Just days before the start of the 2017-18 school year, the Merrick School District introduced a new health policy regulating the food students can bring into the classrooms.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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9/7/17
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A dust-up over school district electioneering in North Merrick that has caused acrimony in the community may have been resolved amicably, although district officials are still not commenting.
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By Erik Hawkins
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8/24/17
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The Bellmore-Merrick High School District is creating new academic opportunities for students this year, said Michael Harrington, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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8/24/17
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will not count students’ scores on this year’s geometry Regents exam unless they boost their GPAs, after it was discovered that at least two test questions had either more than one or no correct answer.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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8/3/17
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Levittown School District officials reassigned a MacArthur High School assistant principal after learning of reports that said that he scammed a colleague out of tens of thousands of dollars while he worked in New York City.
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By Julie Mansmann and Erik Hawkins
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6/15/17
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John DeTommaso, superintendent of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District since 2013, was recognized for his myriad accomplishments outside the classroom and on the athletic field, at a recent Board of Education meeting.
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6/15/17
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Two newcomers were voted onto the North Merrick Board of Education on Tuesday night.
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By Erik Hawkins
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5/17/17
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Four candidates are vying for two seats this year on the North Merrick Board of Education — two longtime incumbents and two newcomers. Trustee Jonathan Butler and Vice President Lisa Katz are seeking new terms against their challengers, Ed Corona and Tracey Miller, respectively.
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5/12/17
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Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District officials this year kept the budget not only within the state-mandated tax-levy cap, but well under it, at 2.98 percent.
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5/12/17
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John Ferrara, the six-year incumbent trustee in the North Bellmore School District, faces opponent Erica Wilson this year. The Herald endorses Ferrara in this race.
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5/12/17
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