Maccabi Games on hold for Bellmore-Merrick hockey player Goldman

Chase Goldman was wrapping up a meeting June 13 with his United States ice hockey teammates in preparation for the upcoming Maccabi Games in Israel when he received a disturbing news flash on his phone.

Bellmore Girl Scouts win Gold Award

Claire Arnoff, Holly DeGiglio, and Grace Ham became the 95th, 96th, and 97th girls to win the prestigious Gold Award with the Bellmore Girl Scouts Service Unit since the organization began recording the recipients in 1988 and all three were honored during a ceremony at The Brookside Building in North Merrick on June 26.

Girl Scouts build memorial bridge at dog park

A dog’s collar now hangs on a glossy rainbow bridge that sits at the entrance of Bellmore’s Newbridge Road Dog Park.

Bellmore's Shore Road School celebrates sixth graders

The Shore Road School Class of 2025 was celebrated during their graduation ceremony at John F. Kennedy High School on June 20.

North Bellmore School District holds moving up ceremonies

It was a week of celebration for 287 sixth graders in the North Bellmore School District who graduated to the middle school in late June.

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A holiday that we should never take for granted

July Fourth is a holiday that truly deserves to be celebrated by all Americans. The bottom line is that July 4, 1776 began the daring experiment that led to the formation of the greatest nation in the history of the world, which has produced more opportunity and more freedoms for more types of people than ever thought imaginable.

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Ranked-choice voting threw New York City for a loop

The political dilemma that voters face all goes back to the city’s opting for to the ranked-choice system.

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We are building a more affordable New York

As secretary of state, I travel all over New York. I talk to local leaders and residents from the North Country to Long Island, from Syracuse to Buffalo, from Mid-Hudson to New York City and many communities in between, and they all tell me the same thing: “We need help.” Prices are up, inflation continues, and Washington’s economic policies are making things worse.

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With their big foreign-relation decisions, presidents always draw enemy fire

These are dangerous times that call for intelligent thought and debate, not partisan buzzwords more suited to campaign fundraising.

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Delia DeRiggi-Whitton: Standing up for Nassau’s families, and getting results

But make no mistake, our work is far from over. We’re still holding this administration accountable, especially when it comes to public safety.