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Change is needed after band bus accident

The horrific charter bus accident on Orange County’s Interstate 84 on Sept. 21 that claimed the lives of a band director and a retired teacher while injuring 16 members of Farmingdale High School’s marching band should be a wake-up call for change. more

10/5/23

Make room for school buses

They called them the most dangerous stretches of road on Long Island. No crosswalks. Speeding cars. Pedestrians literally running for their lives . . . more

9/7/23

School bus cameras will make students safer

On Aug. 6, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law that will allow counties, cities, towns and villages throughout the state to outfit their school buses with cameras to catch motorists illegally driving past them while their stop signs are out. more

9/6/19

Let’s keep our schoolchildren safe

It’s a message we emphasize every year, because it is so important: School is almost back in session, so it’s time for drivers to slow down and use extra caution. more

8/24/16

Give our children a brake

It’s a message we emphasize every year, because it is so important: School is back in session, so it’s time for drivers to slow down. more

9/3/14

Some school dismissal times change and most after-school activities are cancelled Tuesday in Bellmore-Merrick

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s three high schools and two middle schools will dismiss students earlier than usual Tuesday due to the snowstorm moving into the area. Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools will end their school day at 1:30 p.m. today, and Grand Avenue and Merrick Avenue middle schools will end their school day at 2:15 p.m. There will be no late buses at any of the schools, and all afternoon and evening activities in the district are cancelled. more

By Brian Racow | 1/21/14

School safety 101: Slow down

Most area schools reopened this week, which means the roads are going to be more hectic on weekday mornings and afternoons. more

9/5/13

State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., center, of Merrick, has sponsored legislation that would, if it becomes law, allow parents with a “physically limiting impairment” documented by their physician, physician’s assistant or nurse practitioner to obtain school busing for their children.

Fighting rare disease, Merrick mom wants change in state busing law

Tara Notrica, a 48-year-old Merrick mother of two, says that over the course of several years before the fall of 2010, she and her husband spent tens of thousands of dollars on private transportation to send their children from their home to elementary school and back again. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 3/14/13

Taking the bus? First, do some research.

Whether you’re rich or poor, live in the city or suburbs or are young or old, at one time or another you’ll ride on a bus of some kind. more

6/14/12

N. Bellmore board: Busing mileage will not change

Current students at Gunther Elementary in North Bellmore will enroll at new schools in the fall because their school will close in June, and many parents felt that asking them to also figure out their own transportation was too much. more

By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com | 2/17/12

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