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Cooperation, competence are crucial to NUMC’s survival

A February report projected that NuHealth could run out of Cash this month. more

By Siela Bynoe | 4/5/24

March is National Music in Our Schools Month, and across the North Bellmore School District, young musicians’ successes were highlighted in different ways. Carol Ng, above, directs Park Avenue Elementary School’s hand chime ensemble in North Merrick.

Music in Our Schools Month has students and staff feeling the beat

In the North Bellmore School District’s elementary schools, students and staff embraced National Music in Our Schools Month, celebrated in March. Created by the National Association for Music Education, the nationwide event raises awareness of the importance of children’s access to a quality music education. more

By Jordan Vallone | 3/29/24

Ashley Felsberg, left, a senior at Mepham recently led a balloon collection and gathered 3,090 balloons, a record for the organization.

Balloon Mission continues to set the bar ‘high’ in Merrick, Bellmore

Since Balloon Mission, a nonprofit environmental organization created by North Merrick resident Cynthia Seibold, launched in December 2022, its efforts to combat a relatively simple but nagging problem have taken off, so to speak. more

By Jordan Vallone | 3/29/24

The Chabad Center for Jewish Life’s Rabbi Shimon Kramer, with his wife Chanie Kramer, and their daughters from left, Mirel, Leah and Sarah, at the outer space-themed Purim celebration on March 24.

Purim celebrations are ‘out of this world’

The Chabad Center of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh celebrated the holiday of Purim with an event that transported attendees to galaxies far, far away. more

By Jordan Vallone | 3/29/24

Congregation Beth Ohr’s Merrick annex was swarming with community members, who all came out for some good fun at the Mel Polay Purim Carnival. Doug Betensky, left, with Bradley, 2, Klara, 4, and his wife Lauren Betensky.

Carnivals, costumes and Purim fun with Congregation Beth Ohr

Sunday was a great day for the Jewish community of Bellmore-Merrick to celebrate Purim, at the 29th Annual Mel Polay Purim Carnival. Founded by Evelyn Polay, a member of Congregation Beth Ohr in Bellmore, in honor of her late husband, Mel, the Purim celebration has been a fixture in the community for years. more

By Jordan Vallone | 3/29/24

Emerson Brill, Ava LoPresti and Julia Crimeni volunteered at the check in table at the districtwide Chop Your Locks for charity event, benefiting the St. Baldrick’s Foundation on March 20.

Bellmore-Merrick ‘chops its locks’ for charity

The entire Bellmore-Merrick school community came together March 20 for the districtwide annual Chop Your Locks for charity event benefiting the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, hosted by Wellington C. Mepham High School. more

By Jordan Vallone | 3/29/24

In spring, all eyes turn to the diamond

It has arrived. Baseball’s opening day. more

By Peter King | 3/29/24

Netanyahu is a supporter of one party: himself

I have known Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer since 1972. I have watched him grow from being a state assemblyman to one of the most powerful political leaders in the United States. Schumer is a serious and smart lawmaker, and he measures his every word with the greatest of caution. When he speaks, it is well planned, because he is conscious of the fact that the press will hold him accountable for his actions. more

By Jerry Kremer | 3/29/24

Have you got the fire(fighter) in you?

They’re good people. They’re strong. And they’re heroes. That’s how people in New York describe volunteer firefighters, according to a survey conducted by the … more

3/29/24

We must understand what antisemitism is, and isn’t

The American Jewish Committee recently released its annual State of Antisemitism in America 2023 Report, which revealed that 63 percent of American Jews say the status of Jews in the U.S. is “less secure than a year ago” — a 22-percentage-point increase in just one year, and a 32-point increase over two years. more

By Eric Post and Bob Vecchio | 3/29/24

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