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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education held a public budget hearing on May 5 — the first in-person meeting since November.

At 1.45%, Bellmore-Merrick Central tax levy increase is the lowest in years

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District administrators held a public hearing on the 2021-22 district budget on May 5, the first in-person school board meeting held by the district since last … more

By Andrew Garcia | 5/13/21

Three vie for two seats in North Merrick

Three candidates will appear on voters’ ballots in the North Merrick School District. They are vying for two seats. more

5/13/21

Students react to Chauvin verdict

It has been nearly a year since thousands of protesters demanded justice on the streets of Merrick after the killing of George Floyd, a Minneapolis resident and a Black man, at the hands of a white … more

By Andrew Garcia | 4/28/21

Meadowbrook Alternative Program Principal Susan Ellinghaus, left, helped students James and Jared beautify the Brookside School’s courtyard for an Earth Day celebration.

A bountiful Earth Day at Brookside School

Students in the Meadowbrook Alternative Program and the PREP Academy in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District marked Earth Day by spending time in the sun and planting greenery on April … more

By Andrew Garcia | 4/28/21

The cast of “Head Over Heels,” the latest performance by the John F. Kennedy High School Drama Club, celebrated after completing their album.

JFK Drama Club goes digital with ‘Head Over Heels’

Facing a new reality, the John F. Kennedy High School Drama Club was left with one question: What’s a Drama Club to do in a pandemic? more

By Reine Bethany | 4/1/21

Jack Rice, a teacher in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District from 1971 to 2003, is being honored with the Jack Rice Memorial Scholarship Fund. The program was started by six of his former students.

Bellmore-Merrick alumni start scholarship for late teacher Jack Rice

For a group of six Wellington C. Mepham High School alumni, Jack Rice was much more than a teacher. In school, he was a mentor, a guide and, perhaps most of all, a friend — a presence in their … more

By Andrew Garcia | 4/1/21

Sanford H. Calhoun High School coach Joe Migliano proposed to fellow coach and girlfriend Christine Meiselas on the field prior to the game on Saturday. The crowd burst into cheers as Meiselas answered, “Yes.”

She said yes!

For Sanford H. Calhoun High School football coach Joe Migliano, there was no better place to propose to his girlfriend, cheer coach Christine Meiselas, than on the Calhoun field itself. more

By Andrew Garcia | 3/29/21

Ryan and Dylan Levinter, students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, are helping their cousin book appointments for thousands of New York residents through VaccineHelper.

Siblings book Covid-19 vaccine appointments for those in need

Ryan and Dylan Levinter can still be found with eyes focused and fingers fixed against their laptops long after their remote classes end. Their goal is simple but requires a few hurdles: find vaccine … more

By Andrew Garcia | 3/25/21

Talia Robles is one of the first two female members of the Wellington C. Mepham High School wrestling team. One of her teammates is her brother, Nicholas. Above, she took part in off-season wrestling tournament.

Paving the way for women in wrestling

A Wellington C. Mepham High School wrestler is paving the way for more women to join the sport. more

By Andrew Garcia | 3/24/21

Philip L. Williams Memorial Scholarship now open to Bellmore-Merrick seniors

Merrick American Legion Post No. 1282 will again award a Philip L. Williams Memorial Scholarship to a Bellmore-Merrick high school senior who best exemplifies Williams’s core values of strong … more

3/18/21

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