The zany musical shares its Roaring Twenties vibe with those frisky flappers and a whole lot fun.
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10/29/14
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Former Bellmore, Baldwin and Rockville Centre resident Eleanor Viola Drescher, passed away Oct. 2, in Plano, Texas at the age of 88. Drescher was born on April 9, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. Her …
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10/29/14
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Bishop Paul Walsh, who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre from 2003 to his retirement in 2012, died Oct. 18 after an illness. He was 77.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/29/14
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The Babylon Branch is the most delayed and least productive Long Island Rail Road line for commuters, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign (TSTC). The advocacy group, which wants to reduce car dependency in the greater New York area, based its analysis on Metropolitan Transit Authority data and 2010 census information.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/22/14
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Patients should stop thinking of powerful pain medications like Oxycontin and Vycodin as slightly stronger versions of Tylenol and Advil. Rather, they should think of them as “heroin pills.”
That’s according to Dr. Andrew Kolodny, president of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing and chief medical officer for Phoenix House, a national, nonprofit drug treatment agency.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/18/14
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Every day, 2,500 teens across the country, ages 12 to 17, get high off prescription drugs, and 70 percent of them obtain their narcotics from family members or friends –– most often by swiping them from bathroom medicine cabinets, according to Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/10/14
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Bellmore is ready to welcome thousands of area residents to its grand yearly extravaganza that is a staple of autumn's festival season.
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By Karen Bloom
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9/10/14
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The older adults participating in the Town of Hempstead’s Senior Writing Workshop presented their original works recently at the Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts.
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By Casey Pinner
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7/18/14
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The historic Bellmore Movies is rolling out the red carpet once again for 17th installment of the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE), which opens on Wednesday, July 9.
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By Karen Bloom
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7/2/14
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Now that school is coming to an end, math will take a back seat to vacations. A math foundation is built from one concept to the next . . .
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6/26/14
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