The North Merrick School District will hold a facilities referendum on Monday, Dec. 12, from 2 to 10 p.m. at Fayette Elementary School, giving the North Merrick community the opportunity to vote on the expenditure of $1.2 million of a $1.4 million capital reserve fund to make repairs at Camp Avenue, Old Mill Road and Fayette elementary schools.
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David Weingrad
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12/2/11
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The Merrick and North Merrick school districts are working hard to adapt their curricula to the “common core standards” recently adopted by New York state.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald
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11/25/11
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With her office window overlooking the courtyard in the center of Old Mill Road Elementary School, former North Merrick superintendent Dr. June Irvin often found herself staring into it. In fact, she loved the courtyard so much that she would often eat her lunch there, and sometimes her husband, Bill, himself a superintendent, would join her in the courtyard, where the two would talk about their days after school.
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By David Weingrad
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9/14/11
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In a good year, crafting a school district budget is an arduous, months-long process that challenges school administrators, boards of education, PTAs and budget advisory committees to come up with …
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5/11/11
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Both the Merrick and North Merrick school districts will hold their annual budget votes next week. Here’s what you need to know about the districts’ spending plans:
In Merrick
On May 17, …
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By David Weingrad
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5/11/11
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Camp Avenue Elementary School in North Merrick recently held its annual “Walk to School Day,” encouraging children to arrive at school the old-fashioned way -– on foot.
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By David Weingrad
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10/21/10
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Elementary school children in North Merrick thinking of spending recess strolling the schoolyard with friends may have to think again.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/16/10
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The Herald enthusiastically endorses the Merrick, North Merrick and Bellmore-Merrick Central school districts' 2010-11 budgets.
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5/13/10
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June Irvin, a former North Merrick School District superintendent, Old Mill Road School principal and active community member, died on April 27 of natural causes. She was 76.
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Sari Zeidler
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5/4/10
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Updated: 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Police have arrested a North Merrick School District custodian, Joseph Latona, 27, and charged him with sale and possession of heroin.
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Sari Zeidler and Scott Brinton
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3/17/10
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