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Representatives of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Community Parent Center, State Sen. Michael Venditto, County Legislator Steve Rhoads, and officials of the Nassau County Police Department and Bellmore, North Bellmore, Merrick and North Merrick elementary school districts were on hand to collect prescription pain medications at the third annual Drug Take-back Day.

With gloves on their hands, volunteers collected hundreds of medicine bottles from residents who had come to dispose of unused prescription medications at the third annual Drug Take-back Day at Merrick Avenue Middle School on May 21. more

By Stephany Reyes | 6/1/16

Olivia Roberto, 12, of North Merrick, recently became the first girl to make a Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District baseball team over the past quarter century, if not ever, according to school officials.

This star throws like a girl

Olivia Roberto, a Merrick Avenue Middle School seventh-grader, was 3 when she started attending her brother Peter’s baseball games. She sat silently, observing from the sidelines. From that point on, she was hooked, mesmerized, by baseball, said her father, Peter Sr. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/18/16

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District honored Laron McGravey, who saved a group of Merrick Avenue Middle School students from a bus fire, during its May 4 meeting. Greeting McCravey, above, was Board President George Haile. They were joined by McCravey’s on, Christian.

Hero school bus driver honored

Laron McGravey, the driver who saved a dozen Merrick Avenue Middle School students from a fire that engulfed their school bus last month, was honored by the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education at its May 4 meeting. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/6/16

A school bus headed to Merrick Avenue Middle School suddenly caught fire and burst into flames on Kirkwood Avenue in Merrick on April 6. Photo courtesy Ron Luparello/Merrick F.D.

Merrick middle school bus bursts into flames

A school bus bound for Merrick Avenue Middle School caught fire and burst into flames on Kirkwood Avenue in Merrick shortly before 8 a.m. on April 6. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/6/16

Calhoun High Schools Josh Aberman is organizing the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s first Writers’ Festival, to be held Friday at Calhoun.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District to host first Writers' Festival

Calhoun High School senior Josh Aberman loves poetry, particularly the Beat Generation poetry produced by such luminaries as Allen Ginsberg. So, when Aberman was looking to do a fundraiser for the Economic Policy Institute as a senior project, he thought he might try an event aimed at writers. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/24/16

Bellmore-Merrick Central District off to ‘a great start’

By all accounts by Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District principals, opening day of school on Sept. 1 went off without a hitch. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/9/15

Emergency responders readied a stretcher on July 24 at Sunrise Highway and Merrick Avenue. Nassau County police said a car hit a man at 5:35 p.m. as he walked across Sunrise at Merrick Avenue. An ambulance rushed him to a local hospital, which admitted him in “serious condition.”

Man badly hurt in Sunrise crash

A car hit a man during rush hour last Friday afternoon as he walked across Sunrise Highway at Merrick Avenue, according to the Nassau County Police Department. An ambulance rushed the man to a local hospital, which admitted him in “serious condition.” more

7/29/15

Donna Dobkowski, second from left, brought her daughters Anna, 12, and Kristen, 14, to the Historical Society of the Merricks’ reading of the U.S. Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July at the Merrick Avenue gazebo. Right, Historical Society President Lawrence Garfinkel has organized the annual event for many years.

Merricks mark the Fourth of July

As they first did in the summer of 1776, local townsfolk gathered last week to hear the words of Thomas Jefferson declaring America’s original 13 colonies free and independent states. more

7/8/15

Inductees of the Grand Avenue Middle School Junior National Honor Society raised their hands to take the organization’s oath during a recent ceremony.

Middle schools induct honor society members

More than 300 eighth-graders were recently inducted into the Junior National Honor Society at Grand Avenue and Merrick Avenue middle schools. more

6/17/15

Gardeners with the North and Central Merrick Civic Association added greenery to Merrick Avenue on May 30. Sally Boggan and Linda Alterson worked with the soil.

Flowers take root on Merrick Avenue

The North and Central Merrick Civic Association organized a team of local volunteers to plant flowers and remove weeds and litter on May 30 along Merrick Avenue. The association maintains many of the trees that line the sidewalk. Working with shovels and spades, the volunteers spent a Saturday morning helping to beautify ... more

6/3/15

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