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Winter is right around the corner, and while a sudden onrush of freezing cold weather has brought an icy chill upon the Bellmore-Merrick area, it has done nothing to diminish the community’s joyous holiday spirit.
Hanukkah is officially here, and local congregations have found creative ways to celebrate.
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David Weingrad
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12/8/10
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Second of two parts.
On Aug. 28, 1963, Booker T. Gibson made his way to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. “It was hot. In August, it was hot,” Gibson said during a recent interview, stressing the word “hot.”
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Scott Brinton
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12/7/10
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The Southeastern Nassau County Water Authority met for the first time in more than a decade on Thursday night, nearly a year after the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay reinstated the dormant body. The authority comprises five board members who will investigate the feasibility of a public takeover of Aqua New York, the private company that now provides water to residents of Bellmore, Merrick, Wantagh, Seaford, East Massapequa, Levittown, Massapequa Park and parts of Glen Cove.
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Deirdre Krasula
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12/3/10
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice recently announced a new legislative proposal to require mandatory jail time for those who repeatedly drink and drive.
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David Weingrad
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12/3/10
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Two Merrick orthodontists are giving the troops overseas a real treat this holiday season.
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David Weingrad
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12/2/10
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The annual blood drives hosted by Mepham High School’s Key club have become a staple for community service at the school. Students held the most recent one on the morning of Nov. 30.
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Deirdre Krasula
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12/1/10
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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.
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Scott Brinton
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11/30/10
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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.
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Steve Kussin
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11/29/10
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The Kennedy High School Student Government, PTA, and Guidance Department recently co-sponsored their second annual community service fair.
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11/26/10
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Thanksgiving in the Bellmores and Merricks would not be complete without the Merrick Brotherhood Council’s annual Thanksgiving concert, sponsored annually at Calhoun High School.
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11/23/10
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