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Amid the summer heat, many young Merokeans recently took to the North Merrick Library for a day of ice cream sculpture arts and crafts.
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By David Weingrad
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8/8/12
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On a recent Friday morning at Birch Elementary School, many eager campers arrived at the Merrick School District’s Summer Recreation Program equipped with baseball gloves, bats, balls and even batting helmets.
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By David Weingrad
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8/2/12
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority police rushed to the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station at 8:30 a.m. today after a note was found warning of a bomb threat there.
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By David Weingrad
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8/2/12
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“I eat, breathe and sleep skateboarding,” said Gavin Donohue, a 16-year-old, soon-to-be Mepham High School senior.
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By David Weingrad
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8/1/12
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Children are out of school until September, but the Merrick Library offers plenty of activities to keep them occupied over the summer.
The library, for example, recently held a scavenger hunt, giving children an opportunity to create arts and crafts, scavenge the library for hidden artifacts and even receive a tutorial on how to use the library’s automated book catalogue.
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By David Weingrad
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7/26/12
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In the four Bellmore-Merrick elementary districts, every grade from third to sixth surpassed the average county and state scores on the English Language Arts and math state exams, the results of which were released by the New York State Department of Education last week.
School superintendents expressed satisfaction with the results, but also cautioned that their districts will need to continue to work hard to prepare students for future statewide exams, which since 2010 have included longer, more difficult problems.
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By David Weingrad
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7/26/12
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Drivers on Merrick Avenue in North Merrick may have noticed that a large construction project is under way at Camp Avenue Elementary School.
The work is part of a $1.2 million capital project that was approved by North Merrick voters last December. Of that money, $552,000 was slated for exterior repairs at the Camp Avenue and Old Mill Road schools.
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By David Weingrad
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7/26/12
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Second of two parts.
It was the late 1980s, and Herbert Deutsch found himself sitting across from Muppets creator Jim Henson in a Chinese restaurant in Manhattan.
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By David Weingrad
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7/19/12
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As if straight out of a television commercial, a young camper asked New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford the question — “Since you’ve just won the Super Bowl, what are you going to do next?”
No, he did not say, “I’m going to Disney World.” Instead, Weatherford smiled and said, “I’m going to Coleman Country Day Camp.” The response evoked raucous applause from the hundreds of Coleman Country Day campers who looked on in awe at the recent Super Bowl champion.
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By David Weingrad
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7/18/12
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Elementary school students from six Merrick schools — Birch, Levy-Lakeside, Chatterton, Old Mill Road, Fayette and the Progressive School of Long Island — recently participated in a Scrabble tournament at the Merrick Library. The tournament is run annually by the Kiwanis Club of Merrick.
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By David Weingrad
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7/12/12
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