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Sixth-graders at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School piled cold cuts and cheese slices onto bread on Jan. 30, creating sandwiches that Lakeside staffers would later donate to homeless people.
Lakeside students prepare food for the hungry
In just one day, sixth-graders at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick assembled more than a thousand sandwiches and bagged 350 cookies for people in need of meals. more
The driver of this car suffered a “substantial” head injury when he crashed into a tree on Merrick Road in front of Levy-Lakeside Elementary School on Feb. 2, according to Ron Luparello, a Merrick Fire Department spokesman.
Man injured in crash by Lakeside
A red sedan slid off Merrick Road at 9:10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, as it traveled east between Babylon Road and Lindenmere Drive, clipping one tree and slamming into another in front of Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick. more
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Merrick Spanish teachers Toni Allen, left, and Jacki Geltman posed outside Allen’s classroom door. A sign on the door reads, “¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español!” Translation: “Welcome to Spanish class!”
Merrick board agrees to keep Spanish
The Merrick School District administration reversed course last Tuesday on a recent recommendation to cut Spanish from the curriculum, citing the importance of foreign language in the elementary school, or FLES, and pledging to keep and improve Merrick’s Spanish program. more
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Scott Brinton, who is senior editor of the Merrick Herald Life, is also a Merrick resident whose children attended Levy-Lakeside Elementary School.
Merrick should say, 'Yes to FLES!'
I’m disappointed. Very disappointed. The Merrick Elementary School District’s superintendent, Dr. Dominick Palma, has proposed eliminating the district’s Spanish language program, which the district offered along with French in the 1970s before it cut foreign language because of budget pressures. Spanish was finally reinstated in 2006. more
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The Merrick School District administration has proposed eliminating the district’s Foreign Language in the Elementary School, or FLES, program. Above, Levy-Lakeside Elementary School students who won the National Foreign Languages Week essay and poster contest in 2012.
Merrick proposes cutting Spanish
Third- to sixth-grade students in the Merrick School District now receive Spanish instruction for 45 minutes every six school days. Soon, however, they may learn the meaning of “no mas.” more
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Mari Titterton, far right, Susan Heaphy, center, and Karen Nolan, far left, ran to the aid of Gloria Spader, second from left, when she collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest on Sept. 11. Titterton’s use of an automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation restored Spader’s heartbeat. State Assemblyman David McDonough, second from right, gave merit citations to Titterton, Heaphy and Nolan at the Oct. 14 North Merrick Board of Education meeting.
Three honored for lifesaving efforts in North Merrick
Three women received awards from the North Merrick School District and State Assemblyman David McDonough at last week’s North Merrick Board of Education meeting for their actions on Sept. 11 this year, when a Camp Avenue Elementary School aide went into sudden cardiac arrest. more
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Merrick American Legion Post 1282 will host a Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Merrick American Legion to mark Veterans Day
Merrick American Legion Post No. 1282 will conduct its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Merrricks’ Veterans Memorial Park starting at 10:30 a.m. Veterans Memorial Park is at the corner of Merrick and Lee avenues, which is across the street from the Camp Avenue Elementary School. The park’s address is 1580 Little Whaleneck Road, Merrick. All are invited to attend. more
Bellmore home invaders dressed as construction workers; one injured in attack
Three black men wearing hard hats, construction vests and dust masks robbed an Ellen Road home in south Bellmore on Friday morning, tying up the hands and feet of two homeowners... more
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A camera, attached atop a van parked on Merrick Avenue outside Fayette School in North Merrick, watched for speeding motorists.
North Merrick gets second speed-zone camera
Fayette School has joined the list of community schools outside which motorists must slow down or else risk a speeding ticket. more
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Using CPR and an AED, Camp Avenue School nurse Mari Titterton saved the life of a colleague who had collapsed on Sept. 11.
Camp Avenue nurse saves co-worker's life
Mari Titterton is a nurse by profession, and every year she goes through the same cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training to renew a certification. Her years of preparation proved crucial in a matter of moments last Thursday afternoon. more
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