A: With the increase in the number of two-income households over the past few decades, more families are in need of child care during the work week. Having a baby is expensive enough, with the …
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Christopher Zarra, CFP®, ChFC®, CFS®
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2/10/16
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As a coin dealer who buys and sells all U.S. and foreign coins, as well as variety of metals and collectibles, Jeffrey Berkoff feels that honesty, knowledge . . .
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By Teri Ann Loeser
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1/22/16
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In an effort to create a more attractive downtown and support local businesses, the city announced last week that it is undertaking a new streetscaping initiative to improve its business districts.
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By Matthew Ern
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9/24/15
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With a herd of Nigerian dwarf goats eating their way through a field of mugwort weeds in the background, Town of Hempstead officials welcomed National Parks of New York Harbor Commissioner Joshua Laird to the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick last Thursday.
Laird and a contingent of federal and New York City officials came to the 52-acre preserve to understand better how to convert a decommissioned landfill into a wildlife refuge.
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By Scott Brinton
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6/29/15
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Bernice Busch crafted a humorous poem about a fortune cookie. In his writing, Joel Schatzberg reminisced about his experiences as an “old man” (at age 25) serving in the U.S. military. Meanwhile, others wrote about feelings of loneliness and loss after having buried loved ones.
They were all participants in the Merrick Senior Center’s 13-week Creative Writing Workshop this year. They presented their work during a reading at the Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts on June 10.
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By Scott Brinton
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6/18/15
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A federal judge last Friday sentenced Dave Denenberg, the former Nassau County legislator who pleaded guilty to cheating a law client out of $2.3 million and resigned from office earlier this year, to three months in jail and three months of house arrest.
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By Brian Racow
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6/5/15
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Alison Siegel, of Merrick, left, was recently recognized for her volunteerism and dedication to a Bellmore-Merrick Jewish women’s organization, the Merrick Bellmore Dayan Lilah Group of Hadassah.
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6/3/15
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Meredith Gray, of East Meadow, is the Merrick Bellmore Dayan Lilah Group of Hadassah’s 2015 “Woman of the Year.”
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5/28/15
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A federal judge will wait an extra two weeks to sentence Dave Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, for defrauding a legal client of $2.3 million. His sentencing was scheduled for May 22, but the judge granted a requested delay until June 5.
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By Brian Racow
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5/21/15
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On April 25, the Friends of Senior Services, Inc. (FOSSI) held its annual Monte Carlo Night, raising funds for the Sandel Senior Center, as well as honoring Margarita Grasing.
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4/29/15
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