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Kindergarten winners of the 2015 Keep-A-Merrick Beautiful contest included, from left, Brooke Wiles, Aaron Kaplan, Juliana Reynolds, Naina Kapadia and Emma Fischetti. Joining them were Town of Hemsptead Supervisor Kate Murray, left, and Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney; second row, from left, Nassau County Legislator Norma Gonsalves, Robin Schultz, Ilene Klein, Tracy Fischetti, Sheila Kuschner and Stephanie Grossman; and third row, Charles Rosenblum, Howard Merins and David Feller.

Since the 1960s, the annual Keep-A-Merrick Beautiful contest has challenged students at local elementary schools and Merrick Avenue Middle School to think deeply about their community and the environment. 2015 was no different. This year children crafted posters and penned essays on “The Future of Merrick and the World Finding Renewable Energy Sources.” Contest winners were announced during a joyous ceremony at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick on June 2. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/1/15

Susan Schwartz, a trustee of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Merrick School District, center, received a plaque from JoAnn DeLauter, president of the Central District Board of Education, and John DeTommaso, superintendent of the Central District, commending her on many years of service to both boards.

Susan Schwartz honored for school boards service

Susan Schwartz, an elementary school teacher who served on the Merrick School District Board of Education for 15 years and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education for eight years, will retire from the boards at the end of June. more

6/17/15

School board candidates are unopposed

Four incumbents and one newcomer are running for election to the Merricks’ school boards this year, and they are just about certain to win. All are running unopposed. more

5/13/15

George Haile, president of the North Merrick School District Board of Education, center, and Jonathan Butler, vice president of the school board, left, listened as David Feller, district superintendent, spoke at a board meeting this school year.

North Merrick to vote on schools budget

The budget for next school year would sustain funding for the district’s functions and programs, according to Superintendent David Feller. more

5/13/15

Butch Yamali, president of the Merrick School District Board of Education, left, listened as Dr. Dominick Palma, district superintendent, spoke at a board meeting this school year.

Merrick to vote on schools budget

The district would add one English as a new language teacher, who would rotate between Birch, Chatterton and Levy-Lakeside, and two special education teachers, who would work at Birch and Levy-Lakeside. more

5/13/15

School officials to lead forums on bond

North Merrick School District officials, including Superintendent David Feller and Facilities Director James Saitta, will give multiple public presentations in coming days on the district’s plans for a $14.65 million capital improvements bond. more

By Brian Racow | 4/29/15

Parents and teachers took part in a rally against New York educational policies on March 27 in front of Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick.

Parents throw brake on state tests

Last week more than a thousand third- to eighth-grade students in the Merricks did not take state English Language Arts tests. more

By Brian Racow | 4/22/15

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

Merrick districts named Best Communities for Music Education

The Merrick and North Merrick elementary school districts are among 117 districts across New York state that were each named as a Best Community for Music Education by the National Association for Music Merchants recently. more

3/25/15

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