At a July 13 public meeting, the Bellmore-Merrick Central Board of Education announced that it would allow only Central District teams to play on its five main football fields, thereby prohibiting youth groups from using the fields for football, soccer, lacrosse and other sports.
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Scott Brinton
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7/15/10
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The Kennedy High School varsity football team has spent most of the off-season in the weight room and on the track. Last Saturday, however, the team took time to build something beside strength and muscle; they built teamwork in the pursuit of a good cause.
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6/29/10
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Seniors and their dates gathered at homes across Bellmore-Merrick to prepare for prom last Thursday. The Singers of Merrick hosted about 20 Calhoun High School couples. The couples gathered to chat over food with their parents and pose for photos pool-side.
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Deirdre Krasula
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6/29/10
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Under sunny skies, seniors in the class of 2010 at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools graduated on June 27 to the applause of parents, family members and friends. And the Herald was there to …
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Scott Brinton
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6/27/10
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After two years, I have reached the end of my days as a Herald student columnist. I will graduate Kennedy High School on Sunday. More than anything, I hope my columns have urged the Bellmore-Merrick community to think differently about world issues. With so many formidable challenges facing us today, there might be a tendency to grow pessimistic and hopeless. But what I've tried to do is showcase the impressive efforts of different organizations-especially youth-so that my readers see plenty of reason for optimism.
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Daniel Bornstein
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6/24/10
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On June 27, seniors from Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will walk the walk at their graduations, and in each class, two students will stand out as the valedictorians and salutatorians. The Central District recently released their names.
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Scott Brinton
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6/22/10
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For Bellmore-Merrick seniors, prom is just around the corner, and for those students who still haven't made plans for what to do after the prom on June 24, the Bellmore-Merrick Community Wellness Council has the answer.
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Deirdre Krasula
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6/15/10
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Thirty-eight years after Joe Corea began his four-decade career as Calhoun High School's head baseball coach, he can still rattle off most of the names on his starting lineup from his very first year -–– 1972.
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Scott Brinton
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6/9/10
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Three graduating seniors from the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District were honored by the Merrick Kiwanis Club on May 11 at the organization's annual Student Recognition Night.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/3/10
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His every word beat the audience chatter into submission. “The silence in this room means the message penetrated—it hit a core.," said David Swarts, commissioner of the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Vikas Girdhar
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5/24/10
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