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Jill Levine, at the lectern, a parent of John F. Kennedy High School athletes, helped organize a rally attended by more than 100 to call for a reversal of a decision to postpone the Nassau County sports fall season.

Nassau County athletes, parents rally for fall sports

On Friday, chants of “Let them play!” rang out from the Nassau BOCES Administrative Center, where Nassau school superintendents voted to postpone high school sports until Jan. 4 on … more

By Andrew Garcia and Tony Bellissimo | 8/28/20

Nassau County's fall sports will likely begin in early March of 2021.

Nassau County postpones H.S. sports until 2021

Nassau County High School student-athletes will have to wait until 2021 to compete in sports. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/26/20

Steve Levy, right, a south Merrick native and Kennedy High School graduate, leads the new “Monday Night Football” broadcast team, which includes Brian Griese, center, and Louis Riddick.

Bellmore-JFK alum lands 'Monday Night Football' gig

Steve Levy got a taste of the “Monday Night Football” broadcast booth last September when he served as the play-by-play commentator for the Denver Broncos-Oakland Raiders game in Week One … more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/26/20

Mepham kickline recognized as national champions

The Town of Hempstead presented Mepham High School’s varsity kickline team with a national championship sign on Aug. 17 to commemorate the girls’ stellar performance at the National Dance … more

8/25/20

North Merrick native Kevin Collins, far right, with his parents, Pat and Karen, on the football field at the University of Texas, where he serves as the director of development.

Mepham High School alumnus finds his niche at U.T.

Setting aside his aspirations to join the New York Mets’ broadcast team, North Merrick native Kevin Collins has found his niche as Director of Development at the University of … more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/25/20

The Covid-19 crisis has interrupted instruction at many local flight schools. Above, a view of Republic Airport in Farmingdale.

Covid-19 grounding many student pilots

“When Covid-19 hit, survival intuition became important for everyone because individual lives and livelihoods were immediately at stake,” said Bianca Baldwin, head of admissions and … more

By Visvajit Sriramrajan | 8/24/20

Mepham kickline recognized as national champions

The Town of Hempstead presented Mepham High School’s varsity kickline team with a national championship sign on Aug. 17 to commemorate the girls’ stellar performance at the National Dance … more

8/24/20

Student Gavin Bluni portrayed Horton from Dr. Seuss’s “Horton Hears a Who” for "Seuss!," a film starring special education students in the Extended School Year program.

Despite social distancing, special ed students return to film

Special education students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District are once again appearing on the big screen. more

By Andrew Garcia | 8/24/20

John F. Kennedy High School’s Student Government Association held a Zoom meeting last Saturday to discuss how the club would conduct activities virtually and reshape operations under the district’s hybrid model once school starts on Sept. 8.

Views mixed on Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District's hybrid reopening

When the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District announced that it would reopen under a hybrid model for the first two weeks of school — with plans to ease from a mix of online and … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 8/19/20

Central District schools will reopen Sept. 8 using a hybrid model, in which students will alternate between in-person and remote classes. The goal is to ease into eventual full in-person instruction, as teachers, students and staff adjust to new safety protocols.

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will open to hybrid model

Schools statewide will be allowed to reopen for in-person learning next month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week, and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s three reopening … more

By Andrew Garcia and Karen Bloom | 8/12/20