The recent mass shooting at a community college in Oregon has sparked a renewed debate about whether Congress can and should act to help prevent gun violence. It’s a debate we’re all familiar with . . .
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10/15/15
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Jordan Novak was one of many students who wanted to join the Saw Mill Road Elementary School Serenaders, a select vocal musical group, in recent years. She explained that dozens of her peers wanted …
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By Julie Mansmann
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8/6/15
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When Park Avenue Elementary School sixth-grader Anthony D’Amato learned last year that he would be taught how to tap dance by Joseph Webb, director of the American Embassy of Dance, he was …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/22/15
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Tim Flynn, of North Bellmore, said he thought there weren’t enough local sports programs for children with special needs like his 5-year-old son, Brody, who has cerebral palsy. Neighbor Lori Cohen, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/18/15
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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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The bleats of car horns blared through the air in front of Levy Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick last Friday afternoon — but not because of traffic. Drivers were honking at more than 100 …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/6/15
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In 1983, famed Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner published his seminal book, “Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences,” which laid out seven primary intelligences . . .
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3/12/15
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In keeping with the North Bellmore School District’s mission of “contributing to the global community,” the Dinkelmeyer Elementary School Students Against Destructive Decisions Club recently …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/18/15
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The Merrick School District administration reversed course last Tuesday on a recent recommendation to cut Spanish from the curriculum, citing the importance of foreign language in the elementary school, or FLES, and pledging to keep and improve Merrick’s Spanish program.
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By Brian Racow
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2/10/15
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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 …
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By Scott Brinton
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2/6/15
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