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Cynthia Seniuk was recently appointed as the North Merrick School District superintendent.

N. Merrick district welcomes new superintendent

As current North Merrick Superintendent David Feller has been preparing to retire in recent months, the Board of Education searched for a new superintendent, finally appointing one at its last meeting. The board named Dr. Cynthia Seniuk to the post. more

By Stephany Reyes | 7/21/16

Concussions force student-athletes and their parents, like Alyssa Garbarino and her father, Al, to weigh the benefits of playing sports against the long-term health risks.

Bellmore-Merrick athletes hit hard by concussions

Alyssa Garbarino’s second concussion came on a frigid Sunday afternoon when she was 17. Under overcast skies, Garbarino, of North Merrick, who was then playing with the East Meadow Soccer Club’s Storm, bruised her way through a sea of bodies. As she battled with her opponent on the Northport Cow Harbor United Soccer Club, she was constantly driven to the ground, her head hitting the hard earth. As fast as she went down, though, she popped back up. As the game wore on, she began to feel dizzy and developed a sharp headache. more

By Alex Boyd | 6/22/16

North Merrick Schools Superintendent David Feller welcomed students and their families and thanked them for their participation in the Keep-A-Merrick Beautiful contest.

Contest brings out the beauty in Merrick

Children squirmed and wiggled in their seats as they waited to walk the stage at Harold D. Fayette School to receive their awards in the annual Keep A-Merrick-A Beautiful contest. more

By Stephany Reyes | 6/20/16

Reclaim New York Executive Director Brandon Muir, left, and attorney Dennis J. Saffran discussed the New York Transparency Project on Tuesday in Mineola.

Elmont School District sued by transparency group

The nonprofit group Reclaim New York filed a lawsuit on June 7 in Nassau County Supreme Court against the Elmont School District for failing to comply with a Freedom of Information Law … more

By Steve Smirti | 6/15/16

eante Smith, at left, a Kennedy High School sophomore from Bellmore, tried a simulator that shows students the dangers of driving while intoxicated during the Arrive Alive Tour at Kennedy last Friday.

When DWI dangers loom –– in gym class

There was a lot of public drunkenness in gym class at Kennedy High School in Bellmore last week –– mock drunkenness, that is. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/8/16

Employees of parade co-sponsor Nu Health marched down Hempstead Turnpike.

Hundreds turn out for Belmont Parade

Hundreds of people gathered at the Alva T. Stanforth Sports Complex near Elmont Library on Saturday to kick off the Elmont/Belmont Day Parade, marking the unofficial start of summer and the lead-up … more

By Steve Smirti | 6/8/16

Representatives of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Community Parent Center, State Sen. Michael Venditto, County Legislator Steve Rhoads, and officials of the Nassau County Police Department and Bellmore, North Bellmore, Merrick and North Merrick elementary school districts were on hand to collect prescription pain medications at the third annual Drug Take-back Day.

Officials: 3rd drug take-back a success

With gloves on their hands, volunteers collected hundreds of medicine bottles from residents who had come to dispose of unused prescription medications at the third annual Drug Take-back Day at Merrick Avenue Middle School on May 21. more

By Stephany Reyes | 6/1/16

Cast your ballot for Bellmore-Merrick school budgets

It’s an easy call to endorse the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s 2016-17 budget, which comes in at a little more than $147.7 million. more

5/12/16

Recalling L.I. before suburbia took hold

I grew up in Yaphank, a 14-square-mile hamlet in Suffolk County, virtually in the middle of Long Island. (The community to the north is, in fact, called Middle Island.) I remember . . . more

5/12/16

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District honored Laron McGravey, who saved a group of Merrick Avenue Middle School students from a bus fire, during its May 4 meeting. Greeting McCravey, above, was Board President George Haile. They were joined by McCravey’s on, Christian.

Hero school bus driver honored

Laron McGravey, the driver who saved a dozen Merrick Avenue Middle School students from a fire that engulfed their school bus last month, was honored by the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education at its May 4 meeting. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/6/16

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