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The Calhoun High School golf team, with 14 members, had the highest average of any golf squad in New York this spring — 96.41. Above, from left, were the squad’s coach, Jim Cantley, team representatives Tyler Schafer, Matthew Torretta, Daniel Krohn, Kenneth Petter, Thomas Macaluso and Joseph Grice, Calhoun athletic coordinator June Spruyt and Principal Nicole Hollings.

Calhoun golf squad is first in academics

Thomas Macaluso, a senior on the Calhoun High School boys’ golf team, will attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., in the fall to study nuclear engineering. In addition to the relaxation that golf provided during his years at Calhoun, he said, the sport gave him the chance to hone the lessons on force, range and wind resistance that he learned in Advanced Placement physics class. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/10/15

Bellmore man dies in ATV accident

A Bellmore man died in an accident involving an all-terrain vehicle while he was upstate over the Memorial Day weekend, New York State Police Department officials said. more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/4/15

North Bellmore School District Superintendent Marie Testa recently received the New York State Senate Women of Distinction award, which was presented to her by Sen. Michael Venditto.

Superintendent is Woman of Distinction

The crowd stood and cheered for one woman during the May 7, 2013 North Bellmore Board of Education meeting — Marie Testa, who had just been named the district’s superintendent. Randee Colter, … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/22/15

Calhoun High School junior Irene Kowalski was recently elected president of the New York State division of the Distributive Education Clubs of America, a business club.

Calhoun junior named DECA's state president

Calhoun High School junior Irene Kowalski was recently elected president of the New York division of the Distributive Education Clubs of America, helping to oversee 120 DECA school chapters throughout the state. more

5/20/15

Mangano, Dems pitch lobbying disclosure bills

The bills came just days after it was revealed publicly that federal prosecutors are investigating Dean Skelos, Republican majority leader of the State Senate, and his son, Adam, in connection with AbTech Industries, an Arizona company that hired the latter and received a $12 million storm-water treatment contract from Nassau County, even though another company submitted a lower bid. more

By Brian Racow | 4/29/15

Brian Schneider, a Nassau County hydrogeologist from Merrick, led an Envirothon in 2011 to raise public awareness of the deteriorated state of the Meadowbrook Parkway woodlands. Now environmental activists Bob Young, of Merrick, is seeking to revive a campaign to preserve the forests.

Merokean reviving the woodlands campaign

Merrick environmental activist Bob Young is reviving a nearly decade-long campaign to protect and preserve the fragile woodlands that line the Meadowbrook Parkway. From 2002 to 2011, hundreds of volunteers conducted cleanups, environmental studies and community forums aimed ... more

By Scott Brinton | 4/16/15

Marla Kilfoyle, a leader of the activist organization Badass Teachers Association, spoke at a forum on state education policies on March 31 at Brookside School in North Merrick.

Parents, educators decry testing at forum

On March 31, a crowd of roughly 150 people, mostly parents and teachers in Bellmore and Merrick, packed the auditorium at Brookside School in North Merrick for a forum on the state’s education policies. more

By Brian Racow | 4/9/15

Bellmore-Merrick teachers and parents who took part in Paint Merrick Road Red for Public Ed to voice their concerns about the state of public education in New York and raise public awareness of changes made to the system.

Teachers, parents knock Cuomo at Merrick Road rally

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 … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/6/15

Pride for Youth fighting HIV/AIDS

Bellmore-based Pride for Youth, a leader in HIV prevention on Long Island since 1993, has launched a ground-breaking PrEP Assessment and Monitoring Program for young gay and bisexual (trans-inclusive) men, through age 30. Supported by a grant from the New York State Department of Health, the program is the first of its kind on Long Island. more

3/25/15

Kennedy High School sent a team of 15 competitors, with two alternates, to the New York State Science Olympiad in Syracuse March 13-14. The team’s advisers are Alexis Vandergoot, far left, and Helmut Schleith and Daniel Jantzen, second and third from right.

Kennedy squad qualifies for State Science Olympiad

On March 12, Kennedy High School senior Sara Harris was sticking colored pins into black and yellow tubes that wrapped in a tangle around a long, metal dowel, supported by a square, black base. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/25/15

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