Like no other storm since the “Long Island Express” of 1938, Hurricane Sandy ripped apart Long Island’s South Shore, lifting docks off their moorings and depositing them miles away, tearing hot tubs from backyard decks and dumping them in the canals that line the coast, and sending boats big and small hurtling out to sea.
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By Scott Brinton
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2/26/13
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Long Island’s best known film festival, the Long Island International Film Expo, opened for its 26th year on July 19 at the historic Bellmore Movies.
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By Jordan Vallone
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7/30/23
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In less than a year, sixth graders at John G. Dinkelmeyer Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District will find themselves in new surroundings.
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12/22/23
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With kidnappings, murder, and conspiracy lining it’s 332 pages of Rebecca Benison’s debut fiction novel “Harvest Cruise,” the book is sure to grab the attention of readers.
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By Rachele Terranova
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2/23/24
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Throughout February, students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District took many opportunities to hear from survivors of the Holocaust.
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By Jordan Vallone
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3/8/24
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A major streetscape project that was announced in September, and was intended to beautify the Merrick Road business district between Bellmore and Merrick, has been delayed until the spring. The …
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By Daine Taylor
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1/15/16
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Pulse, a choral group at Sanford H. Calhoun High School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, performed at Radio City Music Hall on Dec. 3, opening ahead of the long-running seasonal show, “Christmas Spectacular.”
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12/22/23
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Karenlynn Stracher first helped an injured gull when she was 17. Now, nearly 40 years later, her home doubles as an animal rehabilitation center.
Stracher, 56, rehabilitates sick and injured …
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By Ben Fiebert
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1/19/24
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Thomas Gleason, a longtime volunteer firefighter with the Merrick Fire Department, has been waging a courageous battle against liver disease, with his wife Laura by his side.
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By Jordan Vallone
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3/8/24
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Dozens of athletes gather at the Friedberg JCC each week for a unique lineup of boxing classes that are quickly becoming the undisputed champion in the community.
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By Kepherd Daniel
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3/22/24
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