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Bellmore-Merrick schools closed Wednesday due to snow

Schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22 due to the snowstorm moving through the area. The Merrick, North Merrick and North Bellmore school districts will also be closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. more

By Brian Racow | 1/21/14

The Islanders delegation to Fayette School: Hamonic, Tavares and McDonald.

Islanders stars talk life goals at Fayette

John Tavares, 23, the New York Islanders’ star center, captain and one of the National Hockey League’s leading goal scorers, stood Tuesday morning facing a sea of raised hands wiggling for his attention. A teacher extended a microphone toward one of the eager children, who asked, “Is hockey a difficult sport?” more

By Brian Racow | 11/29/13

Kaitlyn Cunningham, 17, helped Michaela Brown, 9, practice a back flip at Calhoun High School's Homecoming festival.

Calhoun hosts Homecoming fest

The Calhoun High School faithful joined together Saturday for a venerated fall tradition, Homecoming, a football game and festival that capped a week of school-spirited doings at Calhoun. more

By Brian Racow | 10/28/13

Ambulances sat Thursday afternoon outside Camp Avenue School in North Merrick. A boiler in the school leaked "black smoke," according to the North Merrick School District. School officials called 911 "as a precaution," said North Merrick Superintendent David Feller.

15 at Camp Ave exposed to ‘black smoke,’ taken to hospital

Ambulances rushed one teacher and 14 students Thursday afternoon from Camp Avenue School in North Merrick to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow due to possible carbon monoxide poisoning. All 15 were evaluated at the hospital and released, according to NUMC spokeswoman Shelly Lotenberg. more

By Brian Racow | 10/10/13

Superintendent informs community of ‘stranger incidents’

Two North Merrick students’ interactions with strangers led to police reports this week, according to an email that John DeTommaso, superintendent of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, sent to parents of district students on Sept. 11. more

9/13/13

AideN and Olivia Short, from left, Megan Trageser and Kali Blair were ready for their first day of class at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick.

School's in session in the Merricks

Children in Merrick and North Merrick donned their favorite outfits, packed backpacks with supplies and lunches, said goodbye to their parents for six or more hours and left home for the first day of a new school year on Tuesday. more

By Brian Racow | 9/5/13

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District passing rates compared to Nassau County and New York State averages.

State: Students struggle with Common Core

State test scores plummeted to historic lows in most school districts in Nassau County and New York, a result that was expected following the implementation of a more rigorous curriculum. more

By Scott Brinton, Brian Racow and Andrew Hackmack, sbrinton@liherald.com | 8/14/13

Tiffany Joosten, whose son will begin second grade at Camp Avenue School this fall, spoke out against what she and other parents see as high class sizes in this grade.

Camp Avenue parents want smaller class sizes

Many parents of Camp Avenue School’s incoming second-grade students are of one mind about the size of their children’s classes: they are far too big. more

By Brian Racow | 7/3/13

The North Merrick School District is planning a “beautification project” to spruce up the exterior of the Fayette School. Norma Gonsalves, presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, obtained $25,000 in county tax dollars for the project.

Local politicians allocate grants to North Merrick schools

The North Merrick School District is the recent recipient of several grants that will help it pay for new computers and security upgrades in each of its of three schools as well as an exterior beautification project at Fayette. The grants consist of tax revenue that State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. and Norma Gonsalves, presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, allocated for the district. more

By Brian Racow | 7/3/13

David Feller, North Merrick superintendent

North Merrick schools chief to lead Nassau superintendents, advise state

North Merrick School District Superintendent David Feller will become president of the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents on June 1. With the position, he will also assume a spot on the Commissioner’s Advisory Council of the New York State Council of School Superintendents, which meets three to four times a year with the New York State Education Department commissioner, currently Dr. John King Jr. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 5/31/13

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