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Kayla Ann Donnelly-Smith, 22, was killed in a car accident on Interstate 95 on Feb. 2. Her funeral was held on Saturday, Feb. 7.

Mepham community mourns cheerleader alum

Many who grew close to Kayla Ann Donnelly-Smith in Bellmore and beyond will remember her as a flyer — in more ways than one. The former Mepham High School cheerleader, who went on to cheer … more

By Julie Mansmann | 2/18/15

The kickline clinic at the Brookside School on Jan. 17. attracted dozens of youngsters.

Mepham kickline leads by example

Members of the Mepham High School varsity kickline became teachers on Jan. 17 when they held an instructional clinic for elementary-age children interested in potentially performing with the dance … more

By Scott Brinton | 2/6/15

The Merrick School District administration has proposed eliminating the district’s Foreign Language in the Elementary School, or FLES, program. Above, Levy-Lakeside Elementary School students who won the National Foreign Languages Week essay and poster contest in 2012.

Merrick proposes cutting Spanish

Third- to sixth-grade students in the Merrick School District now receive Spanish instruction for 45 minutes every six school days. Soon, however, they may learn the meaning of “no mas.” more

By Brian Racow | 1/28/15

Adam Lefkowitz, 4, was a fun-loving boy who was connected to the community before he died recently of Degos disease, his mother said.

Adam Lefkowitz: A short but impactful life

On weekdays, Adam Lefkowitz spent his time at South Shore Country Day School and Camp on Newbridge Road. Eager for new projects, he excitedly waited to learn crafts alongside his “little … more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/14/15

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Social Studies Chairwoman Robyn Einbinder, Mepham Social Studies teacher Stu Stein, Johnson Mutibagirana, Mepham English teacher Ed Grosskreuz and Mepham teacher Marie Netto posed for a photo at a Dec. 15 program featuring Mutibagirana, a Rwandan genocide survivor.

Rwandan genocide survivor visits Mepham

Johnson Mutibagirana was 9 years old when he watched his mother’s execution alongside 40 other Tutsi neighbors when Hutus began the politically driven slaughter of a fellow Rwandan ethnic group in … more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/14/15

Students from MephaM High School’s Senior Experience program visited Birch and Norman J. Levy-Lakeside elementary schools in Merrick to become ‘reading buddies’ to first-graders.

Mepham seniors spread love of literacy

Children attending two Merrick schools recently received two gifts from Mepham High School students: a buddy and a book. Students in Mepham’s Senior Experience program visited Birch and Norman … more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/8/15

Grand Avenue Middle School science teacher Kenneth Abbott was congratulated by Bellmore-Merrick Central District Board of Education Trustee Nina Lanci and Superintendent John DeTommaso at the Dec. 3 Board of Education meeting.

Grand Avenue teacher recognized

Grand Avenue Middle School science teacher Kenneth Abbot was honored by the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education at its Dec. 3 meeting.Abbot was recently awarded the … more

12/17/14

Mepham High School science teacher Lee Mattes used indicators to mark each of his beakers and demonstrate the importance of proper labeling to maintain safety in a laboratory.

School districts have good chemistry

Students in the Bellmore School District recently had the chance to work with a local high school teacher to further their understanding of the sciences. Fourth-graders in Lauren McHale’s … more

By Julie Mansmann | 12/4/14

Holocaust survivor Evelyn Pike Rubin, of Jericho, came to Calhoun High School recently to speak with students about her wartime experiences. Her family hid out in Shanghai to escape the Nazi Gestapo.

From 'Ghetto Shanghai' to L.I.

The train trip still haunts Evelyn Pike Rubin more than 75 years later. It was the winter of 1939. Pike Rubin, an only child who was 8½ at the time, was steaming from Breslau, in Nazi Germany, to Naples, Italy, where she was to board a cruise ship, the Hakusaki Maru, bound for Japanese-occupied Shanghai. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/26/14

Mepham senior Elizabeth Rosen attempted to drive while texting in the AT&T ‘It Can Wait’ Texting and Driving Simulator.

Mepham hosts ‘It Can Wait’ program

In recognition of National Teen Driver Safety Week, Mepham High School officials recently teamed up with Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice to host AT&T’s “It Can Wait” assembly -- … more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/13/14

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