Merrick resident and CEO of Long Beach Medical Center Douglas Melzer was recently named chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council, the association that represents Long Island’s 24 not-for-profit and public hospitals. His two-year term will expire in June 2012. The CEOs from each of the member hospitals comprise the board of directors.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/28/10
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With the sun burning down at midday, it was a hot one on June 24, well past the 90-degree mark. The parched infield at Merrick Road Park in Merrick turned into a mini-dust bowl whenever a play was made in the double-header between the Floral Park Knights and the Glen Cove Cobras.
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Scott Brinton
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6/28/10
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Under sunny skies, seniors in the class of 2010 at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools graduated on June 27 to the applause of parents, family members and friends. And the Herald was there to …
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Scott Brinton
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6/27/10
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After two years, I have reached the end of my days as a Herald student columnist. I will graduate Kennedy High School on Sunday. More than anything, I hope my columns have urged the Bellmore-Merrick community to think differently about world issues. With so many formidable challenges facing us today, there might be a tendency to grow pessimistic and hopeless. But what I've tried to do is showcase the impressive efforts of different organizations-especially youth-so that my readers see plenty of reason for optimism.
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Daniel Bornstein
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6/24/10
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On June 27, seniors from Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will walk the walk at their graduations, and in each class, two students will stand out as the valedictorians and salutatorians. The Central District recently released their names.
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Scott Brinton
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6/22/10
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Nassau County Police cordoned off the Waldbaum’s shopping center on Merrick Road in Merrick on Saturday, around 5 p.m., after a suspicious suitcase was left unattended in the middle of the parking lot amid shopping carts and cars.
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Scott Brinton
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6/19/10
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They could be seen last Saturday scaling the sides of Merrick Mountain, nearly 140 people dedicated to raising awareness about teen suicide and prevention, and to remembering the life of Merrick's own Lyla Stern.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/16/10
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If any team were to define dynasty, it would be the Calhoun High School girls' badminton squad. The team, led by coach Gregg Muscarella, is 138-5 in matches over the past nine years. In that time, the Colts have won six county championships, as well as eight Conference I titles.
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Scott Brinton
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6/15/10
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Kayla Babbush, a sophomore at Kennedy High School in Bellmore, has been working with the Robbie Levine Foundation to bring free CPR/AED training to the Central High School District. The Robbie Levine Foundation was created by Dr. Craig and Jill Levine of Merrick, whose 9-year old son Robbie died suddenly when his heart stopped at a baseball practice in 2005.
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Deirdre Krasula
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6/15/10
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Nassau County Police are reporting James Krugaluk, 39, of Sycamore Avenue in North Merrick, has been located and is in good physical condition.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/14/10
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