Approximately 380 elementary school students showcased the diverse skills they had acquired through the district’s Summer Enrichment Program during an open house held for family members at the …
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8/6/15
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Bernice Busch crafted a humorous poem about a fortune cookie. In his writing, Joel Schatzberg reminisced about his experiences as an “old man” (at age 25) serving in the U.S. military. Meanwhile, others wrote about feelings of loneliness and loss after having buried loved ones.
They were all participants in the Merrick Senior Center’s 13-week Creative Writing Workshop this year. They presented their work during a reading at the Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts on June 10.
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By Scott Brinton
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6/18/15
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The North Bellmore Foundation for Academics, Enrichment and Recreation will be offering their annual summer programs for a 10th season. The nonprofit group was founded in 2004 by a few parents in …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/9/15
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Whenever members of the Center for Adult Life Enrichment (CALE) are too ill to attend the programs and activities the senior-oriented organization offers at its home in the carriage house on the Hewlett High School campus, 67-year-old Harriet Orenstein of East Rockaway takes careful note.
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By Vanessa Parker
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12/24/14
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Voting for Fertig
To the Editor:
Our once-great state has reached that crucial juncture where people of all ages have begun to leave homes and neighborhoods they have loved for most of their lives.
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10/10/14
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The older adults participating in the Town of Hempstead’s Senior Writing Workshop presented their original works recently at the Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts.
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By Casey Pinner
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7/18/14
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Students in District 13’s enrichment program got a reward for all their hard work this year — more time in school.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/14/14
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The Center for Adult Life Enrichment, or CALE, as it is known today, will celebrate it 65th anniversary with a gala luncheon at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor on May 7.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/30/14
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The 13 sixth-graders in the Merrick School District’s Alternative Program for Enriching Experiences recently spent more than four months drawing blueprints for and meticulously crafting toothpick bridges. They even visited the Center for Architecture in Manhattan to study bridge construction, from beam to cantilever, truss and arch bridges, before undertaking their projects.
Then the students destroyed their creations.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/20/14
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School on Saturday may not sound like the most popular activity for children, but it can be quite a blast if done the right way. About 65 students from District 13 recently spent their Saturday mornings in school, learning new languages or discovering more about the world around them.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/14/14
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