Smith, trustee; and Michael Reid, a Kiwanis Club member.
Kiwanis makes heartfelt donations
Martin Valk, a past president of the Merrick Kiwanis Club, noticed that the Merrick and North Merrick libraries did not have automated external defibrillators. Thanks to his and other Kiwanians’ actions, that soon will change. more
Now is the time to give
As the holiday season begins, our thoughts traditionally turn to the less fortunate. There are simply too many vulnerable members of our society . . . more
Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature and a Republican candidate for Congress, held a press conference on Aug. 6 in Mineola.
Blakeman repeats call for Rice Moreland explanation
For the second time in a week’s span, Republican congressional candidate Bruce Blakeman on Aug. 6 appeared outside a state courthouse in Mineola to call for Kathleen Rice, the Nassau County district attorney and his Democratic opponent in this fall’s election, to address allegations that political interference undermined the Moreland Commission ... more
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Team Andree gave it their all in the tug-of-war event.
Kennedy staffers compete for a cause
The Kennedy High School student government’s newest event featured more than 80 faculty members stuffing marshmallows in their mouths, running around a row of chairs in the gymnasium and more … more
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Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, right, of Merrick, participated in a recent Long Island Progressive Coalition protest, saying that County Executive Ed Mangano created an “appearance of impropriety” in accepting campaign contributions from contractors that did restoration work for the county after Hurricane Sandy. A Mangano spokesman later accused Denenberg of accepting illegal campaign contributions. Richard Landau of Merrick, whose home was severely damaged in Sandy, joined Denenberg at the protest.
Progressive Coalition protesters decry county's Sandy contracts
Protesters from the Long Island Progressive Coalition, a nonprofit social and environmental advocacy group, claimed at a June 4 rally in Mineola that County Executive Ed Mangano received $144,000 in campaign contributions from private companies that did restoration work for the county after Hurricane Sandy. more
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