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May 23: North Bellmore Fire, America's Best High Schools, Lost Dog
The top news in Bellmore-Merrick on this Thursday.

- The occupants of a North Bellmore home were able to escape harm after their home went up in flames Tuesday night. For more on this story, and for photos, click here.
- Mepham, Kennedy and Calhoun High Schools were recently mentioned in a Newsweek ranking of America's best high schools, where 1,983 schools are listed. Click here to see where they placed.
- A Merrick family is looking to be reunited with their dog. Molly is a female brown beagle mix. She ran out of the house at approximately 6 p.m. Tuesday on Grand Avenue in the vicinity of Meadowbrook Road. No one knows which direction she ran. For more on this, click here.
- The Merrick Kiwanis Foundation will be collecting funds and Walmart gift cards to send to the Tornado victims in in Oklahoma. Please send donations to Merrick Kiwanis Foundation, PO Box 108, Merrick, NY 11566.
- For the first time since 1980, the John F. Kennedy Boys Varsity Golf team has won their conference. Click this link for more on their accomplishment.
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