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At the Merrick Lions Club’s third annual “Taste of Merrick” dinner on April 17, about a dozen Merrick restaurants and stores offered samples of their menus to roughly 200 guests, according to event organizer Mitchell Barber.

Attendees of the Merrick Lions Club’s April 17 fundraiser were met with a smorgasbord of delicacies, ranging from seafood to Spanish tapas, fine chocolates and more — all of it from Merrick. more

4/22/15

For volunteers, to give is to get

Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . . more

4/16/15

Snow started falling early Monday morning. Valley Stream is pictured.

Nassau County readies for blizzard

All Nassau County parks and outdoor ice rinks would close at 4 p.m. on Monday and re-open when the weather allows, announced County Executive Ed Mangano. All regularly scheduled county events on Monday evening and throughout Tuesday are cancelled, according to a county news release. The county aquatic center in East Meadow and rifle range in Uniondale are also slated to close at 4 p.m. The Nassau County Correctional Center will stop visiting hours from noon on Monday and to Thursday morning. more

1/26/15

We can all just get along

Intolerance seems like an uncomplicated issue: Most rational people would agree it has no place in civil society. Yet it persists . . . more

10/23/14

Among the volunteers collecting drugs were Allison Siegel, a Phoenix House social worker; Michael Reid, a Merrick Fire Department volunteer; and Dan Yngstrom, Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg’s aide.

Getting pain pills off the street

A drug take-back event sponsored by the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, the Central High School District and the Heroin Task Force on Sept. 27 yielded more than 200 pounds of medications, representing hundreds, if not thousands, of the opioid prescription pain pills that a growing number of teenagers are abusing, according to Wendy Tepfer, the Parent Center’s executive director. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/1/14

Wendy Tepfer, front, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, is among the leaders sponsoring the first Bellmore-Merrick Drug Takeback Day on Sept. 27. She was joined at a meeting of the Bellmore-Merrick Heroin Task Force last Friday by, from left, Donna Nogid, legislative assistant to Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg; Pat Gleiberman, young adult librarian at the Bellmore Memorial Library; and Lisa Finn, director of clinical services and community outreach for Phoenix House.

Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center, heroin task force sponsoring drug takeback

Every day, 2,500 teens across the country, ages 12 to 17, get high off prescription drugs, and 70 percent of them obtain their narcotics from family members or friends –– most often by swiping them from bathroom medicine cabinets, according to Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/10/14

Don't ignore the signs of depression

If the tragic death of Robin Williams shows us anything, it’s that depression can affect anyone — even those who seem the most successful, the most well off, the happiest. more

8/20/14

Heroin, turning teens into Gollums

I don’t presume to fully understand heroin addiction. I can’t imagine the demons that lurked in the mind of acclaimed actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. I’ve never used heroin, and I never will. more

4/24/14

You can help save a life

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The month may be nearly over, but suicide prevention is a topic that needs to be discussed year-round. more

9/26/13

Stop using the needy as pawns

Politics ain’t beanbag, the old saying goes. To get what they want, politicians make quid pro quo agreements and try to force deals all the time, all in the name of accomplishing what they think is best for their constituency. more

6/14/12

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