Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Four Bellmore-Merrick education leaders — Marie Testa, Janet Goller, Nina Lanci, and Dr. Nancy Kaplan — were honored by State Sen. Steve Rhoads at the third annual Women of Distinction ceremony on Sept. 18 for their outstanding leadership, decades of service, and lasting impact on local schools and communities.
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By Brian Kacharaba and Jordan Vallone
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10/10/25
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John F. Kennedy High School celebrated homecoming with a week of traditions, a Hall of Fame induction, and a dominant 34-0 football win over Friends Academy-Roslyn.
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By Brian Kacharaba
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10/3/25
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Two Kennedy High School science teams earned national honors in the REACH Challenge for creating innovative adaptive devices that improved the daily lives of local children with disabilities.
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By Brian Kacharaba
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10/3/25
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A Hurricane Sandy Storm Recovery Resource Fair will be held at Kennedy High School in Bellmore on Tuesday, May 26, from 5 to 9 p.m.
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5/13/15
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“Homecoming” usually conjures images of colorful parade floats and hard-fought football games, but for the students, faculty and staff of East Rockaway and Lawrence high schools, the term has a more basic meaning: the return to their respective school buildings after months of repair following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.
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By Mary Malloy and Jeff Bessen
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4/24/13
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Editor’s note: Morgan is an eighth-grader at Merrick Avenue Middle School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District.
As everyone knows, the East Coast was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 29. People lost power. Many lost their homes. Some even lost their lives.
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By Morgan Connelly
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12/7/12
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Seemingly out of nowhere, a pickup truck hauling a landscaper’s trailer pulled up in front of the Brookside School in North Merrick. It was filled with cleaning and baby-care supplies, all neatly labeled, a gift from an anonymous donor. Bellmore-Merrick Central District officials said they believed the donation came from a district retiree.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/20/12
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Signs taped to the walls of Kennedy High School’s cafeterias on Nov. 15 did not advertise club meetings or school events, as usual. Some featured a SpongeBob SquarePants character who, as it happens, bears the same the name as the hurricane that destroyed many students’ and teachers’ homes –– Sandy –– with a red line across the character’s picture. Most of the posters, though, promoted a special community dinner.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/20/12
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will be back in session on Wednesday, Nov. 7, according to Superintendent Dr. Henry Kiernan.
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11/5/12
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With Hurricane Sandy predicted to wreak havoc on Long Island Monday into Tuesday, school districts across the South Shore cancelled classes for Monday, Oct. 29.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/28/12
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