In Bellmore-Merrick, Mepham marine recruit shaves his head for a good cause

Dominick Brown, a Mepham High School senior who is preparing to join the U.S. Marines, shaved his head on Jan. 15 to benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to fund research for pediatric cancer. 

Bellmore, Merrick shoppers can hit up a flea market on Sunrise Highway

When you think about flea markets and street fairs, most picture a warm day in the spring, summer or fall. But along Sunrise Highway, travelers on Sundays have likely passed the winter flea market in Merrick — and it’s a great place to get out of the house, stretch your legs and shop around for a trinket or two through the cold months of January, February and March.

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A holiday that we should never take for granted

July Fourth is a holiday that truly deserves to be celebrated by all Americans. The bottom line is that July 4, 1776 began the daring experiment that led to the formation of the greatest nation in the history of the world, which has produced more opportunity and more freedoms for more types of people than ever thought imaginable.

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Monique Darrisaw-Akil: On smartphones, collaborate, don’t mandate

The advent of smartphones, social media and other personal devices has brought about a revolution that has impacted everything from the way we communicate and socialize to the way we research information and work.

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Randi Kreiss: High anxiety is gripping many Americans

I’m an anxious person, and according to the American Psychiatric Association, 40 percent of Americans said last year that they were more anxious than the year before.