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Merrick schools are great for music
Fire departments patricipate in drill
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JUNE 23 - 29, 2022
Libraries kick off summer programs without restrictions more online registration, a lot of online programming as well as in-person,” said Jessica After two summers of having Tymecki, director of the North to adjust and maintain safety Bellmore Public Library. “This protocols amid the Covid-19 pan- summer, we’re going full steam demic, officials of the four ahead with in-person programlibraries in Bellmore and Mer- ming, hoping to get as much parrick are excited to kick off a nor- ticipation as we had pre-Covid. mal summer. All our programs are at full “We’re pretty much back to attendance, our Story Times normal for months have a great numnow,” said Susan ber of kids coming Santa, director of out with their parthe North Merrick ents, and every day Public Library. “All we see more people our computers are coming into the running and all our building.” p r o g r a m s a r e SUSAN SANtA It has been a long back.” Director, North road back for area The N M P L Merrick Public Library libraries, but in recently had a ribrecent months, peobon-cutting ceremople have returned, ny for its new Teen Room, and taking part in more in-person every department is gearing up programs and less of the hybrid for the summer as the facility variety. returns to pre-pandemic life. The Merrick Library kicked “The Children’s Department, off its Summer Reading ChalAdult’s Department and the lenge on Monday with a sweet Teen Department are really treat of Mr. Softee’s ice cream, ramping up for the summer by and patrons were encouraged to doing a great program for sum- sign up for the challenge, which mer reading,” Santa said. “The will run from next Monday theme this year is ‘Oceans of through Aug. 13. Possibilities,’ and the building is Earlier this month, the Belldecorated accordingly. It’s a fun more Memorial Library also place to be.” “Last year, we tended to do Continued on page 16
By KEPHERD DANIEl kdaniel@liherald.com
Courtesy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
oh, the places they’ll go! High schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District graduated on June 12. Above, from left, Matthew Basso, Brian Chin, Nicholas Tripiccone, Alec Edwards and Jonathan Knox at Sanford H. Calhoun High School’s graduation in Merrick. More photos, page 3.
Dress for Recovery, which helps women with breast cancer, gets useful donation By KEPHERD DANIEl & JoRDAN VAlloNE kdaniel@liherald.com, jvallone@liherald.com
Deciding what to wear is hard enough. But try doing it while fighting breast cancer at the same time. Yet that’s the reality for so many women — and it’s hardly easy. Thankfully, one organization has stepped up to provide a little bit of help. The Evening Star Quilters, a
Mineola-based not-for-profit quilting organization, donated 50 seatbelt covers to Dress for Recovery — a clothing bank at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, which serves an area that includes Merrick, Bellmore and Wantagh. Dress for Recovery was founded by Loraine Alderman of East Meadow back in late 2020. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer the year before, and found that when patients faced
cancer treatments like mastectomies, they often must wear surgical drains to aid recovery. Dress for Recovery provides large shirts with ample space for the drains, as well as various zippers for doctors and nurses to access chest ports for chemotherapy. “There’s not one store in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut where you can walk in and buy this type of clothing,” AlderContinued on page 4
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