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Mostly Cloudy Mepham High School's Josephine Parlagreco honored by Bellmore chamber
It wasn’t surprising to hear that Josephine Parlagreco, of Bellmore, was spending her winter break in Europe. She is a chemistry teacher at Mepham High School, the adviser of the school’s …
Merrick School District unveils partnership with South Oaks
At the Merrick School District’s Board of Education meeting on Feb. 11, district officials announced a partnership with South Oaks Hospital, a member of the Northwell Health system, to provide …
Meet SMCCA’s social media manager
Social media has grown exponentially in the last decade. With many people on social networking sites nearly every second of the day, businesses and organizations have used this resource to promote …
Police: Man arrested for allegedly strangling his wife to death in their Merrick home
Nassau County homicide detectives arrested John Gerges, of Merrick, in connection with the death of his wife, Marvat Gerges, who was found dead in their home at 14 Lindgren St. Saturday …
Long Islanders advocate for racial justice
As a stay-at-home mother in 2006, Shanequa Levin, of Huntington Station, was feeling stir-crazy. She had two children — ages 4 and 8 at the time — and had just moved to the town in …
Merrick Library has a new director
Many people wouldn’t group the music and library industries together, but Dan Chuzmir contends that they are more alike than many think. He admitted that while his former career as an audio …
Bellmore-Merrick hosts first Hackathon
More than 100 students occupied the Brookside School gymnasium on Feb. 13 for a fierce, hours-long competition, but it wasn’t the typical sporting event you might expect. Instead of dribbling …
Local legions help vets get the benefits they need
Commander Gary Glick is leading the Jewish War Veterans Post 652’s mission to get fellow veterans the health benefits they deserve. It’s become such a big mission for Glick that he has …
Pols, advocates ask for alternatives to NYAW sale
Since American Water Works Co. announced last November that it would sell its New York operation to Liberty Utilities, elected officials and advocacy groups have sought alternatives to the plan, …
Herald Neighbors
Eagle Scout project unveiled at St. John’s in Merrick
Congregants of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Merrick gathered in front of the church on Feb. 9 for a special ceremony in recognition of Scout Sunday. Under a shimmer of sunlight, the Rev. Perry …
Cultural Arts Playhouse opens in Merrick
The muffled sounds of an eager audience gathered in the lobby crept into the theater of the Cultural Arts Playhouse in Merrick last Saturday night, but the cast of “Bare” milled about the …
Bellmore-Merrick residents elected to Literacy Nassau’s board of directors
The board of directors of Literacy Nassau, a Wantagh-based nonprofit that provides language-building programs to children and adults, recently promoted two current board members. Judy Beckman, of …
Heralds seek 2020 summer interns
Herald Community Newspapers is seeking 2020 and summer interns for our 18 community-based publications that stretch across Nassau County’s South Shore, from Valley Stream to Seaford, and Long …
Editorial
Getting NUMC off life support
The Nassau Interim Finance Authority decided to exempt the Nassau University Medical Center and NuHealth, the public-benefit corporation that runs the East Meadow hospital, from oversight in 2011, at a time when the facility was seemingly thriving.
Scott Brinton
Where’s the soul in today’s popular music?
Lately I’ve been worried that I’m becoming Andy Rooney, the curmudgeonly commentator who capped each episode of CBS’s “60 Minutes” from 1978 to 2011 with a segment titled “A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney.”
Randi Kreiss
An open letter to my dad on his birthday
I should point out that this is a really open letter, because my dad died four years ago.
Jerry Kremer
In this horse race, Bloomberg may have the best stretch run
There is an adage that politics is very much a horse race. The best horse can leave the starting gate looking like the favorite. The race is tight over the next mile plus, but . . .