Teachers and administrators in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District have agreed to voluntarily freeze their salaries for the 2011-12 academic year in order to avoid further budget cuts and preserve student programs. In all, the wage freeze will save the district $840,000, according to Central officials.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/25/11
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After combining for just 18 victories in the 2008-09 seasons, Hofstra won 20 games on the baseball diamond a year ago.
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Tony Bellissimo
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3/23/11
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On May 1, one month shy of his 50th birthday, Merrick’s Dennis Cohen will run in the St. Anthony’s Triathlon.
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By David Weingrad
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3/21/11
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The Long Island University Blackbirds basketball team clinched its first NCAA tournament “March Madness” bid in 14 years on March 9, and leading the squad was its head coach, Merokean Jim Ferry.
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By David Weingrad
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3/17/11
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Fresh off a school record-tying 45-win campaign, Hofstra returned all but two starters to the softball field and appears primed to make more noise on the national scene.
The Pride, which lost a …
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By Tony Bellissimo
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3/17/11
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The East Meadow Soccer Club has reached new heights. In fact, one of the highest levels a youth sports organization can reach.
Club officials recently learned that its upper-level …
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By Mike Caputo
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3/16/11
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s ice hockey team, the Bulldogs, finished second in the state championships in Buffalo last week.
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By David Weingrad
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3/14/11
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To the Editor:
At a time when school taxes are high, the state is cutting school aid and everyone is trying to reduce spending, two Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District trustees have proposed placing a $3.5 million to $4.5 million bond on the May ballot to fund construction of three synthetic-turf football fields.
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3/11/11
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Students from across the Bellmores and Merricks recently hit the courts to dribble for a cure when the Bellmore-Merrick Basketball League hosted Buckets for Breast Cancer, a three-on-three basketball tournament at Kennedy High School.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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3/9/11
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While a school-record fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships is high on Hofstra’s to-do list, head coach Seth Tierney and the Pride has bigger goals in mind.
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Tony Bellissimo
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3/7/11
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