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By his own admission, Booker T. Gibson wasn’t the most athletic student at Mepham High School in Bellmore in the 1940s, so becoming popular at a school that placed a high value on success in sports –– in particular, in wrestling –– was no easy feat. But, man, could Gibson play boogie-woogie piano, and at the time this highly rhythmic style of the blues ruled the airwaves. more
The Principal’s Office took a field trip on Nov. 23 to the Merrick Jewish Centre for a Jewish-Muslim dialogue between Rabbi Charles Klein and Imam Shamsi Ali of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York. more
The Town of Hempstead sanitation commissioner, Richard Ronan of Merrick, announced recently that he is retiring. more
Long-time campers of Coleman Country Day Camp will be in for a big surprise upon their return to camp next summer. The camp, on Babylon Turnpike in Freeport, recently underwent … more
When firefighters wash down their trucks after making on a run, they may have to pay a fee on that water. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, has proposed a water use fee in the county’s 2011 budget. At a news conference in front of the North Merrick firehouse on Friday, Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg said the fee is really a tax. more
“Would you know if your child was using heroin?” Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice asks at the end of a new public service announcement. The PSA, along with an educational website, is the latest joint effort by the district attorney and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to alert parents to the growing heroin problem on Long Island. more
The race for the 3rd Congressional District pits nine-term U.S. Rep. Peter King, a Republican of Seaford, against New York City social studies teacher Howard Kudler, a Democrat from Merrick. more
To the Editor: As a Muslim American, I particularly enjoyed Scott Brinton’s column on American perceptions of Muslims, “When perception is reality in the Muslim world” (Sept. 16-22). more
To the Editor: Regarding Scott Brinton’s article “Where day laborers get their fair shake” (Sept. 23-29, see in Related Stories below): I just wanted to keep you posted on some of the good things that have happened since the article on the Freeport Trailer Hiring Site hit newsstands: more
State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, will be collecting non-perishable food items at his booth the Bellmore Family Street Festival this weekend, for donation to Long Island veterans. more
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