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Bellmore-Merrick Central District making big changes to Regents plan
In the past, only Advanced Placement English students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central School District took the English Regents in January of 11th grade. The feeling was that they should be ready at that point to pass the exam with a high mark, giving them greater time to concentrate on the A.P. exam in May. more
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The Long Island Power Authority is no longer paying taxes on properties that it owns throughout Nassau County. Instead, it’s making payments in lieu of taxes. The new payment plan, however, shortchanges school districts, officials say. Despite that, John DeTommaso, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District superintendent, above, said last week that he has no plans to exceed the state-mandated tax cap or cut services. What the future will hold, no one is certain.
Bellmore-Merrick dealing with new LIPA payment plan
Bellmore-Merrick homeowners could see their property-tax bills rise or services reduced in the future to make up for lost taxes that were, until recently, paid for by the Long Island Power Authority, and before that by the Long Island Lighting Company. more
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Austin McLoughlin, a senior at Calhoun High School in Merrick, saved a man’s life with the skills that he learned during a CPR unit he completed in phys. ed. class.
Calhoun senior saves hockey player with CPR
While attending an ice hockey tournament in upstate Lake Placid in late January, Calhoun High School senior Austin McLoughlin sprung into action to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation after a player was struck in the head and suffered a seizure on the ice. more
Merrick Chamber of Commerce officers and board members gathered with President Margaret Biegelman, center.
Merrick Chamber honors leaders at annual dinner
Toasts, clinks of silverware against glasses and good conversation filled the air at every table during the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s 81st annual Installation Dinner. more
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Kennedy seniors Sarah Moussavi and Steven Obadiah, front, recently had their science research papers accepted by the Long Island region of the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Joining them in one of Kennedy’s labs were their research advisers, Barbara Franklin, back left, and Barbi Frank.
Two Kennedy seniors headed to Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
Kennedy High School senior Sarah Moussavi, 17, took on one of neuroscience’s most perplexing, and intriguing, questions: How certain are humans in their own decision-making? To reach a … more
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Katherine Ratner and Brian Kishinevsky recently had papers accepted by the Long Island region of the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Joining them was their research adviser, Michael Hughes.
These researchers are no junior scientists
Katherine Ratner thought the measurement system used to categorize hurricanes –– called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale –– was inadequate. So the Calhoun High School senior, 17, set out to create a new system, one that better reflected the size and strength of these monster storms. more
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Billy Miller, a Town of Hempstead sanitation worker, collected trash amid the snowstorm on Friday morning.
Once again, snow blankets Bellmore-Merrick
With the temperature hovering right around 32 degrees Fahrenheit, Bellmore-Merrick was once again blanketed in white on Feb. 5. The snowstorm came only two weeks after an historic blizzard pummeled the area. more
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Bellmore-Merrick schools closed because of snow Feb. 5
Owing to severe winter weather conditions, schools throughout Bellmore-Merrick were closed on Friday, Feb. 5. Forecasters were predicting three to six inches of snow. more
Rabbi Ravid Tilles, back, center, joined Barry and Ruth Silverman and fellow Merrick Jewish Centre congregants for a session of ‘Ask the Rabbi’ as part of Al Haderech.
Al Haderech moves to educate congregants
Al Haderech, or “On the Path,” is an educational program that promotes the expansion of knowledge through several different topics pertaining to Judaism. Developed by Rabbi Ravid Tilles at the Merrick Jewish Centre in 2014, Al Haderech seeks to join the community together through insightful learning. more
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central School District and the Jason Gruen Foundation recently screened ninth-graders for possible heart defects. Above, Dean Tsolkas, 14, was weighed by nurse Cynthia Johnson before his screening.
Bellmore-Merrick Central District screening students, saving lives
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and the Jason Gruen Foundation recently tested 150 ninth-graders over two weekends, checking their hearts with advanced portable electrocardiogram and echocardiogram machines. Screenings took place at Calhoun High School in Merrick on Jan. 9 and 16. more
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