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The work of Bellmore artist Barbara Epstein is featured in a Town of Hempstead show at the Merrick Library. The show is ongoing through Oct. 28. Above, Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray greeted Epstein at a Meet the Artists reception at the library recently.
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10/25/10
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We appreciate the enthusiasm and sincerity displayed by the Democratic challenger in the race in the 8th Senate District, Carol Gordon, but we see no reason to replace the incumbent, state Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick.
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10/20/10
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Community activist Carol Gordon, a Democrat from Massapequa, is once again challenging state Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. in the 8th Senatorial District. Gordon last ran against the senator from Merrick in 2008.
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Scott Brinton
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10/20/10
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Editor’s note: Shulman is a Herald youth columnist from Kennedy High School, which has students from Bellmore and Merrick.
Most juniors will take the SAT for the first time this spring. Therefore, a common topic of discussion in the halls of Kennedy High School now is SAT preparation, and for a majority of students, the main method of preparation is a tutor. From a small survey that I conducted among my classmates, the median cost of their one-on-one SAT tutors was $95 per hour. The maximum cost was an exorbitant $300 per hour.
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Ross Shulman
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10/20/10
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The Kennedy High School Student Government granted its September C.A.R.M.A. Award to Ross Shulman, a Herald student columnist. The “Cougars As Role Model Americans” Program was established by the Student Government in 2009 to showcase the efforts of members of the school community to promote volunteerism. The program has recognized Kennedy students and staff members who have helped the poor, sick, elderly and underprivileged.
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10/20/10
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When firefighters wash down their trucks after making on a run, they may have to pay a fee on that water. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, has proposed a water use fee in the county’s 2011 budget. At a news conference in front of the North Merrick firehouse on Friday, Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg said the fee is really a tax.
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Deirdre Krasula
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10/15/10
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To the Editor:
I am a former Merrick resident, and I recently read Scott Brinton’s column “The press should leave Lindsday Lohan –– and Merrick –– alone” (Sept. 30-Oct. 6), in which he discussed Lohan and criticism of Merrick. It was sent to me in Florida by my cousin, who still lives in Merrick.
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10/13/10
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The Merrick-Bellmore Community Concert Association opened its 57th season with a performance by America’s Dream Chamber Artists on Sept. 25 at Calhoun High School in Merrick. The ensemble included Arian Ghez on oboe, Adrian Morejon on bassoon, Amy I-Lin Cheng on piano, Eveline Kuhn on flute, Cyrus Beroukhim on violin and Arash Amini on cello.
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Ruth Weissman
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10/13/10
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“Would you know if your child was using heroin?” Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice asks at the end of a new public service announcement. The PSA, along with an educational website, is the latest joint effort by the district attorney and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to alert parents to the growing heroin problem on Long Island.
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Deirdre Krasula
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10/13/10
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The race for the 3rd Congressional District pits nine-term U.S. Rep. Peter King, a Republican of Seaford, against New York City social studies teacher Howard Kudler, a Democrat from Merrick.
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Scott Brinton
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10/13/10
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