🌱 Patch AM: How a Mepham High School student became a free-speech trailblazer

Hello Bellmore! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Mepham High School student became a free-speech trailblazer

Also on today's calendar: Exciting 2026 virtual and in-person programs with Hospital for Special Surgery! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy; a few morning flurries, with a high of 34 and low of 22 degrees.
• Friday: Rather cloudy and cold, temps: high: 30, low: 26.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, breezy and cold, with a high of 33 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lenny Bruce: The King of Blue Comedy (longislandpress.com) — Bellmore readers may be surprised to learn that free-speech pioneer Lenny Bruce once walked the halls of Mepham High School, where he was an avid reader and movie fan. This biography traces his journey from Long Island farmhand and Navy dropout to groundbreaking, controversial comic whose battles over obscenity helped shape modern debates about the First Amendment.
   

📸 Around Bellmore

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bellmore

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★ Featured events ★

Monday January 5

• Exciting 2026 virtual and in-person programs with Hospital for Special Surgery!
  9:00 am

Friday January 16

• Bridal, Bridesmaids and Evening Wear Sample Sale
  The Showroom at Bridal Reflections, 20 Central Ave, Massapequa
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday January 5

• DAHS Varsity Kickline
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  4:00 pm
• DAHS Open Nets
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• DAHS Varsity Kickline
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  4:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• DAHS Town of Hempstead Inauguration
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  4:00 pm
• DAHS Baseball Open Gym
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• DAHS Varsity Kickline
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  4:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Blue Dragon Invitational @ DAHS
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  7:00 am

Monday January 12

• DAHS Open Nets
  Lee Road School Wantagh, NY 11793
  6:30 pm

📣 Bellmore Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Boys Varsity Swim Meet Vs. Port Washington HS & Roslyn HS
  Bethpage High School , 10 Cherry Ave , Bethpage
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Aquatic Center
  Nassau County, NY Calendar

Monday January 5

• DAHS Varsity Kickline
  East Broadway School Seaford, NY 11783
  4:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Basketball Game Vs. Carey HS
  H Frank Carey High School , 230 Poppy Ave , Franklin Square
  5:00 pm

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• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
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• Long Island Swim School — (516) 378-8467
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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Five Guys posted a job opening for Shift Manager - 1063 in Merrick. Apply here.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Merrick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bellmore here.

🗞 Nearby News

Merrick

• Blakeman, D'Esposito, Rhoads Help Cut Ribbon On Saint Demetrios Cultural Center (patch.com)

Seaford

• Best Rinks to Go Roller Skating on Long Island (newyorkfamily.com)

Freeport

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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