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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

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

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

Step two out of three for property tax relief

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent proposal for a “circuit breaker” tax credit program for people who pay more than 6 percent of their income in property taxes is the second of three essential steps for real property tax relief. more

3/20/15

The “Mardi Gras Garden Party” bra was designed by Malvernite Deborah Gordon.

Works of art, born from lingerie

Seeing these highly decorated art bras displayed en masse conjures up images of a strong, feminine army, individual in design, and ready to combat the trials and tribulations of breast cancer. In just two short weeks, the public will have the opportunity to join in their fight. more

By Rossana Weitekamp and Vanessa Parker | 3/4/15

The roof of a tractor-trailer was sliced off when the truck illegally attempted to pass under a low-clearance bridge.

An eagle eye for over-height vehicles

The Eagle Avenue bridge, off exit 18 of the Southern State Parkway, isn’t just any old overpass. With a height of just 7 feet, 7 inches, it has one of the lowest clearances of any bridge on any Long Island parkway, and is struck from beneath by oversized trucks an average of three times a year, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 2/25/15

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