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Danielle Santos Atkinson, Hofstra University, Women’s Basketball Head Coach

Herald Inside LI webinar to address delay of high school, college sports

Nassau and Suffolk counties have both opted to postpone high school sports until January of 2021, and many colleges have moved their fall sports to the spring, as well. With sports on pause, student-athletes — especially high school seniors — and parents are left not only disappointed, but also with many lingering questions. more

9/15/20

Mepham High School science teacher Josephine Parlagreco got her temperature taken with an infrared scanner upon entering the building as Jim Lavin, a security aide, looked on from behind a plastic barrier.

Bellmore-Merrick's high school principals prepare to welcome students back to school

Students and staff in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will return to school on Sept. 8. For some this will mean logging on to a computer for a designated day of remote learning; for … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/7/20

Merrick Avenue Middle school staff member tests positive for Covid-19

Days before the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District was set to reopen school buildings to a hybird learning model, the Nassau County Health Department determined that a staff member at … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/3/20

Steve Levy, right, a south Merrick native and Kennedy High School graduate, leads the new “Monday Night Football” broadcast team, which includes Brian Griese, center, and Louis Riddick.

Bellmore-JFK alum lands 'Monday Night Football' gig

Steve Levy got a taste of the “Monday Night Football” broadcast booth last September when he served as the play-by-play commentator for the Denver Broncos-Oakland Raiders game in Week One … more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/26/20

Mepham kickline recognized as national champions

The Town of Hempstead presented Mepham High School’s varsity kickline team with a national championship sign on Aug. 17 to commemorate the girls’ stellar performance at the National Dance … more

8/25/20

North Merrick native Kevin Collins, far right, with his parents, Pat and Karen, on the football field at the University of Texas, where he serves as the director of development.

Mepham High School alumnus finds his niche at U.T.

Setting aside his aspirations to join the New York Mets’ broadcast team, North Merrick native Kevin Collins has found his niche as Director of Development at the University of … more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/25/20

Mepham kickline recognized as national champions

The Town of Hempstead presented Mepham High School’s varsity kickline team with a national championship sign on Aug. 17 to commemorate the girls’ stellar performance at the National Dance … more

8/24/20

John F. Kennedy High School’s Student Government Association held a Zoom meeting last Saturday to discuss how the club would conduct activities virtually and reshape operations under the district’s hybrid model once school starts on Sept. 8.

Views mixed on Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District's hybrid reopening

When the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District announced that it would reopen under a hybrid model for the first two weeks of school — with plans to ease from a mix of online and … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 8/19/20

Members of John F. Kennedy High School’s alumni association presented Principal Gerard Owenburg with a painting commissioned by former teacher Alan Fleishman. Courtesy Laura Hernandez C: Laura Hernandez, of Merrick, graduated from Kennedy this year and will start her pre-med degree at LIU Post in the fall.

Former Bellmore-JFK teacher honors 2020 graduates

Instead of simply handing out a scholarship to a student, Ronald Steiger, the public relations director of John F. Kennedy High School’s alumni association, decided to put his network’s … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 8/3/20

What a poet can teach us about death — and life

I was out for a drive in mid-April, rounding the corner from Beach Street to Merrick Road in Merrick, when Emily Dickinson’s words suddenly came to my mind . . . more

7/31/20