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Lindsey Fowler, pictured to the left of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, was Mepham High School’s Triple C Award winner in 2014.

Before heading to college, one Mepham High School senior was honored by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Lindsey Fowler, a member of Mepham’s class of 2014, received the … more

8/20/14

Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature and a Republican candidate for Congress, held a press conference on July 31 in Mineola, where he called for his Democratic opponent, District Attorney Kathleen Rice, to explain her role at the Moreland Commission, a state anti-corruption panel she co-chaired.

Blakeman demands Rice defend time at Moreland

Seizing on controversy swirling around the Moreland Commission, a state anti-corruption panel that Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice co-chaired, Bruce Blakeman, who is running against her for Congress, called on Rice last Thursday to publicly explain her role at the panel, and to release emails and other documents from her time there. more

By Brian Racow | 8/6/14

The State Senate is up for grabs

The New York State Senate, which has historically been controlled by Republicans, is in play in November’s election, and races on Long Island are key. more

7/23/14

Comptroller: N. Bellmore should have crafted tighter budgets

North Bellmore School District officials have responded to an audit report issued by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on July 2 that suggests former administrators overestimated … more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/16/14

Emilie D’Andrilli conducted Dinkelmeyer’s fifth- and sixth-grade chorus, which received a silver medal at the festival.

Making sweet music in North Bellmore

Jordan Gluck, who was in sixth grade at Dinkelmeyer Elementary School this past year, said she was a bit scared when she arrived at the New York State School Music Association Major Organization … more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/16/14

Cops: Bronx man does 100 mph on Southern State

A Bronx man was arrested on the Southern State Park in North Bellmore on June 28 after driving at speeds of up to 100 mph. New York State Police Department officials said Farmingdale troopers … more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/16/14

Christopher O’Brien, who served as Bellmore’s chief last year, directed operations while firefighters extinguished a blaze on Belmill Road in November 2013.

Bellmore fire chief receives state honor

When Christopher O’Brien was driving on Sunrise Highway with other local firefighters just before midnight on Dec. 17, 2013, he spotted a sight that he said he would never forget. A massive fire … more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/16/14

A sign produced by town workers that Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray said will be seen by hundreds of students daily at Kennedy High School was unveiled on June 18 – the kickoff of a new public awareness campaign about texting and driving.

Kennedy juniors star in texting ad on TV

When Anna and Emily Lawrence, 17-year-old twins from Bellmore, recently decided to tackle the issue of texting and driving, they were unsure whether their campaign against the dangerous practice … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/25/14

We'll say it again — fund the Bay Park pipe

The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently rejected the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s request to fund a $690 million outflow pipe that would stretch from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant three miles into the Atlantic Ocean. more

6/19/14

Beatrice Brown (Kennedy), Alix Kozin (Calhoun), Rachel Ross (Calhoun), Erica Miller (Mepham) and Kiara Kaylor (Mepham) lit candles symbolizing the four pillars of the New York State Science Honor Society during an induction ceremony on May 19.

Central scientists’ work on display

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District students recently came together to celebrate two groups of science students from Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools during Young Scientists Night on May 19. more

6/4/14

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