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All-State honorees are, from left, Robert Rosen, Joshua Golub, Dana Shapiro, Benjamin Dickstein and Neil Miller. They are joined here by Central District Superintendent Dr. Henry Kiernan, board President Nina Lanci and Vice President Dr. Matthew Kuschner.

Bellmore-Merrick district honors All-State musicians

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District honored its All-State musicians during Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting. more

10/8/10

Thomas McKevitt, left, and Thomas Devaney will square off in November for the 17th Assembly District seat.

Local candidates tackle topic of Albany reform

Dysfunction and reform. With Albany the main topic of conversation, those two words were used readily and often at Meet the Candidates Night on Sept. 29 in the East Meadow Public Library. … more

Mike Caputo | 10/6/10

State raises standards, but who’s going to pay?

In a move that has confounded local school officials and is bound to confuse and upset many parents, State Education Department leaders recently announced that they were raising the raw scores that determine proficiency levels on the standardized tests taken by students in third through eighth grades. more

8/12/10

New York state bans drop-side cribs after infant deaths

State Sen. Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. announced last Friday that legislation banning dangerous drop-side cribs in New York state has been signed by Gov. David Paterson. more

David Weingrad | 8/3/10

The Merrick Madness, pictured here after winning the Long Island softball championship in the 12-year-old division last week, has won the New York State Softball Championship.

Merrick Madness wins state softball championship

Updated: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 11:29 p.m. Merrick’s 12-year-old Williamsport softball team, a.k.a. the "Merrick Madness," has won the New York State Softball Championship, defeating Garden City South 13-6 in Canastota, N.Y. on July 28, according to Bill Haddad, president of the Canastota Little League. more

David Weingrad | 7/28/10

The state Department of Transportation plans to make changes to Newbridge Road that are aimed at curtailing speeding.

A ‘road diet’ for Newbridge Road in East Meadow

Newbridge Road is set to undergo a facelift in August. On July 23, the state Department of Transportation confirmed its plans to implement “traffic-calming measures” on … more

Mike Caputo | 7/28/10

Gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, with his daughter Michaela, proposed a 2 percent property-tax cap during a news conference at the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick on Tuesday.

At N. Merrick senior center, Cuomo calls for tax cap

New York State Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, stopped off at the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick on July 27 with Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican, to tout a statewide property-tax cap. more

Sari Zeidler | 7/27/10

South Shore student honored by state comptroller

Sierra Crowley, a first-grader at South Shore Country Day School in North Bellmore, was recently chosen to receive the New York State Academic Achievement Award from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. more

7/19/10

Alfred Garbarino of North Merrick, who received the Bronze Star for his service with the Army National Guard during the Iraq War, received the Service Cross Medal from Assemblyman David McDonough at a ceremony at the Merrick Library on Friday.

Assemblyman McDonough honors veterans

New York State Assemblyman David McDonough honored combat veterans for distinguished service in a quiet ceremony at the Merrick Library on July 16. more

Scott Brinton | 7/16/10

The governor, the lawmakers and the budget

June will go down in history as the month in which Governor Paterson divorced himself from his uneasy relationship with the state Legislature and took over all of its powers and duties in order to … more

Jerry Kremer | 7/14/10

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