A little more than two weeks after a half-dozen parents protested the poor condition of the visitors’ bleachers at Mepham High School during a Board of Education meeting, the board convened a special afternoon session on May 24 to discuss a fix for the problem. more

North Bellmore American Legion Post 1749, American Legion Post 948 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2770 invite the community to the Bellmores’ Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27. The parade will start at Newbridge Road Elementary School, at 1601 Newbridge Road, continue south on Bellmore Avenue, west on Oak Street and south on Bedford Avenue before ending at the veterans’ memorial. The program will begin at 9 a.m. at the school. Wreaths will be presented at the veterans’ and firefighters’ monuments. Raffles and prizes will be offered. more

Following months of deliberation regarding the future of the Long Island Power Authority, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed legislation that would privatize Long Island’s utility operations. more

The race for a seat on the North Bellmore Board of Education pitting incumbent JoAnn DeLauter against challenger Frank LaMagra ended in a tie, with 799 votes for each of the candidates. more

Famed New York Jet Curtis Martin will appear at John. F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore for a fundraiser to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims on Monday, May 20, student government officials said. more

North Bellmore School District voters will decide whether they want to pass the elementary district’s proposed $50.5 million spending plan for the 2013-14 school year, which maintains all academic programs. more

The Bellmore School District will ask voters to approve of a budget for the 2013-14 academic year that has no decreases in spending for instruction of students, officials said. more

Rosemarie Corless The choice of Rosemarie Corless for the North Bellmore Board of Education is an easy one. Through her work as a nurse practitioner in the pediatric cancer department at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, school trustee and PTA volunteer, Corless has demonstrated that she cares deeply about children, which is the most important quality that we like to see in a Board of Education candidate. more

Janet Goller From time to time, Board of Education meetings can get heated, and at those intense moments, when tempers are flaring, Trustee Janet Goller can always be counted on to provide a quiet, calm voice of reason amid the tumult. more

Dr. Stanley J. Berke, one of the founding partners of OCLI in Lynbrook, has opened a new eye care practice in Westbury. Berke held a “meet and greet” on … more