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A 44-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore on Sunday afternoon.
Calhoun student reaches new musical heights
Young trumpeter makes All-National
Like other students in the district, Ben Shaposhnikov, a 17-year-old student at Sanford H. Calhoun High School, has been playing music since fourth grade. Now, after eight years of practicing the …
Mepham memorializes Roy Weinman, a 'true Pirate'
The sky was overcast on Oct. 3 as people silently gathered around a skinny tree in Mepham High School’s courtyard for a ceremony. Beneath the sapling, a small gray plaque, flanked by two small American flags, read, “In memory of Roy Weinman, Class of 1941.”
Hempstead Town Board nixes Gillen's proposed budget
On Monday, Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, a Democrat, was expected to present her tentative 2019 budget to the Town Board. However, just before Monday’s special meeting began, the other six members of the Republican-controlled board held a news conference, announcing that they had their own spending plan, which they said would lower taxes by 4.2 percent.
Klein to celebrate 40 years of fellowship at the Merrick Jewish Centre
The Merrick Jewish Centre has served the South Shore’s conservative population since 1929. And for 40 of those years, Rabbi Charles Klein has served as spiritual leader and friend to the synagogue’s membership.
Bellmore, Merrick civics hosting 'Meet the Candidates Night'
The North Bellmore, South Bellmore, North and Central Merrick and South Merrick Civic Associations will host their annual “Meet the Candidates” forum on Oct. 25.
The light shines on Bellmore's new solar store
Have you considered investing in solar energy but want a hands-on look at the technology with the guidance of experts at your side? Bellmore’s newest business, PowerBoy, is the first store in the nation offering just that, according to owner and founder Jim Solano.
A sign of life in Bellmore Village
In the mid-1990s, Bellmore’s downtown shopping district was barren, with little activity and empty storefronts, until a revitalization project breathed new life into the area. Downtown Bellmore, now known as Bellmore Village, became a vital part of the community, and serves as a major economic asset to this day.
Safety and the 2nd
In the 'golden hour of survival'
It takes a roomful of cool heads and years of expertise to treat a gunshot wound. Even then, adrenaline runs high among emergency department staff, and the patient is never guaranteed to live — no matter where the bullet wound is on the body.
Editorial
It’s hurricane season, so be prepared
The images of destruction caused by Hurricane Florence last week were particularly frightening for Long Islanders, many of whom are still reeling from the havoc and devastation that Hurricane Sandy wrought six years ago.
Randi Kreiss
Promises kept, in the wilds of the High Sierra
Fifty-one years ago a handsome hunk of a guy showed up for Rosh Hashana dinner at my parents’ house in Cedarhurst with an engagement ring in his pocket. He was all dark curls, red cheeks and heavy breathing, and he couldn’t even wait . . .
John C. O'Connell
‘No day shall erase you from the memory of time’
Next week is the 17th Sept. 11 since Al Qaeda terrorists attacked the United States, flying airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and crashing in a Pennsylvania field. Schools and villages will, I hope . . .
Alfonse D'Amato
Trade that’s not fair can’t really be free
Every president has an opportunity to leave a mark on America. The most consequential impact the administration of Donald Trump may have is in the area of international trade.