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Unused and unwanted prescription pain medications should be removed from the home immediately, according to Dr. Andrew Kolodny, chief medical officer for the drug-treatment agency Phoenix House.
Nation in crisis: painkiller progression
Patients should stop thinking of powerful pain medications like Oxycontin and Vycodin as slightly stronger versions of Tylenol and Advil. Rather, they should think of them as “heroin pills.” That’s according to Dr. Andrew Kolodny, president of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing and chief medical officer for Phoenix House, a national, nonprofit drug treatment agency. more
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Wendy Tepfer, front, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, is among the leaders sponsoring the first Bellmore-Merrick Drug Takeback Day on Sept. 27. She was joined at a meeting of the Bellmore-Merrick Heroin Task Force last Friday by, from left, Donna Nogid, legislative assistant to Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg; Pat Gleiberman, young adult librarian at the Bellmore Memorial Library; and Lisa Finn, director of clinical services and community outreach for Phoenix House.
Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center, heroin task force sponsoring drug takeback
Every day, 2,500 teens across the country, ages 12 to 17, get high off prescription drugs, and 70 percent of them obtain their narcotics from family members or friends –– most often by swiping them from bathroom medicine cabinets, according to Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center. more
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Throngs gather yearly at the popular fair, which kicks off autumn’s festival season next weekend, Sept. 18-21.
Fall beckons at the Bellmore Family Street Festival
Bellmore is ready to welcome thousands of area residents to its grand yearly extravaganza that is a staple of autumn's festival season. more
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New York American Water Company, Inc., the company that supplies the area’s water, has an office at 60 Brooklyn Ave in Merrick.
Water study stresses present costs over future savings
The engineering firm that conducted a study of the area’s water system, analyzing the pros and cons of a municipal authority buying it from current operator New York American Water Company, Inc., went by one yardstick: ... more
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This chart shows George E. Sansoucy, P.E., LLC’s forecast of the cost to operate New York American Water Company, Inc. and two theoretical municipal water authorities through 2044. Sansoucy predicted that municipal water would be more costly in either scenario.
Water authority releases study
In 2010, people in Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and Seaford paid nearly five times more for tap water than people in East Meadow, Levittown, Lido Beach and Uniondale, according to an engineering firm working for the Water Authority of Southeastern Nassau County. The first four communities got their water from the company Long Island American Water. The second four got theirs from the Town of Hempstead ... more
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Michael Venditto, far left, and David Denenberg, center, candidates for the 8th Senate District seat, talked with business owner Walter Kiernan following a ribbon-cutting for Anthony’s Deli in Wantagh on Aug. 19.
Race heats up for vacant Senate seat
A pair of Nassau County legislators are vying for an open seat in the State Senate, with both candidates recently picking up major endorsements. more
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Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, fourth from right, front, led a July 16 protest at the Merrick water tower to call for the release of a draft study of a proposed public takeover of Long Island American Water. To Denenberg’s left was County Legislator Laura Curran. About 30 local residents joined them.
Legislators, activists demand water study’s release
An engineer has completed a draft study on the feasibility of a public takeover of Long Island American Water, the water utility company that services the area, but the public has yet to see the document. more
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Participants in the Town of Hempstead's Senior Writing Workshop recently read their works at the Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts.
There's no age limit to creativity at town's Senior Writing Workshop
The older adults participating in the Town of Hempstead’s Senior Writing Workshop presented their original works recently at the Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts. more
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“Bridge and Tunnel,” Malverne native Jason Michael Brescia’s drama about a group of twentysomethings’ struggle to cope with their transition to adulthood while living with their parents on Long Island is among the film festival’s prestigious opening night selections on July 11.
Summer sizzle at the Long Island International Film Expo
The historic Bellmore Movies is rolling out the red carpet once again for 17th installment of the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE), which opens on Wednesday, July 9. more
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Children don't hate math . . . they hate being confused by it
Now that school is coming to an end, math will take a back seat to vacations. A math foundation is built from one concept to the next . . . more
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