One of Long Island’s largest nonprofit substance-abuse treatment agencies received three grants this winter that officials said will help them teach young people about the dire consequences of …
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/21/15
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Folks from throughout Bellmore-Merrick celebrated stories of survival and service at Circle of Hope’s “Journey for a Purpose” benefit for individuals coping with breast cancer and other …
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/17/14
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A Bellmore-Merrick breast cancer charity will hold its largest fundraiser of the year next week.On Tuesday, Dec. 9, Circle of Hope will host “Journey for a Purpose” at 7 p.m. at the …
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/4/14
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The local Jewish community is expanding at a rapid pace. In fact, the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York found that 7,900 Jews moved to Merrick, Bellmore, East …
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/28/14
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Steve Eplan, a 49-year-old entrepreneur from Merrick, owns two businesses in the same building in downtown Bellmore. When asked whether they were similar in any way, he said with a laugh, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/5/14
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Kennedy High School students, faculty and staff were treated to an action-packed day of festivities for the 2014 Homecoming celebration.The Kennedy Cougars varsity football team took on the Jericho …
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By Julie Mansmann
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10/15/14
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Bellmore Memorial Library Director Maureen Garvey “geeks” mysteries, red wine and chocolate. North Bellmore Director Tom Bazzicalupo geeks Chihuahuas. And for Merrick Library Director Ellen …
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By Julie Mansmann
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10/9/14
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More than a dozen children across New York state have contracted enterovirus EV-D68, a potentially deadly virus that causes severe inflammation of the respiratory tract, according to state Department …
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By Julie Mansmann
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10/9/14
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All three Bellmore-Merrick high schools were named to The Daily Beast’s “Top High Schools of 2014” national ranking, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District officials said …
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By Julie Mansmann
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9/17/14
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Parts of Bellmore-Merrick were underwater last week, when a rainstorm of historic proportions caused flooding across the area. The National Weather Service issued flash-flood warnings for much of …
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By Julie Mansmann
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8/20/14
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