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The woman believed to have attempted to burglarize at least seven homes, including one in Bellmore and one in Merrick, was described as Hispanic or light-skinned black, in her 20s, 5-foot-8, with large, bulging eyes and medium build, wearing a knit hat, blue jacket, blue jeans and black boots.

Burglars use deception to steal from older homeowners

A string of December burglaries across Nassau County targeted older men and women, according to authorities. more

By Aaron Axelson, AAxelson@liherald.com | 1/3/12

The Merrick Jewish Centre recently made history, lighting 782 menorahs simultaneously to set a new Guinness World Record. More than 1,000 community members attended the festivities for a night of prayer and celebration. Above, from left, were organizers Jamey Kohn, Karen Katz and Rabbi Charles Klein of the Merrick Jewish Centre, joined by Gabriel Ades, 5, of Merrick.

Merrick Jewish Centre goes into Guinness record book

With 782 menorahs burning brightly on Dec. 21, the Merrick-Bellmore community made history at the Merrick Jewish Centre. More than 1,000 community members from throughout the Merricks, Bellmores and beyond joined together at the synagogue, on Fox Boulevard in Merrick, to set the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of menorahs lit simultaneously. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 1/3/12

Community Parent Center to host talk on prescription-drug epidemic

Concerned parents are reserving their seats for “Dangers in Your Medicine Cabinet: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Children,” a parent-targeted substance-abuse awareness program that will be hosted by the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, in partnership with the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, the Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore and North Merrick elementary school districts, Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg and the Bellmore-Merrick Coalition Against Substance Abuse. The talk will be held at the Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11. more

By Wendy Tepfer, Community Parent Center executive director | 1/3/12

Rabbi Shimon Kramer, center, of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, thanked the U.S. Army veterans in attendance.

Chabad lights the night with giant menorahs

If you happened to notice a U.S. military Humvee leading two limousines with giant menorahs atop them through Merrick and Bellmore streets last week, you were not dreaming. more

By Deirdre Krasula and David Weingrad | 12/27/11

Herald Holiday Houses [Video]

Houses from all around our coverages areas decorated for the holidays. Is your house in the video? Check it out. more

Christina Daly | 12/22/11

Kenendy's Richard Luxmore, back, topped Jon Arias from Clarke, 7-6 in overtime, to win the 132-pound title in the Sprig Gardner Tournament.

Kennedy wins Sprig Tournament

Kennedy built on a perfect 5-0 mark at its Hall of Fame Duals with a first-place finish at the annual Sprig Gardner Tournament. The Cougars, backed by four individual champions, finished with 288.5 total points more

Steve Siniski | 12/21/11

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and … more

By Scott Brinton, Alex Costello and Jackie Nash | 12/14/11

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s director of health, athletics and driver’s education, served as a keynote speaker at a Long Island Youth Safety Coalition conference, “Drunk, Drugged, Drowsy and Distracted: Using School and Community to Create Comprehensive Solutions to Dangerous Driving.” He was joined here recently by Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and ordinances prohibiting smoking in public venues have been passed as a result. These efforts, officials say, have paid dividends. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 12/6/11

Ellen and Sarah Tolle of Cedarhurst were among the dozens of volunteers who assisted at Rock and Wrap It Up's annual Thanksgiving feast in Rockaway Beach, which offers a hot meal to families in need.

Five Towners, Bellmore-Merrick teachers offer hope on Thanksgiving

Dozens of volunteers from the Five Towns and Bellmore-Merrick communities turned out on Thursday to help at Rock and Wrap It Up’s annual Thanksgiving feast at the First Congregational Church at Beach 94th Street in Rockaway Beach, which provides a hot meal of turkey and ham with all the trimmings to families in need. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 11/25/11

Put education before artificial turf

New York state recently imposed a 2 percent tax-levy cap on school districts, forcing them to pare spending by hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars, unless they can win 60 percent of the vote to override the cap. more

11/25/11