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Fair The Sound Lab in Bellmore offers a new outlet for local artists
Recording studio seeks to make Long Island a ‘music mecca’
A new business on Bedford Avenue is mixing up the “creative vibe” that already exists on the block, according to Bellmore resident Jay Ortiz. Ortiz is the studio manager of The Sound …
Former Mepham High School wrestler films aspiring athletes for YouTube series
A former Wellington C. Mepham High School wrestler has returned to the mat — this time with different equipment. In September, Alexander Pekoff, of Bellmore, launched “THE …
North Bellmore community ‘braves the shave’ for Saw Mill sixth grader
North Bellmore resident Carsyn Volpe spent Halloween the way no 11-year-old should.
Bellmore fire commissioner election to be held Dec. 8
The time has come once again for Bellmore Fire District residents to choose their new commissioner on Dec. 8.
Flag football tournament benefits Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard
Flags were flying on the field of Sanford H. Calhoun High School before Thanksgiving break on Nov. 24, as student-athletes took part in a flag football tournament to benefit the Bellmore-Merrick …
Volunteers in Bellmore, Merrick give back to give thanks
Selfless volunteers throughout Bellmore-Merrick are giving back for Thanksgiving this year. On Saturday, Nov. 21, Connect Church of Bellmore hosted its annual Families Feeding Families event, …
Restaurants, gyms hit with new curfew
As Covid-19 rates tick upward in New York and across the country, Long Island’s restaurants and gyms are bearing the brunt of a new restriction by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Bellmorite seeks to make gyms more inclusive
A fitness trainer from Bellmore is advocating to make gyms more inclusive for people of all abilities. Matthew Alexander, 19, is using his personal experiences to help the New York Fitness Coalition …
Girl Scouts spread kindness at Park Avenue Elementary School
A new installation at Park Avenue Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District is shining a light during the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, a rainbow rock garden was …
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Superintendent announces retirement
John DeTommaso, the superintendent of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District for the past eight years and an educator for 33 years, has announced his retirement, effective next June.
Editorial
Giving thanks in 2020
In a year when so much has gone awry — so many lives lost, businesses battered, jobs vanished — it strains the imagination to think what we might be thankful for, particularly as the nation enters its second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Editorial
County does right by small businesses
We are pleased that Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is once again promoting small businesses ahead of the holiday season — which is vital this pandemic year.
Randi Kreiss
It wasn’t easy: How I got to see my grandkids
The following is not a how-to for anyone else. It’s just my story. We all have to maneuver our way through the grinding deprivations of the coronavirus as best we can. We hadn’t seen the kids or grandkids for nine months . . .
Op-Ed
Give thanks the election is over, and put the knives away
Besides the sad deaths of a quarter-million Americans, the pandemic claimed another victim this month: the re-election of President Trump. Had the election been held in February . . .
Op-Ed
We need to pay attention to children’s mental health
The coronavirus pandemic has created a variety of hardships that have left families and children in distress. Social isolation. A mounting death toll. An estimated . . .