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Mostly Cloudy Boy Scouts, Lions send supplies to U.S. Navy
When the Boy Scouts and a Lions club team up to help the United States Navy cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, no sailor is left without help. Through fundraising efforts, the groups sent hygienic …
Pro-police signs pop up in Bellmore-Merrick, surrounding areas
As the wife of a Nassau County Police Department sergeant, Meredith Wilson, of Merrick, said she wanted to mobilize her community to show solidarity with the police. While out on a run recently, she …
Calhoun High School graduates the class of 2020
The graduating class of 2020 was celebrated at 18 ceremonies on the Wellington C. Mepham, Sanford H. Calhoun and John F. Kennedy High School football fields, spread out across three days in order to …
Kennedy High School graduates the class of 2020
The graduating class of 2020 was celebrated at 18 ceremonies on the Wellington C. Mepham, Sanford H. Calhoun and John F. Kennedy High School football fields, spread out across three days in order to …
Mepham High School graduates the class of 2020
The graduating class of 2020 was celebrated at 18 ceremonies on the Wellington C. Mepham, Sanford H. Calhoun and John F. Kennedy High School football fields, spread out across three days in order to …
PSC seeks proposals for NYAW public acquisition
As the $608 million sale of American Water Works Co.’s New York operation to Liberty Utilities nears its close, the state Public Service Commission has filed a notice seeking alternative plans …
Savall Drugs closes doors after 73 years in Merrick
A fixture in the Merrick business community since 1947, Savall Drugs closed its doors on May 21 after owner Robert Klieger came to terms on an agreement to sell his inventory to CVS Pharmacy.
Alternative July 4th celebration set for Merrick
The Historical Society of the Merricks has planned an alternative celebration for July 4th this year.
Virtual auctions raise more than $5,000 for Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard
Dolls; puzzles; yoga lessons; a dinner of home-smoked ribs with a side of coleslaw. These were just some of the items up for bid in a series of virtual auctions organized by North Merrick School …
Protests produce ‘signs’ of progress in Bellmore-Merrick
Merrick’s “lack of diversity” was apparent to Jennifer Schatzman when she moved to the community from Manhattan’s Union Square three years ago, but it became even more glaring …
Bellmore's Newbridge Road pool opens to the public
Get your swimming trunks and bathing suits ready — the Newbridge Road pool will open to the public this weekend. The facility will be open starting on Saturday, June 27, a week earlier than …
Celebrating Pride amid a pandemic
As this year’s Pride Month comes to a close, LGBTQ+ rights activists in Bellmore-Merrick are reflecting on the community’s progress and shortcomings in creating a safer, more welcoming …
Send the Herald your stories, photos of how you're coping with the coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak has vastly altered our daily routines. Parents are at home. Children are at home. College students are at home. All must stay put, we are told, for now. People are making …
Editorial
New York is moving ahead with police reform
Justice for George Floyd came swiftly in New York. During two weeks of intense protests at hundreds of locales across the state . . .
Editorial
For goodness’ sake, wear a mask
On May 30, a Herald editor conducted an informal, small-scale survey, counting the number of people with masks whom he passed while walking at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick.
Randi Kreiss
Thank you very much, but I prefer to remain alive
Last week I received a happy-talk email from a bridge club out of town where I used to play. This particular club hosted hundreds of players at a time in a big indoor space. It was a veritable petri dish of germs in the best of times . . .
Alfonse D'Amato
Yes, black lives matter!
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” The heinous murder of George Floyd by a police officer sworn to uphold the law . . .