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On May 22, many of the community’s most talented young musicians, vocalists, artists and on-stage performers gathered in one room at the Uniondale Marriott for the Bellmore-Merrick Cultural Arts Foundation’s 33rd Annual Awards Luncheon.
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By David Weingrad
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6/6/12
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Susan Molloy’s sixth-grade class at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School will hold a fundraiser at Long Island Laser Bounce in Levittown from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, to raise funds to drill a clean water well in South Sudan.
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By David Weingrad
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6/1/12
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Israel recently celebrated its 64th birthday, and to mark the occasion, the Merrick Jewish Centre was transformed into the country itself.
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By David Weingrad
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6/1/12
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Already displeased with the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s decision last December to close the K-8 Sacred Heart School in North Merrick at the end of the school year, Sacred Heart parents have now become vocal about the diocese’s decision not to offer severance pay to faculty members who are losing their jobs.
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By David Weingrad
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6/1/12
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Dozens of walkers recently took part in the annual Bellmore-Merrick Relay for Life, a walk-a-thon fundraiser that raises money to support the American Cancer Society’s research, education and advocacy efforts.
The event was held at Merrick Road Park, next to the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve.
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By David Weingrad
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5/30/12
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Merrick American Legion Post No. 1282 recently held its Law and Order ceremony at its headquarters on Merrick Road to honor individuals and groups who work to serve and protect the safety of the community.
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By David Weingrad
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5/24/12
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Calhoun High School may be full of model students, but on one recent evening, the school was full of student models.
On that Thursday, Calhoun turned on its spotlights on a fashion show to benefit Invisible Children, a nonprofit organization that works to spread awareness about Ugandan militant Joseph Kony and his rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army.
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By David Weingrad
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5/18/12
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It was a day of celebration and humanity at Mepham High School in Bellmore last Friday as a student-organized “Night of Action” function was held in the school’s gymnasium to raise money to provide an education for underprivileged Ugandan children.
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By David Weingrad
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5/16/12
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The Merrick Board of Education has selected Dr. Dominick Palma as the next Merrick School District superintendent.
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By David Weingrad
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5/14/12
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Three seats up are up for grabs between five candidates in this year’s Merrick School District Board of Education election. Of the candidates, Susan Schwartz and Nancy Kaplan are seeking reelection, and challengers Dr. Pamela Banks, Segal Negrin and Eric Strezenec are vying for their first term on the board.
The three candidates who earn the most votes in this at-large election will each win a three-year term on the board. The vote will take place Tuesday, May 15, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School.
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By David Weingrad
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5/10/12
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