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North Merrick resident Steven Kamlet, right, has written a children’s chapter book called “The Tales of Scuba Steve,” with illustrations by East Meadow High School student Shannon Marsolais.

North Merrick’s ‘Scuba Steve’ Kamlet pens children’s book

For Steven Kamlet, a dietician who changed careers so he could spend his summers working as a swim instructor, writing a children’s book was “uncharted waters” to him, he said. This … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/21/20

‘He was larger than life’

The Rev. Timothy Hirten dedicated his life to his many passions — the priesthood, the U.S. Air Force, travel, basketball — and he had a fierce compassion for friends and loved ones, … more

By Andrew Garcia | 9/17/20

The Merrick School District Board of Education recently voted to reopen a gate at the end of Charles Street to vehicular traffic, but longtime neighbors on the block say the gate was never opened.

Charles Street neighbors petition Merrick Board of Education

A recent decision by the Merrick Board of Education to reopen a gate on Charles Street behind Levy-Lakeside Elementary School for vehicular traffic has raised concern among residents who live on the … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/15/20

Susan Hutchins was among seven readers to recite the names of Nassau’s 348 9/11 victims at the county cderemony. Hutchins’s son Kevin Colbert, 25, of West Hempstead, died in the World Trade Center attacks.

Nassau County hosts socially distant 9/11 ceremony

In a nearly 40-minute, socially distant ceremony last Friday morning, elected and appointed Nassau officials and families of local 9/11 victims paused to remember the 348 county residents who died in … more

By Scott Brinton | 9/14/20

Bellmore residents Thomas Stoerger and Juliette Kealy, both 21, were some of the first students to enroll at The Rock Underground when it opened on Bedford Avenue 10 years ago. Now, they are the ones teaching the next generation of musicians.

The Rock Underground rolling with the pandemic punches

It’s been 10 years since lifelong musician Paul Casanova — armed with a roll of painter’s tape — mapped out the blueprint for a music school in an empty 2,500 square foot … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/14/20

To mark his 50th year in the fire service, Martin Abrams’s son chauffeured his father in Merrick’s 2017 Memorial Day parade in a 1964 Chevrolet.

Honorary Merrick Fire Department captain dies at 86

Though Martin Abrams never served as an officer of the Merrick Fire Department, he was someone younger volunteers looked up to. He led by example, never complained and strived to do the right thing, … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/10/20

Camille Gaynor showed off a deep pink radish pulled fresh from the garden at St. Francis Episcopal Church in North Bellmore.

The Garden at St. Francis in North Bellmore still growing strong

Sunlight tangled into the blossoming crops sequestered on less than an acre of land behind St. Francis Episcopal Church in North Bellmore one late summer afternoon. While the muggy sweat of the day … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/10/20

About 100 protesters marched through the streets of Merrick Wednesday night to demand justice for Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot several times in the back by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis.

Protesters demand justice for Jacob Blake in Merrick

Nearly 100 people gathered in Merrick on Wednesday night to denounce the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha, Wis. On Aug. 23, Jacob Blake, 29, was shot mulitple times in the back by a … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 8/27/20

Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, far left, joined her sister, Annie, and friends during a seashell sale to raise money for breast cancer research. The 24-year-old was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in June.

Calhoun High School alumna ‘Fighting for the Girls’

Calhoun High School alumna Elizabeth Fitzpatrick was showering in March when she felt an olive-sized lump in her right breast. An ultrasound determined the mass was a cluster of “complicated … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 8/26/20

North Merrick native Kevin Collins, far right, with his parents, Pat and Karen, on the football field at the University of Texas, where he serves as the director of development.

Mepham High School alumnus finds his niche at U.T.

Setting aside his aspirations to join the New York Mets’ broadcast team, North Merrick native Kevin Collins has found his niche as Director of Development at the University of … more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/25/20

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