In the first days of the new year, elected and civic leaders are already hard at work tackling issues that have pestered Bellmore and Merrick for months, if not years. Local politicians and community activists have set their sights on their top priorities for 2011.
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David Weingrad
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1/4/11
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When people talk about 50-year-old West Hempstead resident Kathleen Dunne, they light up. With a glimmer of pride in their voices, they sigh buoyantly and ask themselves where to begin describing the …
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By Lee Landor
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12/29/10
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By Mary Malloy
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12/17/10
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Around town
Merrick Theatre presents 'Annie'For the holiday season, the Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, located at 2222 Hewlett Ave., will present the Tony Award-winning classical …
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12/15/10
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The Oceanside Department of Community Activities and the Oceanside Kiwanis hosted their annual Holiday Happenings at School 6 on Dec. 11, bringing the holiday spirit to the area.
Families were …
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12/15/10
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It has been one year since 15-year-old Yaakov Hawk started his own charity organization. In that time, both the charity and the teen, a sophomore at the Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for …
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By Lee Landor
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12/15/10
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Exhibits and more...
AccelerateA juried exhibition of emerging artists with disabilities. This mixed media show presents works by artists ages 16-25. Through Dec. 22. Nassau Community College's …
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12/15/10
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The Merrick-Bellmore Community Concert Association recently presented clarinetist Stanley Drucker at Calhoun High School. Drucker recently celebrated his 60th year with the New York Philharmonic.He has served as principal clarinetist for 48 years and played under nine music directors, including Leonard Bernstein and Zubin Mehta. In 1998, he was named Musical America’s Instrumentalist of the yea
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Ruth Weissman
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12/13/10
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Editor’s note: Tepfer is executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.
With the holiday season upon us, we at the Community Parent Center believe it is important for parents to be extra careful when handing over the car keys to their teen drivers. The time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s is one of the busiest for travel, and newly licensed teens do not have enough experience to navigate through heavy traffic and winter weather conditions.
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By Wendy Tepfer
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12/10/10
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Humbled and honored, Oceanside Summer Gazebo Readings founder Tony Iovino received the Long Island Writers’ Guild Community Service Award last Sunday at Manor East in Massapequa.
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Tom Steinert
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12/8/10
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