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Hundreds of protesters lined Old County Road on Saturday, outside the site of a proposed video lottery terminal, to show their dismay.
Residents rally against proposed gaming facility
More than 1,000 people gathered for a community meeting in Westbury on Jan. 15 in a show of united opposition to a proposed video lottery terminal in a now-vacant Fortunoff at the Source Mall. more
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Former Gov. Mario Cuomo at a 2012 ceremony to rename the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, in honor of Cuomo’s predecessor, who appointed him New York’s secretary of state in 1975. He was joined by Carey’s son, Michael.
Bellmore-Merrick remembers Mario Cuomo
On Oct. 21, 1982, Democrat Mario Cuomo, then a candidate for governor of New York, was campaigning furiously on Long Island. Among his stops was WGBB radio, on Landsdowne Avenue in Merrick, where he debated Lewis Lehrman, his Republican-Conservative opponent and an investment banker. Richard Kessel, a native Merokean whom Cuomo later named executive director of the New York State Consumer Protection Board, was there that day. He had lunch with Cuomo afterward. more
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We need an education commissioner who listens
The resignation of State Education Commissioner Dr. John King Jr. creates a unique opportunity. The Board of Regents, which will choose his successor . . . more
Christine MacLeod a retired Dinkelmeyer Elementary School nurse, was recently honored for her work.
State honors retired N. Bellmore nurse
Christine MacLeod, the now retired nurse at Dinkelmeyer Elementary School in North Bellmore, was awarded the 2014 Excellence in School Nursing Award by the New York State Association of School … more
Grand Avenue Middle School science teacher Kenneth Abbott was congratulated by Bellmore-Merrick Central District Board of Education Trustee Nina Lanci and Superintendent John DeTommaso at the Dec. 3 Board of Education meeting.
Grand Avenue teacher recognized
Grand Avenue Middle School science teacher Kenneth Abbot was honored by the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education at its Dec. 3 meeting.Abbot was recently awarded the … more
Infrastructure improvements (cheers!), PSEG rate increases (jeers!)
New York state has been presented with a unique opportunity. For once, rather than being faced with a multi-billion-dollar deficit . . . more
Mepham High School’s Charles Skidmore, left, recently qualified for the New York State Championship meet for the second straight year. He placed 58th at the competition, in a time of 17:02 over the 5K course.
Mepham state qualifiers talk mud-soaked course
To understand how trying the 2014 New York State Cross-Country Championship was, you only need compare Charles Skidmore’s performances over the past two years. The Mepham High School senior first ran in the state championship in 2013. He placed 77th in a time of 16:17. This year he moved up 19 places, to 58th, but his time dropped by 45 seconds, to 17:02. more
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Why do all those legislators get re-elected?
Most people don’t like Congress, and most people think the New York State Legislature is doing about the same job as Congress. more
David McDonough, incumbent
Re-elect McDonough in the 14th A.D.
The Herald enthusiastically endorses incumbent David McDonough, a Republican from North Merrick, in the 14th Assembly District. more
Five Bellmore-Merrick Central District students were recently named to All-State musical groups, including, from left, Daniel Grange, Mara Friedman, Elijah Maduro, Lydia Librizzi and Alyssa Rabinowitz. They were honored recently by the Board of Educaiton.
Five Central students named to All-State music
The New York State School Music Association has selected five Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District students to perform with its All-State ensembles when the organization gathers for its … more
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