Kids & Family

Feb. 15: Cutest Couple Winner, Bellmore Man Becomes NFL VP

  1. Toni and Tom were the winners of the 2013 Bellmore-Merrick Patch Cutest Couple Contest. For more on their submission and for details on what they won, click here.
  2. Dean Blandino, a resident of Bellmore, a member of the NFL’s Officiating Department for 15 years and the director of the league’s instant replay program, has been named NFL vice president of officiating. Click here for the details.
  3. Congratulations to the Merrick Avenue Middle School students that were given awards for achieving the MAMS PRIDE Award for the month of January. For a full list of those honored, click here.
  4. Christopher Safina has been working in Mepham High School since 1993, and 20 years later, he has been rewarded with tenure. For a video of this, click here.
  5. Legis. Norma Gonsalves, R-East Meadow, recently attended Boy Scout Troop 189 Eagle Court of Honor for Ryan Thomas Hillman at Temple B’Nai Torah in Wantagh. Click here for news about his contributions to improve Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick.


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