Oh, the places they'll go! Pictures and more as Bellmore-Merrick schools celebrate the Class of 2023
John F. Kennedy, Wellington C. Mepham and Sanford H. Calhoun High Schools’ Class of 2023 in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District graduated in separate outdoor ceremonies on June 11.
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6/25/23
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Advocacy groups have been ramping up efforts for a public takeover of Liberty Utilities after the private company, which supplies water to roughly 113,000 Town of Hempstead residents, recently sought a cumulative 34.2 percent rate hike across Nassau County.
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By Jordan Vallone
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6/25/23
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Sony Music Nashville, the United Talent Agency and Universal Music Publishing Group Nashville recently announced that they had signed Ben Goldsmith, a 2023 John F. Kennedy High School graduate.
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By Jordan Vallone
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6/25/23
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A proposal to divide the Bedell Dairy Farm property into three separate plots in North Merrick has stirred quite the debate in the community for a number of reasons; the first, being that a living complex with three homes may pose dangers to the people living there, and two, because the property is 116 years old, and is part of Merrick’s history.
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By Jordan Vallone
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6/25/23
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Since November of last year, Christine Keller has been advocating for the preservation of the Gouin-Lawrence-Graber House and trying to get it landmarked by the Town of Hempstead Landmark Preservation Committee.
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By Jordan Vallone
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6/25/23
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The Greek playwright Euripides and the Dutch philosopher Erasmus had a shared philosophy, and it’s one all of us are familiar with: money talks. Especially in politics.
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6/22/23
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After our collective pause on Memorial Day to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, it behooves us to take the next step by renewing our commitment to taking care of veterans right here in Nassau County.
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By Joshua A. Lafazan
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6/22/23
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Last week I was at two events that, in very different ways, encapsulated significant aspects of my life. The first was in Washington . . .
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6/22/23
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I should point out that this is a really open letter, because my dad died four years ago.
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6/22/23
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Bound by blood and a mutual love of American roots music, the Bacon Brothers have spent the past quarter-century in a creative whirl, funneling their shared DNA into their unique sound that crosses genres. They call that sound “Forosoco” — a blend of folk, rock, soul and country influences, delivered by two songwriters who were born to collaborate — and it’s taken the siblings across the world.
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By Karen Bloom
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6/21/23
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