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North Merrick School District officials, including Superintendent David Feller and Facilities Director James Saitta, will give multiple public presentations in coming days on the district’s plans for a $14.65 million capital improvements bond. more

By Brian Racow | 4/29/15

Parents and teachers took part in a rally against New York educational policies on March 27 in front of Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick.

Parents throw brake on state tests

Last week more than a thousand third- to eighth-grade students in the Merricks did not take state English Language Arts tests. more

By Brian Racow | 4/22/15

Camp Avenue Elementary School students displayed their work at a science fair on March 30. Noah Horn hypothesized that plastic water bottles could be repurposed as solar light bulbs.

Camp Avenue School digs into science

Students at Camp Avenue Elementary School in North Merrick recently asked some tough questions ... more

4/2/15

Peter Holms, the owner of the Mobil station at 329 Merrick Ave. in Merrick, posed last week outside his business. Holms is donating a portion of his profits throughout March to Camp Avenue Elementary School in North Merrick.

Businessman raises money for Camp Avenue

This is the third consecutive year in which Peter Holms, proprietor of the Mobil station at 329 Merrick Ave. in Merrick, will donate a cent for every gallon of gasoline he sells in March to Camp Avenue Elementary School. He said that totals about $2,000 each year. more

3/18/15

The Fayette Elementary School boiler is well past its prime, according to school officials. Heating systems at Fayette, Camp Avenue and Old Mill Road schools show decades of wear and tear, as do many of the buildings and their grounds. The North Merrick School District Board of Education is asking the community to approve a $14.65 million bond sale to pay for a district-wide infrastructure overhaul. There will be a referendum as part of the May 19 school vote.

North Merrick puts $14.7M bond to vote

The North Merrick School District is seeking to borrow $14.65 million for infrastructure upgrades at Camp Avenue, Fayette and Old Mill Road elementary schools, which administrators say are essential for the schools’ long-term use. Local residents will decide at the May 19 school vote whether to approve a bond sale to fund the buildings and grounds improvements. more

By Brian Racow | 3/18/15

Tracy Sforza’s third-grade class had fun getting into character at Camp Avenue Elementary School’s annual Biography Bonanza on Feb. 6.

It’s a Biography Bonanza at Camp Avenue

The frigid February weather did not stop the likes of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from attending Camp Avenue Elementary School’s Biography Bonanza on Feb. 6. more

By Stephen Levine | 2/26/15

Parents for Megan’s Law, a Long Island not-for-profit organization, distributed incorrect information that a sex offender was living near Camp Avenue School in North Merrick, according to David Feller, superintendent of the North Merrick School District.

Superintendent: Sex-offender notice was a mistake

A notification that Parents for Megan’s Law, a Long Island not-for-profit organization, distributed on Feb. 2 falsely stated that a sex offender was living near Camp Avenue School in North Merrick, according to David Feller, superintendent of the North Merrick School District. The individual named in the notification is actually in prison, Feller reported. more

2/10/15

A car is barely visible through a window at North Merrick’s Old Mill Road School, though it is located just feet past the glass, according to James Saitta, director of facilities for the North Merrick School District. Replacing exterior windows at Old Mill Road is one of many facilities projects that the district wants to complete.

North Merrick school board reschedules bond vote

The North Merrick School District Board of Education will vote on March 10 whether to place a $15.75 million bond referendum on the May school ballot, North Merrick Superintendent David Feller recently confirmed. more

2/9/15

Heating systems at Camp Avenue, Fayette and Old Mill Road schools show decades of wear and tear, as do much of the buildings and their grounds. The North Merrick School District Board of Education plans to ask the community to approve a $15.75 million bond sale to pay for a district-wide infrastructure overhaul. The board likely will vote at its next meeting, on Feb. 10 at Fayette, to place the proposal on the May school ballot. Above, the Camp Avenue boiler.

N. Merrick plans capital improvements bond

The North Merrick School District Board of Education is considering borrowing $15.75 million to overhaul aging infrastructure at the district’s three schools: Camp Avenue, Fayette and Old Mill Road. The board is set to vote Feb. 10 to place a bond referendum on the May school ballot. more

By Brian Racow | 1/21/15

Fire commish faces challenge from fire chief

North Merrick voters will choose next Tuesday between two longtime Fire Department officers running for a five-year term on the department’s Board of Fire Commissioners. more

By Brian Racow | 12/3/14

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