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The Long Island Youth Wellness Summit recently returned to the Brookside School, where 350 participants from schools in Nassau and Suffolk counties took part in a daylong program that focused on mental health and wellness.
Long Island Youth Wellness Summit gets teens talking about mental health
Last week, Long Island high schools students and staff went to the Long Island Youth Wellness Summit in North Merrick. more
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The event was organized by the Merrick-Bellmore Jewish Community Council. Cantor Benjamin Warschawski, of the Merrick Jewish Center, with Rabbi Ira Ebbin, of Ohav Shalom, State Sen. Steve Rhoads and Rabbi Mickey Baum, of Temple Beth Am of Merrick and Bellmore.
Survivors of Oct. 7 attacks speak to Merrick-Bellmore community
At Congregation Ohav Shalom last week, the Merrick Bellmore Jewish Community Council presented “Rebuilding After Oct. 7 — The Story of Kibbutz Nir Oz.” Speakers from Israel, who experienced the initial attacks, joined members of several congregations who gathered to hear their stories and to learn about ways that American Jews can help communities in Israel. more
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At Mayhem Baseball’s first ever Media Day, young baseball and softball players got a taste of what it’s like to be a professional players. Lucas Levin, on the 9-and-under team, during an infield workout.
Mayhem Media Day gets young athletes feeling like pros
It was the first of its kind event at the Coleman Country Day Camp in Freeport last week, as Mayhem Baseball welcomed in troves of young athletes for Mayhem Media Day. more
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Student groups at Wellington C. Mepham High School organization an event to celebrate Ramadan, with a potluck dinner held on March 21.
Mepham hosts Ramadan Iftar event for Bellmore-Merrick community
Two student groups organized a communitywide event to celebrate Ramadan, with a potluck dinner at Wellington C. Mepham High School on March 21. more
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The hunt was on in the East Meadow Stew Leonard’s store last week, during the annual Egg-stravaganza.
Ready, set, hunt: Egg-stravaganza returns to Stew Leonard's
It was another year of an “egg-stra” special event at the East Meadow Stew Leonard’s on March 26. The store hosted its annual Easter Egg Hunt Egg-Stravaganza, geared towards families with children ages 8 or younger. more
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March is National Music in Our Schools Month, and across the North Bellmore School District, young musicians’ successes were highlighted in different ways. Carol Ng, above, directs Park Avenue Elementary School’s hand chime ensemble in North Merrick.
Music in Our Schools Month has students and staff feeling the beat
In the North Bellmore School District’s elementary schools, students and staff embraced National Music in Our Schools Month, celebrated in March. Created by the National Association for Music Education, the nationwide event raises awareness of the importance of children’s access to a quality music education. more
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Ashley Felsberg, left, a senior at Mepham recently led a balloon collection and gathered 3,090 balloons, a record for the organization.
Balloon Mission continues to set the bar ‘high’ in Merrick, Bellmore
Since Balloon Mission, a nonprofit environmental organization created by North Merrick resident Cynthia Seibold, launched in December 2022, its efforts to combat a relatively simple but nagging problem have taken off, so to speak. more
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The Chabad Center for Jewish Life’s Rabbi Shimon Kramer, with his wife Chanie Kramer, and their daughters from left, Mirel, Leah and Sarah, at the outer space-themed Purim celebration on March 24.
Purim celebrations are ‘out of this world’
The Chabad Center of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh celebrated the holiday of Purim with an event that transported attendees to galaxies far, far away. more
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Congregation Beth Ohr’s Merrick annex was swarming with community members, who all came out for some good fun at the Mel Polay Purim Carnival. Doug Betensky, left, with Bradley, 2, Klara, 4, and his wife Lauren Betensky.
Carnivals, costumes and Purim fun with Congregation Beth Ohr
Sunday was a great day for the Jewish community of Bellmore-Merrick to celebrate Purim, at the 29th Annual Mel Polay Purim Carnival. Founded by Evelyn Polay, a member of Congregation Beth Ohr in Bellmore, in honor of her late husband, Mel, the Purim celebration has been a fixture in the community for years. more
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Emerson Brill, Ava LoPresti and Julia Crimeni volunteered at the check in table at the districtwide Chop Your Locks for charity event, benefiting the St. Baldrick’s Foundation on March 20.
Bellmore-Merrick ‘chops its locks’ for charity
The entire Bellmore-Merrick school community came together March 20 for the districtwide annual Chop Your Locks for charity event benefiting the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, hosted by Wellington C. Mepham High School. more
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