Kids & Family

May 7: Calhoun Grads Win Competition, Purse Snatcher Update

The top news in Bellmore-Merrick on this Tuesday.

  1. Calhoun graduates Zachary Kronstat, Christopher Murphy, and Jeffrey Caso have been selected as finalists in the Second Annual Long Island Young Entrepreneur Challenge (LI YEC). Click here for more on them.
  2. The man busted for stealing an 86-year-old woman's purse at Stop & Shop Sunday allegedly pulled the same stunt three other times in Freeport and Massapequa. Click here for the details.
  3. A man was caught on camera breaking into three cars on Elliot Place in Merrick Saturday morning. For video of the perpetrator, click this link.
  4. Locals brought their dressed up canines to the municipal lot between Bellmore and Bedford Avenues to compete in Bellmore Barks, which included several events to see who the superior pooch really was. For video from the event, click here.
  5. The Mepham High School Chapter of the National English Honor Society recently welcomed 56 new members at their annual induction ceremony. Click this link for more.

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