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Mia Barkan Clarke, a Merrick resident and artist, in her studio with the piece entitled “Freya Flowing Bifrost.”

“I’m really a dichotomous person living in one body,” said Mia Barkan Clarke, a Merokean who has been creating art for more than 20 years. Barkan Clarke recently presented an exhibition and poetry reading titled “Freya’s Tears” at the Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts gallery in Sayville. She has worked on the series since 2011 and is expected to publish the book of her drawings and poetry within the next few months. more

By Casey Pinner | 7/18/14

Participants in the Town of Hempstead's Senior Writing Workshop recently read their works at the Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts.

There's no age limit to creativity at town's Senior Writing Workshop

The older adults participating in the Town of Hempstead’s Senior Writing Workshop presented their original works recently at the Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts. more

By Casey Pinner | 7/18/14

The MTA proposes to bus all LIRR commuters into the city from Nassau Community College and six train stations, including Bellmore, in the event of a strike.

Bellmore-Merrick braces for possible LIRR strike

With a Long Island Rail Road strike looming, Bellmore-Merrick residents and business owners are preparing for the distinct possibility that tens of thousands of commuters might be bused from the … more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/2/14

Addiction counselor Karen Palmiero spoke at a Phoenix House-hosted opiate seminar at the Merrick Library on June 18.

Battling Nassau’s heroin crisis

“If I could have turned the switch to just end my life, I would have done it, guaranteed,” said Casey C., a former heroin addict, at a Phoenix House-sponsored addiction seminar at the … more

By Casey Pinner | 6/25/14

After being its assistant principal for five years, Dana Bermas will become the Chatterton Elementary School principal on July 1. Above, second-grader Donovan Matthews shared his Father’s Day project with Bermas.

Chatterton's Dana Bermas to take school's reins

Dressed in a navy blue blazer and a flowered shirt, Dana Bermas gently knocked on the door of Melissa O’Donnell’s second-grade class at Chatterton Elementary School in Merrick on a recent Tuesday … more

By Casey Pinner | 6/19/14

John DeTomasso, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District superintendent, presented Camp Avenue Elementary School first-grader Amelia Raspanti with her award in the annual Keep-A-Merrick-A-Beautiful poster and essay contest.

Students honored in Keep-A-Merrick-A-Beautiful contest at Fayette School

Smiling parents snapped photos of their children as they walked across the floor of Harold D. Fayette Elementary School’s general-purpose room. The occasion: an award ceremony for the young winners of the Keep-A-Merrick-A-Beautiful contest. more

By Casey Pinner | 6/12/14

Chatterton Principal Cindy Davidowitz, who is retiring on June 30, recently visited Lori Marr’s fifth-grade class.

Leading, now leaving, Chatterton School

The halls of Roland A. Chatterton Elementary School in Merrick are adorned with student artwork: bulletin boards full of construction paper projects, crayon drawings and wobbly handwriting. On a recent Friday, children clad in flannel pants and superhero shirts for Pajama Day skipped down the hall in neat lines. more

By Casey Pinner | 6/4/14

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