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Mostly Cloudy Food truck frenzy hits the South Shore
South Shore foodies now have a new place to brunch on Sundays, but instead of sitting down at a trendy restaurant, residents can satisfy their cravings from a handful of food trucks parked at the …
Bellmore-JFK boasts five Regeneron semifinalists
All-girl group proud to be women in STEM
John F. Kennedy High School’s most recent crop of Regeneron Science Talent Search semifinalists was announced on Jan. 7 by the Society for Science. Seniors Callie Burns, Tara Fusillo, Danielle …
Go time for some Bellmore-Merrick sports
In the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham High Schools combine their students to form teams in bowling and boys’ swimming, while each has its own boys’ and girls’ track teams.
UPDATED: Bellmore and Merrick's local leaders decry violence at U.S. Captiol
The usually routine day in the United States Congress on Jan. 6, when senators and representatives met to certify the Electoral College results of the 2020 presidential election, turned historic when …
Bellmore couple host holiday shoe drive out of their garage
Another garage in Bellmore was packed to the ceiling with donations over the holidays. Ed and Janice Garfinkel, a retired couple who live in Bellmore, are collecting vital footwear for those in need.
Bellmore man crash-lands plane in Old Bethpage
A Bellmore man is in stable condition this morning after crash-landing his plane in Old Bethpage on Sunday afternoon. According to the FAA, the 57-year-old pilot crashed his twin-engine …
Bellmore-Merrick CHSD contracts health care vendors to conduct Covid-19 testing
At its first meeting of the new year, the Central High School District Board of Education passed two resolutions that will provide Covid-19 testing capabilities to students and staff should …
Bellmore resident explores Queens culture in new book
A war-torn veteran; a young, affable Puerto Rican girl; the old-age architecture that defines much of Queens — such images are only a few of the intricate scenes shared by Bellmore resident …
Bellmore-Merrick residents roll up their sleeves for Covid-19 vaccine
As the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines roll out across the country, Bellmore and Merrick residents are among the thousands of New Yorkers who have already received their first doses of …
Bellmore man crash-lands plane in Old Bethpage
A Bellmore man is in stable condition this morning after crash-landing his plane in Old Bethpage on Sunday afternoon. According to the FAA, the 57-year-old pilot crashed his twin-engine …
Hempstead Town earmarks Covid relief grants for Bellmore, North Bellmore fire districts
Last month, the Town of Hempstead authorized more than $300,000 in relief grants to help local fire departments pay for coronavirus-related expenses incurred during the pandemic. The Bellmore and …
Chefs open nonprofit kitchen in Bellmore to feed thousands
Last Saturday, in a half-hidden, newly rented kitchen at the end of Charles Court, off Newbridge Road in Bellmore, a small group of chefs was busily preparing food. The next day, they distributed roughly 3,000 meals to families throughout the area.
Editorial
It’s high time truth prevails once again
Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s short, mercurial, ruthless propaganda minister, was known to many as the “poison dwarf.” By all accounts, he was insanely obsessive and manipulative, …
Editorial
Please, get vaccinated when it’s your turn
On Monday, New York entered Phase 1b of the state’s Covid-19 vaccination program, meaning that first responders, public safety and transit workers and . . .
Scott Brinton
A day of reckoning after four frightful years
I spent last Wednesday afternoon scurrying up and down the stairs at home, rushing between my desk upstairs and the TV downstairs. I flipped between CNN, MSNBC and Fox, my pulse, as measured by my watch, racing faster as the afternoon went on.
Randi Kreiss
When it comes to Trump, newspapers go BIG
I have seen my share of heart-stopping headlines. In The New York Times, I read “MEN WALK ON MOON,” “NIXON RESIGNS,” “U.S. ATTACKED” . . .
Op-Ed
New leaders are the suburbs’ best shot at health equity
Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, will bring much-needed change in our country. President-elect Joe Biden has made controlling the coronavirus pandemic a priority, and for the first time, the incoming administration . . .