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Track and field competitions were part of the activities at the 11th annual Bellmore-Merrick Challenge, a field day that paired special-education students with their general-education friends.

Students bond at Bellmore-Merrick Challenge

The 11th annual Bellmore-Merrick Challenge Day brought together special-education students from across Nassau County and seniors in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District for a day of fun and games at Calhoun High School on May 20. more

6/17/15

Eleventh-grader Kim Mathison straightened Alexa Capalbi’s hair with a flatiron.

English, math and a makeover

Calhoun High School teacher Alana Baard describes her classes as never-ending pajama parties. No kidding. Pajama parties. “Everyone is so eager to learn,” she says. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/17/15

Susan Schwartz, a trustee of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Merrick School District, center, received a plaque from JoAnn DeLauter, president of the Central District Board of Education, and John DeTommaso, superintendent of the Central District, commending her on many years of service to both boards.

Susan Schwartz honored for school boards service

Susan Schwartz, an elementary school teacher who served on the Merrick School District Board of Education for 15 years and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education for eight years, will retire from the boards at the end of June. more

6/17/15

A Calhoun High School student suffered a “severe case of alcohol poisoning” after drinking at a party last Wednesday night in the woods behind Brookside School in North Merrick, according to Calhoun Principal Nicole Hollings. The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, which oversees Calhoun, had asked Uniondale company Summit Security Services to keep watch that night at Brookside, said Central District Superintendent John DeTommaso. Above, a Summit SUV was parked that night outside Brookside as emergency vehicles’ lights flashed at the woods’ edge.

EMTs pull drunken teen from ravine

The teenager, a student at Calhoun High School, had a “severe case of alcohol poisoning,” said Calhoun Principal Nicole Hollings in an email to parents on June 12. He drank at a “large gathering” of Calhoun seniors in the woods between Brookside School and the Meadowbrook State Parkway, Hollings wrote. more

By Brian Racow | 6/17/15

Grand Avenue Middle School officials recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the school’s new artificial-turf athletic field.

Grand Ave. Middle School gets turf field

Bellmore middle-schoolers now have a turf field to call their own. Residents, students, faculty members and administrators gathered on May 4 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Grand Avenue Middle … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/4/15

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Community Parent Center hosted a Drug Take-Back event at Mepham High School on May 30. Above, from left, were Nassau County police officer Kenneth Parker, Bellmore Fire Department emergency medical technician Rami Kranz, North Merrick School District Trustee Neil Brown, John Scalesi, Bellmore-Merrick Heroin Task Force volunteer Michael Reid, County Legislator Steve Rhoads, State Sen. Michael Venditto, Parent Center Executive Director Wendy Tepfer, Central District Assistant Superintendent David Seinfeld and NCPD officer Hoscar Walters.

Bellmore-Merrick drug take-back yields thousand pounds of pills

“All of us were shocked by how great it went,” said David Seinfeld, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s assistant superintendent for instruction. He was referring to Drug Take-Back Day, ... more

By Scott Brinton | 6/3/15

Central looking to increase course options

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is working on a plan that would allow most students to take algebra and earth science in eighth grade, if they wish, according to Superintendent John DeTommaso. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/21/15

The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will host a Drug Take-Back Day on May 30. Bellmore-Merrick’s first-ever drug take-back event yielded 10 33-gallon bags –– or more than 200 pounds –– of medications last fall. Above were, from left, David Seinfeld, the Central District assistant superintendent for instruction; Wendy Tepfer, Community Parent Center executive director; and Saul Lerner, the Central District director of health, phys. ed. and athletics.

Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center to hold Drug Take-Back Day

The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will host a Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mepham High School, 2401 Camp Ave., Bellmore. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/20/15

Cory Epstein, a junior and student ambassador at Kennedy High School, came up with the idea for the Ties for Ties initiative.

The ties that bind Bellmore-Merrick

Students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s five schools are working to tie the community together — literally and figuratively. Thanks to the brainstorming of a Kennedy … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/15/15

Sisters Mia and Natalie Rodriguez went for a whirl on the teacup ride at the 2014 Merrick Kids Fest. The Chamber of Commerce organizes the annual event, which will take place again this weekend.

Merrick Chamber of Commerce's Kids Fest is on the way

The Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s Kids Fest, a carnival with rides and games, food and family-friendly entertainment, will take place this weekend at the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station. more

4/22/15

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