Elected leaders, fire officials, school principals, librarians and Board of Education trustees converged on Birch Elementary on Wednesday morning for school’s the annual Community Read In. The event is intended to stimulate the children’s interest in –– what else? –– reading.
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3/17/10
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Updated: 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Police have arrested a North Merrick School District custodian, Joseph Latona, 27, and charged him with sale and possession of heroin.
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Sari Zeidler and Scott Brinton
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3/17/10
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Merrick School District officials are reporting that power and heat have been restored at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick and that classes would resume there on Tuesday. The school had been closed on Monday owing to a power outage after the weekend's big nor'easter
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3/16/10
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The Merrick School District recently took part in National Foreign Language Week. Students in grades three to six, all of whom are taking Spanish, voluntarily participated in the national "Spread Your Wings: Learn a New Language" poster and essay contest.
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3/12/10
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The Merrick School District recently took part in National Foreign Language Week. Students in grades three to six, all of whom are taking Spanish, voluntarily participated in the national "Spread Your Wings: Learn a New Language" poster and essay contest.
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3/12/10
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Newly published local author Dina Martinelli gave Old Mill Road students a sneak peak at her breakout book, "Don't Give Me That Pricely, Princely, Puny Purple Pony, Neither," on Monday.
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Sari Zeidler
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2/25/10
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Sacred Heart School in North Merrick is celebrating its 50th year of providing quality education to students from Merrick, Bellmore, East Meadow, Freeport and the surrounding towns. Last week, students celebrated Spirit Day, a day of fun, games and friendly competition that falls during Catholic Schools Week.
With Sacred Heart’s principal, Kerry Kahn, who joined the school in 2008, there have been myriad new programs added recently at Sacred Heart School.
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Sari Zeidler
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2/12/10
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At the Merrick Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, school officials announced that Birch School will soon have a new principal with a familiar face -- Vice Principal Kerri Schlissel.
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Sari Zeidler
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2/10/10
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Seventh-graders at Sacred Heart School in North Merrick recently collected gently used blankets and coats for the homeless. The coats and blankets were donated to the Mary Brennan Inn for distribution to those in need.
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1/26/10
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Students in the Merrick School district recently teamed up with State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. to help children at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola by taking part in his annual “Extend the Holidays” toy drive.
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12/21/09
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