About 40 members of the Merrick Kiwanis Club, the Calhoun High School Key Club and the Merrick Avenue Middle School Builders Club loaded up vans full of food and toys and distributed the goods among families throughout the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District last Sunday. Students at elementary schools in the Merrick and North Merrick school districts, along with the MAMS and Calhoun, collected the toys in recent weeks. The Kiwanis Club collected food donations outside of local supermarkets. more

A recent string of fires at Calhoun High School in North Merrick has prompted an arson investigation, officials say. According to Vincent McManus, division supervisor at the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office, there have been six suspicious fires at the school since Nov. 19, three of which the North Merrick Fire Department responded to. more

“In a community like this, you don’t really think about families struggling, but year after year, we have more and more families in need,” said Liana Sventoraitis, social worker at Sanford … more

As if riding a zip line off the Great Wall over water weren’t enough, there was always snacking on fried scorpions to get the four Bellmore-Merrick teachers’ hearts racing. The women also played … more

Calhoun had been knocking on the door of a Nassau County Class A boys’ cross-country championship for the last three seasons, finishing each of those title meets as the runner-up. On Nov. 7, however, the Colts placed four runners among the top 15 at Bethpage State Park and outdistanced Port Washington by 21 points, 73-94, to finally take home the crown. more

Three minutes into the second 10-minute overtime, Hicksville’s Tim Parker broke the Colts’ hearts when he rose from a collision with defender Andrew Lief and with his back to the net, spun and grounded a hard shot past goalkeeper James Raheb to give the Comets a 2-1 victory and their first county title since 1989. more

Boosters to hold annual fund drive On Saturday, Nov. 21, the Calhoun High School Sports Boosters will hold their annual fund drive beginning at 10:30 a.m. All those who would like to participate should meet in Calhoun's west cafeteria starting at 9:30 a.m., where a bagel breakfast will be served. All students, parents and teachers are welcome and needed to make this event successful. The boosters ask the community to continue its upport for students by donating to this fund drive. Checks can be made payable to "Calhoun Sports Boosters" and are preferred, but cash is also welcome. Return envelopes will be left for mail-in donations for those who are not at home. Throughout the year, the Sports Boosters sponsor various events, including Homecoming, pep rally, parade, Battle of the Classes and Spring Fling. Boosters also donate to community and district events, including the "Midnight Madness" post-prom party for senior students. Calhoun Sports Boosters is there to support students in any way that it can, and to promote sportsmanship, school spirit and good will throughout the community. E-mail sportsboosters@optonline.net for further information. Any questions, call Phyllis at (516) 546-0994 or Debbie at 379-1661. more

For more than a week, Calhoun High School senior Tyler Seaman has looked for the right words to tell his classmates how he feels about them. On Thursday after press time, he was preparing to stand in front of his fellow students, teachers and parents, and share a speech of thanks. In return, students and faculty were preparing to take to the Calhoun auditorium stage to sing, dance and perform in the school’s first student-faculty talent show to benefit the Chordoma Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for this extremely rare form of cancer. more

Regulation and a pair of 15-minute overtimes weren't enough to decide whether No. 2 Farmingdale or No. 3 Calhoun would emerge from the semifinal round of the Nassau Class AA boys' soccer playoffs last Friday night at Adelphi. more

Calhoun captured a share of the Conference III regular-season title with a four-set win over Floral Park on Monday. more