The Calhoun Sports Boosters Association recently raised $20,000 for sports programs at the high school with its annual golf outing at Bethpage State Park.
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8/16/10
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State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. joined this past week with Gov. David Paterson, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, law enforcement officials, and the families of Leandra Rosado and Katie Flynn to remind residents that New York's new ignition interlock law will take effect on Aug. 15.
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8/13/10
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Derek Donnelly, president of the Merrick Gables Association, teamed up with Pat Nicolosi, a Democrat from Elmont and candidate for the 21st District Assembly, to lead a rally in front of the Nassau County Board of Elections building in Mineola last Thursday to protest "unfair election practices by political parties."
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David Weingrad
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8/12/10
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To the Editor:
As a Merrick taxpayer, parent of four, public school teacher and CPA, I've learned that sometimes the most obvious ideas become very good ideas. Consolidating the four Merrick and Bellmore elementary school districts would reduce school taxes with no impact of the quality of education or change in the daily activities of students.
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Jeff Glass
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8/12/10
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With the fall soccer season fast approaching, Bellmore-Merrick players took to the fields this week at a camp sponsored by the East Meadow Soccer Club.
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Scott Brinton
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8/12/10
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State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano are sponsoring a "Shed the Meds" at Wantagh Park on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at which residents can safely dispose of old and unused prescription medications.
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8/6/10
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The 28th Annual Bellmore-Merrick United Secondary Teachers’ Awards Dinner and Dance was recently held at the Woodbury Country Club.
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8/5/10
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The Nassau County Department of Health will be conducting mosquito spraying in the Merrick area today, Aug. 4, from 7 p.m. to midnight.
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8/4/10
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Updated: Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1:57 p.m. Protesters from various parts of Nassau County rallied outside Town of Hempstead Hall on Tuesday morning before a town meeting, calling for a moratorium on the installation of cell-phone antennas and towers around Bellmore, Merrick and Wantagh.
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David Weingrad
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8/3/10
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State Sen. Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. announced last Friday that legislation banning dangerous drop-side cribs in New York state has been signed by Gov. David Paterson.
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David Weingrad
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8/3/10
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