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Although elementary school campuses have been silent since mid-March, teachers and students were hard at work adjusting to remote learning strategies amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Bellmore-Merrick elementary educators offer a retrospect on remote learning

After schools across the nation shifted their lesson plans online amid the coronavirus pandemic, students, teachers and parents were forced to adapt to the new normal, too. Although much attention … more

By Justin Dynia | 7/8/20

On June 30, WINGS students Patrick Smith, Noora Ibrahim and Amir Ibrahim, along with North Merrick Superintendent Dr. Cynthia Seniuk and WINGS teacher Maria Castle, presented face mask extenders to Dr. Anthony Boutin, Nassau University Medical Center’s CEO, to distribute to frontline workers. Nassau County Legislator Tom McKevitt also attended to thank the students and NUMC’s staff.

North Merrick WINGS students get creative to support health care heroes

Students in the North Merrick School District’s WINGS program recently participated in a special community project to support medical workers on the front lines of the Covid-19 … more

7/8/20

Boy Scout Troop 351, which recently worked to supply the US Navy’s USS Theodore Roosevelt with hygienic supplies, at summer camp in 2019.

Boy Scouts, Lions send supplies to U.S. Navy

When the Boy Scouts and a Lions club team up to help the United States Navy cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, no sailor is left without help. Through fundraising efforts, the groups sent hygienic … more

By Andrew Garcia | 7/7/20

The NYSPHSAA is awaiting guidance from the Board of Education and Gov. Andrew Cuomo before deciding when sports will be played.

Many scenarios in play for H.S. sports

While still awaiting guidance and direction from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York State’s Education Department on how schools could operate this fall, the state Public High School Athletic Association Covid-19 Task Force held two meetings in June to discuss multiple scenarios for sports. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 7/6/20

L.I. preps for Phase Four reopening Wednesday

Long Island is set to begin Phase Four reopening of the economy on July 8, including universities and colleges. As of press time Monday, however, Governor Cuomo said there was no word yet whether the … more

By Scott Brinton | 7/6/20

Graduates stood on the Mepham field as administrators called their names during diploma distribution.

Mepham High School graduates the class of 2020

The graduating class of 2020 was celebrated at 18 ceremonies on the Wellington C. Mepham, Sanford H. Calhoun and John F. Kennedy High School football fields, spread out across three days in order to … more

7/1/20

Micah Bristol lined up for his June 27 graduation ceremony at Calhoun High School.

Calhoun High School graduates the class of 2020

The graduating class of 2020 was celebrated at 18 ceremonies on the Wellington C. Mepham, Sanford H. Calhoun and John F. Kennedy High School football fields, spread out across three days in order to … more

7/1/20

Kennedy senior Hu Cheung strolled along Cougar Walk during one of the school’s graduation ceremonies on June 27.

Kennedy High School graduates the class of 2020

The graduating class of 2020 was celebrated at 18 ceremonies on the Wellington C. Mepham, Sanford H. Calhoun and John F. Kennedy High School football fields, spread out across three days in order to … more

7/1/20

Decked out in a black suit and tie, Harold D. Fayette Principal Howard Merims acted as the auctioneer and encouraged friendly competition among participants.

Virtual auctions raise more than $5,000 for Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard

Dolls; puzzles; yoga lessons; a dinner of home-smoked ribs with a side of coleslaw. These were just some of the items up for bid in a series of virtual auctions organized by North Merrick School … more

By Victoria Caruso | 6/29/20

Dr. Diane Reidy, associate deputy physician in chief for the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's Regional Care Network, is encouraging people to have their routine checkups performed now, not later, in case there is a second wave of Covid-19 infections in New York and the state is forced back into a shutdown.

MSK doctor: Now’s the time for a checkup

The coronavirus pandemic, which swept across the New York metropolitan area from March through May, had a paralyzing effect, forcing millions of people to put their plans on hold — including … more

By Scott Brinton | 6/26/20