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Mostly Cloudy ‘Super Scar’ story spreads awareness of heart defects
South Merrick resident and mother of two Melanie Tucker always knew she wanted to write a book about congenital heart disease, after her son Asher was born with the condition Tetralogy of Fallot four and a half years ago.
Masks debated at Central District BOE meeting
A small crowd gathered outside the Brookside School in Merrick on Jan. 12, eager to enter the first Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education meeting of the new year.
Gas station robbery in Merrick
The major case bureau is investigating a robbery that occurred on Jan. 16 around 9:00 p.m. in Merrick. According to detectives, a male store clerk, 63, was working inside the Valero Gas Station …
Locals react to Blakeman’s mask order
Blakeman calls end to masking requirements
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who took office Monday, signed executive orders Thursday morning directing local boards of education to vote in January on whether their districts should …
Lakeside third graders are in Winter Wonderland
Third graders at Lakeside Levy School in Merrick Union Free School District imagined what it would be like to be trapped inside a snow globe.
Chabad prepares to expand school, early learning center
The Chabad Center for Jewish Life, also known as the Chabad of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh, recently raised over $500,000 in five days. The donated funds will be used to expand the chabad’s school …
Healing others with music
17-year-old Samantha Horowitz is teaching the world about the healing powers of music. A lifelong Merrick resident, Horowitz is a senior at Calhoun High School who for the past three years has …
Kennedy eliminated by Long Beach
The Long Beach boys’ soccer team picked the perfect time to break out of its scoring slump.Aran Corbett scored the Marines’ first goal in over two weeks and Yeris Miranda added two more …
Beloved music teacher, cantor remembered
Victoria Sorrentino, who was known as Viki, was all about music. She was a vocal and piano coach for many years, helping local young people pursue music-oriented careers. At the Parish of St. …
Editorial
Bail reform law needs still more tweaking
Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder convened a news conference on Jan. 13 to make a point: The state’s bail reform law, enacted in January 2020, needs further reform . . .
Op-Ed
An inauguration like no other
I have been blessed to raise my hand and pledge to serve my community as an elected official many times over the past 16 years. However, last Monday was the first — and hopefully, last — time that I will take the oath of office in my living room.
Op-Ed
How progressives might be left in the lurch
When U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi announced his Democratic primary run against Gov. Kathy Hochul, it may have seemed like a D’Amato moment.
Op-Ed
How to teach about the Jan. 6 insurrection
National Public Radio and ABC News warn, “Teachers are on the front lines in the Jan. 6 culture war.”