The Bellmore School District’s oldest students celebrated their patriotism and love of reading during this year’s Parents as Reading Partners program. PARP, a Bellmore … more

Two of my favorite pastimes are reading and eating, and, after years of trial and error, I have discovered the happy coincidence that I can do both at the same time. more

North Bellmore students recently did what they could to brighten the days of sick and disabled children in the United Kingdom while spreading awareness about a charity seeking to support them. more

Recently I sent a very dear friend a Kindle copy of Louise Erdrich’s most recent novel, “The Round House.” more

It is said that there are only two stories: Boy Meets Girl or A Stranger Comes to Town. The runaway best-selling trilogy “Fifty Shades of Grey” is both of these and then some. more

The market is down, oil prices are up, the Arab world is imploding and I have this annoying pain in my shoulder. What to do but pick up a good book? more

Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick held its annual Community Read-Aloud last Friday, at which community leaders were invited in to read to classes and discuss their professions. Among those in attendance were New York State Assemblyman David McDonough, Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, Merrick American Legion Commander Bernard Hoffman, and Merrick Fire Chief T.J. Fernandez. Scott Brinton, senior editor of the Merrick Herald, read “Secret of a Peaceful Warrior” by Dan Millman, an anti-bullying book, to a fifth-grade class co-taught by Ginny Bennette and Susan Holland. Above, the fifth-grade class that Brinton visited. more

Even though multitasking is king, there are so many things we can’t do at the same time: drink a martini and ride a roller coaster, text and take a shower, watch a movie and mow the lawn, run a marathon and flip pancakes. more

As is the longstanding tradition, the Historical Society of the Merricks will host its annual reading of the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July at the Merrick gazebo in Veterans Memorial Plaza in downtown Merrick at 10 a. more

Elected officials, fires officials, school principals, librarians, and community members met up at Levy-Lakeside Friday morning for the school;s annual Community Read In. They came to read special books to classes and discussed what they do in their work. Among the participants were Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray and New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. more