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North Bellmore trustee race ends in tie; budgets pass

The race for a seat on the North Bellmore Board of Education pitting incumbent JoAnn DeLauter against challenger Frank LaMagra ended in a tie, with 799 votes for each of the candidates. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/21/13

inBloom: corporatizing America's schools

The dichotomy between inBloom’s website, featuring photos of smiling elementary-age children seated beside young teachers, tablets in hand, and its seven-page Privacy and Security Policy, full of legalese, could not be more stark. more

5/16/13

Merrick, N. Merrick, Central school budgets on the ballot

School budgets are up for a vote in Merrick, North Merrick and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School districts on May 21. Here’s a breakdown of the budgets: more

By Brian Racow and Scott Brinton, bracow@liherald.com, sbrinton@liherald.com | 5/16/13

Vote 'yes' on the Bellmore-Merrick Central District budget

Voting for the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s $139.5 million budget should be a no-brainer for local residents. Newsweek recently ranked all three of the Central District’s high schools –– Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham –– among the top 600 high schools in the nation –– out of more than 26,000 high schools. We can only say, Wow! more

5/16/13

Mepham High School parents said they worry that conditions on the football field have become so bad that it might be unsafe to play on. Above, the Mepham lacrosse team took on West Hempstead at Mepham in March.

Mepham parents raise field safety questions

A group of a half-dozen Mepham High School parents spoke out at the May 8 Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education meeting, calling on the district to replace the old wooden visitors bleachers at the Mepham football field. A number of the seats have worn out or rotted through, and parents said they believe someone will eventually fall from the bleachers and get hurt unless they are fixed. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/15/13

Newsweek and The Daily Beast recently ranked Kennedy High School, which takes in Bellmore and Merrick students, as the 268th best high school in the nation –– out of more than 26,000 schools. Above, Kennedy’s recent Class Night.

Bellmore-Merrick high schools rank high on Newsweek list

Newsweek magazine and The Daily Beast, in its recently published “America’s Best High Schools” list, included 18 high schools from New York’s 4th Congressional District, which covers much of southwest Nassau County. All three of Bellmore-Merrick’s high schools –– Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham –– were on the list. more

By Howard Schwach, hschwach@liherald.com | 5/14/13

Brain Trust and Justin Neugeboren entertained the crowd at the Community Wellness Council’s first battle of the bands fundraiser to support the substance-free Midnight Madness post-prom party.

Bellmore-Merrick musicians rock out to benefit Midnight Madness post-prom party

With a diverse lineup of Bellmore-Merrick Central High School district students, alumni and musicians from throughout Nassau County, more than a dozen bands battled it out at the Brookside School last week at a Bellmore-Merrick Community Wellness Council event that raised more than $2,500 for the council’s annual Midnight Madness drug- and alcohol-free post-prom party. more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/23/13

John DeTommaso, the current assistant superintendent for instruction in the Bethpage School District, will take over as superintendent of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District on July 1.

Central board names district chief

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education has appointed John DeTommaso, the current assistant superintendent for instruction in the Bethpage School District, as superintendent of the Central School District, effective July 1. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/4/13

Central High School District Board of Education Trustee George Haile said he worries that continued budget cuts because of a state-mandated property-tax levy cap will eventually mean reductions to “the things we’re so proud of” in Bellmore-Merrick, meaning programs.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District must cut $2.2M from 2013-14 budget

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District must slash $2.2 million in spending from its 2013-14 budget to meet a state property-tax levy cap imposed by Governor Cuomo in June 2011. That could mean a wide range of cutbacks, from the elimination of summer school for all students except seniors to reconfiguring the anti-drug Athletes Helping Athletes program to reducing the number of junior-varsity games that are played in a season. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/11/13

Students in Bradley Seidman’s Sports in American Culture class recently donated equipment to inner-city youth.

Kennedy class aids inner-city baseball players

Students at John F. Kennedy High School recently donated baseball equipment that may be used on the “field of dreams” – the one in East Harlem, that is. more

By Julie Mansmann | 2/6/13

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