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Student research is published
Girls’ lacrosse has strong start
Town concerts are back
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Vol. 24 No. 21
MAY 20 - 26, 2021
School election results Bellmore, North Bellmore budgets Bellmore total: $37.3 million Passed by a vote of 296-170.
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Mom, there’s a dragon at the door. North Bellmore was the first stop for New York Islanders mascot Sparky the Dragon last Friday when he visited Carsyn Volpe, a 12-year-old battling cancer. Volpe received tickets to a playoff game and merchandise including a jersey with his name on it. Story, more photos, Page 3.
Bill targets utility road repair By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com
Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads stood at the corner of Merrick Avenue and Smith Street in Merrick on Monday, surrounded by traffic rolling over the two roads, which have been marred by incomplete paving projects. With him were Bellmore-Merrick community leaders who lent their support to a bill of his that would require
utility companies to fully restore county roads after they have been dug up for the installation of gas and power lines — a common occurrence across Nassau. “Nassau County in 2020-21 is going to spend almost $80 million in road resurfacing,” Rhoads, a Republican from Bellmore, said. “That’s taxpayer money that’s going to be invested in the state of our county roads just like Merrick Avenue.” Merrick Avenue will be resur-
faced by the county from Sunrise Highway to the Southern State Parkway later this year, according to Rhoads, who said that work is partly needed because of “extensive work” done by utility companies. “As you travel from Sunrise Highway to the Southern State Parkway, it’s almost like off-roading,” Rhoads said. Utilities “came in, they did their work, Continued on page 20
North Bellmore total: $59.2 million Passed by a vote of 809-458. Proposition 2, which allows for the installation of security vestibules, was approved by a vote of 931325. Proposition 3, which included permission to fund the capital reserve, passed by a vote of 844-408.
Bellmore, North Bellmore school boards In Bellmore, Leslie Cerverizzo and Marion Blane, who ran unopposed, were re-elected with 321 and 312 votes, respectively. In North Bellmore, Melissa Cmar-Grote and Nina Lanci were re-elected with 684 and 771 votes, respectively.
leslie Cerverizzo Bellmore trustee
Marion Blane Bellmore trustee
Melissa Cmar-Grote N. Bellmore trustee
Nina lanci N. Bellmore trustee