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Daniel Sima and Lauren Levit performed in Integral Ballet’s spring charity production, which featured a mix of ballet and jazz movements.

Ballet school puts on a show for a cause

Nearly three dozen dance students recently twirled their way through Integral Ballet’s annual charity production to benefit the Andrea Rizzo Foundation, which provides movement therapy to children suffering from terminal illnesses. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/4/16

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Merrick wants to expand with a new community center for religious education classes and recreational activities, according to the Rev. Nikiforos Fakinos, the church’s pastor.

St. Demetrios Church seeks community center

Ever since St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church moved from Freeport to Hewlett Avenue in Merrick in 1982, parishioners there have dreamed of constructing a community center where they could hold Greek language, culture and religious classes, said the Rev. Nikiforos Fakinos, St. Demetrios’s pastor. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/3/16

Cops: AT&T store robbed at gunpoint

Two men robbed the AT&T store at 186 Merrick Road in Merrick around 9 p.m. on Monday, Nassau County police said. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/3/16

Merokean Susan Saban is working With Temple Beth Am Rabbi Ronald Brown to create a new religious education program for children with special needs. Saban, a Temple Beth Am member, is the assistant director of pupil personnel services for the Herricks School District.

Remaking Jewish education for kids with special needs

One day not long ago, Merokean Susan Saban was sitting in a holiday service at Temple Beth Am of Bellmore-Merrick. A mother of a child with developmental disabilities kept getting up to attend to the boy, who was disrupting the service. Saban’s heart sunk. She knows well the challenges faced by children with disabilities and their families. She is the assistant director of pupil personnel services in the Herricks School District, and is charged with providing services for children with special needs. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/20/16

Ryan Cummings, right, a Kennedy High School junior, competed in the hurdles at the annual Cougar Invite last Saturday. The photographer, William Sasson, is a Kennedy junior and member of the track team.

Kennedy High welcomes runners to Cougar Invite

Kennedy High School’s annual Cougar Invite went off without a hitch under sunny skies last Saturday. As it does each year, the track invitational attracted hundreds of runners and spectators, who filled Kennedy’s bleachers and track on April 16. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/20/16

Police charge Merrick mom with DWI

A Merrick woman was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence of prescription drugs with her children in the car, after she struck another vehicle on Merrick Road on Monday, according to Nassau County police. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/14/16

Jenna Greenwald, front, and Jessica Rakowski finished a fence that the Kennedy High School Animal Advocates Club recently built at Jones Beach State Park to protect the piping plover, an endangered species.

Protecting the piping plover with a fence

The Animal Advocates club at Kennedy High School in Bellmore lent a hand to piping plovers, which are on the Endangered Species List, by spending the morning of March 26 stretching out two miles of wire to mark the birds’ nesting area at Jones Beach State Park and protect them from beach-goers. more

By Alexandra Brinton | 4/13/16

N.J. man admits to stealing $1.6M from Bellmore-Merrick EMS

A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to stealing roughly $1.6 million from the Bellmore-Merrick Emergency Services, for which he served as treasurer and president at various times during the seven … more

By Scott Brinton | 4/12/16

After Vietnam, Yngstrom hid his veteran status from employers and even friends after he was accused of being a ’baby killer’ and ‘murderer.’ Now, he said, he is proud to tell people that he served in Vietnam.

Recalling Vietnam, Veterans gather for 50th anniversary

A cold, heavy rain couldn’t stop hundreds of veterans and supporters from gathering on April 2 at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale to remember the Vietnam War five decades earlier. more

By Stephany Reyes | 4/6/16

A school bus headed to Merrick Avenue Middle School suddenly caught fire and burst into flames on Kirkwood Avenue in Merrick on April 6. Photo courtesy Ron Luparello/Merrick F.D.

Merrick middle school bus bursts into flames

A school bus bound for Merrick Avenue Middle School caught fire and burst into flames on Kirkwood Avenue in Merrick shortly before 8 a.m. on April 6. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/6/16

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