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Covid-19’s impact on education could be long-lasting

While much media coverage of the coronavirus pandemic has focused on its impact on the global economy, which was serious, there is a potentially more insidious long-term consequence . . . more

By Alan Singer | 8/18/22

Merrick School District Board of Education trustees, district administrators, teachers and students celebrated a new building addition at Chatterton Elementary School with a ribbon cutting on Oct. 6.

New Chatterton addition ‘a step above’ for students in Merrick

Members of the Chatterton Elementary School community joined district administrators and Board of Education trustees there on Tuesday to get an inside look at the campus’ first building … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 10/8/20

NYSED: Two North Bellmore schools need improvement

The New York State Education Department says two schools in the North Bellmore District need to improve academically, according to new federal guidelines, but school officials say the … more

By Peter Belfiore and Alyssa Seidman | 3/12/20

Winthrop-University Hospital offers free Bladder Cancer Awareness Day program

To learn more about bladder cancer, the public is invited to attend a free educational program, Bladder Cancer Awareness Day, at Winthrop-University Hospital on May 9, from 9 a.m. to noon. It will be held in the Winthrop Research and Academic Center, 101 Mineola Blvd., Mineola. more

5/7/15

Principal Michael Harrington congratulated senior Salvatore Ferro on receiving a U.S. Navy scholarship during the Mepham High School awards program.

Central seniors honored at award ceremonies

With graduation day rapidly approaching, administrators, faculty and staff at all three of Bellmore-Merrick’s high schools are preparing to bid the senior classes farewell. But before their … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/11/14

Enjoy a bit of Bollywood when "Mystic India: The World Tour" stops in Freeport.

Mystic India: The World Tour visits the area on Saturday

Mystic India combines traditional and contemporary Indian culture in a colorful spectacle of music, dance and theater. more

6/4/14

Kennedy High School junior Mara Friedman sang Mozart’s “An Chloe” during the ceremony at her school.

Hundreds inducted into Bellmore-Merrick Central’s Honor Society

Hundreds of Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham students were inducted into their high schools’ chapters of the National Honor Society on April 9. The society recognizes students’ academic … more

4/23/14

Kellenberg senior headed to Drexel to play lacross

Devon O’Shaughnessy, of Merrick, a senior at Kellenberg Memorial High School, has signed a letter of intent to play women’s lacrosse for the Drexel University Dragons next year. Receiving both academic and athletic scholarships to the school, O’Shaughnessy plans to major in biology in hopes of becoming a physician’s assistant. more

12/12/13

Kaitlin Vitti proudly held her new solar oven that she created in the Mad Scientist class at the North Bellmore Foundation for Academics, Enrichment and Recreation.

Summer fun and learning at Park Ave. School

North Bellmore’s Foundation for Academics, Enrichment and Recreation’s eighth summer recently ended, but the program, full of fun and learning, has given participants a lifetime of happy childhood memories. more

By Christine Maguire | 8/2/13

A tale of two schools, 3,000 miles apart

By my rough calculations, our children spend some 17,640 hours in school, kindergarten through high school. more

6/6/13

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