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Fair Kennedy High School to unveil Athletics Hall of Fame
A years-old idea to create a hall of fame to honor standout John F. Kennedy High School athletes through the decades is finally becoming a reality. On Saturday, the JFK Athletics Hall of Fame will …
Mepham girl’s touchdown makes Long Island history
Wellington C. Mepham High School football player Sofia LaSpina made Long Island history last Saturday, becoming the first female to score a touchdown. The Pirates went on to win the game against …
Locals spread awareness for PKD
Fundraising sales are abundant throughout September and October, the awareness months for many diseases. Merokeans Erin Phillips and her son Nicholas are among the many to host a sale — with a special purpose — to raise money and spread awareness of the rare and potentially serious genetic disorder, Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Grand Avenue middle school student is a semifinalist in research competition
Tristan Bissoondial, an 8th grade student at Grand Avenue Middle School, was recently named a semifinalist in the Broadcom Masters science competition.
Defense sets tone for Kennedy
Returning a pair of All-Conference pillars in seniors Zach Weitz and Joe Strawa, Kennedy this autumn adds a finishing touch to its standout defense – ranked second in Nassau A3 boys’ soccer with five goals allowed through four games.
Obituary
Circle of Hope founder dies at 56
Because of her affable nature, Cindy Knoll was everybody’s best friend. She was perhaps best known for getting people to passionately support a good cause. She was an influential member of the …
Crime
Long Island tech employees plead guilty to copyright crime
Joseph Keegan, of Merrick, with Michael Calabria and Casey Silver, of Manorville and Stamford, CT., respectively, pleaded guilty on Sept. 15 in federal court in Central Islip to criminal copyright …
Twenty years later, Bellmore fire departments remember 9/11
As the sun set in Bellmore on Saturday, a crowd of first responders and Bellmore residents gathered for the Bellmore Fire Department’s annual Sept. 11 Memorial Service.
Healthier Mepham seeks growth
Mepham girls’ soccer is looking to rebound off an injury-plagued season back into championship contention this fall.
Merokean is making moves in the ring
Merokean Jaden Foster — better known by his ring name, Jaden Valo — is working toward a career on the professional wrestling circuit.
First responders reflect on 9/11 attacks
On Sept. 11, 2001, teams from the Bellmore-Merrick Emergency Medical Services squad rushed from Long Island to the World Trade Center, braving hazardous conditions in an unprecedented situation. Not …
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Bellmorite announces bid for county’s 19th District seat
Twenty-six-year-old Jake Schuster, a Bellmore native, recently announced his bid for Nassau County legislator in the 19th District. The seat is currently held by Steve Rhoads, a Republican from …
Editorial
Vaccine race is a community-by-community effort
More than 80 percent of Nassau County adults have received at least their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. That’s excellent. Overall . . .
Editorial
And don’t forget your flu shot this year
With all the highly necessary talk about the Covid-19 vaccine, it would be easy to overlook the flu shot, which each of us should get every year, but only about half of us do.
Scott Brinton
Memories of covering 9/11 haunt me still
My wife called soon after 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, her voice measured but tense. I was half-awake, preparing myself for the day . . .
Randi Kreiss
Season of fire and flood slips into September
It has been a season of extremes, but after the floods, fires, winds, Covid surges, ICUs getting slammed, little ones getting sick, and the heat waves, one drumbeat persists . . .
Op-Ed
Reflections on race, racism and respect
Years ago, my wife and I walked onto a Martha Vineyard’s beach with my Cornell University advisee and his parents, only to be confronted by a white man asking where we thought we were going.