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The new, acclaimed 15-minute movie short, “The Bag,” recently premiered at the 18th annual Long Island Life International Film Expo at the Bellmore Theater. Honored for the film were its director and writer, Robert Synder, and editor, Philip Synder. Above were, from left, Bellmore Movie Theater owner Anne Stampfel, Town of Hempstead Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney, the Snyders, Nassau County Film Office Director Debra Markowitz and Bellmore Movie Theater owner Henry Stampfel.

For 18th year, L.I. Film Expo comes to Bellmore

The Bellmore Movies once again hosted the Long Island International Film Expo, which presented a wide array of movies, from horror to comedy and mystery, by a variety of filmmakers, some local and some international. For the 18th year, the expo gave filmmakers an intimate opportunity to share their work with industry executives and movie-goers alike. more

By Shannon Plackis | 7/27/15

Skip Haile, of North Merrick, was named the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District president for 2015-16.

Skip Haile, Janet Goller elected board leaders

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education kicked off the 2015-16 school year on July 14 by electing Skip Haile as president and Janet Goller as vice president. more

7/27/15

Connie Roberts, of Merrick, who lived for a time in Bellmore, recently published her first poetry collection, “Little Witness,” to much acclaim. It describes a harrowing childhood at one of Ireland’s notorious industrial schools.

Poetry reveals a child’s torment

Each night as a child, Connie Roberts stroked her white plastic rosary beads, recited her prayers and curled up in her comfortless bed at the Mount Carmel Industrial School for Girls, in Ireland’s Midlands region. She often heard screams echo through the cavernous institution. Now 52, Roberts can still hear them in her head. They were, she said, “the worst.” more

By Scott Brinton | 7/22/15

Rolling Thunder track seeking volunteers

Rolling Thunder, a track program for special-needs children begun by recent Kennedy High School graduate Jamie Kanner, of Bellmore, is continuing throughout the summer and is seeking high school volunteers to help out. more

7/16/15

Jake Thomas was named to the Nassau County All-Star team in 2011, among other achievements during his Calhoun High School baseball career.

Calhoun baseball alumni drafted by MLB teams

Jake Thomas and Alex Vargas, both 21, played baseball together in 2011 at Calhoun High School under legendary coach Joe Corea. In 2010, Thomas led the Colts squad that captured the Nassau County Class AA title. In 2012, Vargas played a critical role in the Colts’ victory at the Long Island Class AA championship. Major League teams recently drafted them both. more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/15/15

Sean Flynn, 16, of Bellmore, and Michael Halpern, 17, of Hewlett, were among the young people celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision declaring gay marriage legal across the country.

Pride for Youth celebrates Supreme Court's gay marriage decision

Sixteen-year-old Sean Flynn, of Bellmore, called all 263 contacts on his cell phone on the afternoon of June 26, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution guarantees the right to gay marriage. He made the calls in rapid-fire succession. “Marriage equality is legal!” Flynn yelled into the phone. “Woohoo!” Then he moved to the next number, again and again, for two and a half hours. He was ecstatic, he said. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/15/15

Sara Erfan, Lisa David-Vinci and Nicole DellaBadia work the circulation desk at Merrick Library, where patrons can take out e-readers and iPod Nanos.

Will the digital book replace the library?

Libraries make it possible to borrow e-book and audiobook titles for free, just as one would a traditional book. With the convenience of this online library service, one might worry that it could mean the demise of the physical library. Officials, however, say the library is here to stay. more

By Shannon Plackis | 7/8/15

Heading into the commencement ceremony, Kennedy High School seniors appeared nervous and elated.

Kennedy High seniors celebrate at graduation

Kennedy High School seniors closed one chapter of their lives and began a new one at their graduation on June 28 at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury. more

7/2/15

Sarah Sandler, Courtney Roman, Meghan O’Connor, Nicole Imhof, Mathis Yaeger, Jessica Arana, Joleen Roberti and Dominique Noto were a few of the many Bellmore-Merrick high school seniors who attended a pre-prom celebration at Jenna Rudolfsky’s Merrick home.

Bellmore-Merrick seniors get together at pre-prom parties

Glitter and glitz were in ample supply last Thursday in Bellmore-Merrick as high school seniors gathered at friends’ homes before prom. Calhoun High School’s prom was held at the Bridgeview … more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/2/15

Gillian Cohen, 17, with her mom, Pam, was among Calhoun High School’s 300-plus graduates. She was featured in the Merrick Herald Life’s front-page story, “After years of surgeries, a senior shines,” now available online at http://bit.ly/1dMlxb4.

Calhoun seniors were all smiles at graduation

Calhoun High School held its 56th annual graduation ceremony last Sunday at the NYCB Theater in Westbhury. More than 300 seniors received their diplomas from Principal Nicole Hollings and Board of Education trustees. more

7/2/15

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