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Sept. 5: Brett Cohen, Panhandlers, Stevens House

A look at what's happening around the Bellmore and Merrick areas on this Wednesday.

  1. Celeberty video prankster and Bellmore resident Brett Cohen will be appearing on the Jeff Probst Show on NBC during the new series' premiere week, which starts Sept. 10.
  2. North Bellmore resident Patricia Faulkner posed a question in a letter to the Editor: are panhandlers becoming a problem in the Bellmores? Read her letter and decide for yourself.
  3. A public hearing on the possibly historical status of the 1920's-era Stevens House in Bellmore was held on Tuesday. Find out the facts behind the campaign of two women to save this property.
  4. Find out how Merrick college student Yelena Mirsakova expresses her intense sense of school spirit while attending Stony Brook University.
  5. Merrick Boy Scout Troop 225 is set for yet another year of earning merit badges by doing what they always do best- helping the community.

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Lu Scala May 17, 2013 at 08:49 am
I never had any kids.. and am the last kid who went to to the Bellmore Merrick school system.....itsRead More been almost 40 years since I was a Mempham grad..and it is very disharting to hear that my many many high tax dollars..are not enought for these kids I have been sororting all these years!!! Who is getting all the money??? Its all bull.. aI live inbetween teachers.. how is it they can afford high end cars, housekeepers, landscapers, ect??????... the money is being spent in the WRONG WAYS TO THE TEACHERS, AND MOST OF ALL THE ADMISTRATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD ECT... I AM CALLING FOR A MASSIVE AUDIT AND GET0 per year.. they afe not worth any more then that.. THE MONEY BACK FROM ANYONE WHO WAS PAID MORE THEN $75,00....
patti May 16, 2013 at 08:28 pm
A bit of a surprise considering kids come home with a supply list a mile long (and average $40-$75).
Michael Ganci (Editor) May 14, 2013 at 01:34 pm
Can you edit above and add photo? Then I will post to top news! Thanks! MG