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Get involved in the school budget process

Now that we’ve flipped the calendar, our local school officials will soon start getting into the nitty-gritty of budget planning for the 2012-13 school year. more

1/5/12

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and … more

By Scott Brinton, Alex Costello and Jackie Nash | 12/14/11

Superintendent James Hunderfund, left, three high school administrators and the Malverne school district are being sued for alleged racial discrimination. Teacher Sherwyn Besson, right, says even his children became targets.

Malverne school district sued for racial discrimination

“It is not hard to figure out that you are being discriminated against when your supervisor calls you a nigger and routinely reminds you that you are a black woman.” So opens the … more

By Lee Landor | 12/12/11

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s director of health, athletics and driver’s education, served as a keynote speaker at a Long Island Youth Safety Coalition conference, “Drunk, Drugged, Drowsy and Distracted: Using School and Community to Create Comprehensive Solutions to Dangerous Driving.” He was joined here recently by Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and ordinances prohibiting smoking in public venues have been passed as a result. These efforts, officials say, have paid dividends. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 12/6/11

Public hearing on Gunther closing set

North Bellmore’s Committee to Explore Educational Options recommended closing Gunther School at a Nov. 16 meeting. Committee members presented findings to the Board of Education, which will hold a public hearing to review the committee’s recommendation on Thursday, Dec. 8, at Saw Mill Road School at 7 p.m. more

Deirdre Krasula | 11/30/11

Ellen and Sarah Tolle of Cedarhurst were among the dozens of volunteers who assisted at Rock and Wrap It Up's annual Thanksgiving feast in Rockaway Beach, which offers a hot meal to families in need.

Five Towners, Bellmore-Merrick teachers offer hope on Thanksgiving

Dozens of volunteers from the Five Towns and Bellmore-Merrick communities turned out on Thursday to help at Rock and Wrap It Up’s annual Thanksgiving feast at the First Congregational Church at Beach 94th Street in Rockaway Beach, which provides a hot meal of turkey and ham with all the trimmings to families in need. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 11/25/11

Put education before artificial turf

New York state recently imposed a 2 percent tax-levy cap on school districts, forcing them to pare spending by hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars, unless they can win 60 percent of the vote to override the cap. more

11/25/11

Committee: Gunther should be school to close

North Bellmore School District’s Committee to Explore Educational Options came to the decision to recommend closing Gunther School Wednesday evening. The announcement came at the committee’s public meeting at Saw Mill School. Following a discussion of which of the six elementary schools made the most sense to close, the 21-member committee put the decision up to a vote. Twelve of the board members voted for closing Gunther as the most viable option. more

Deirdre Krasula | 11/16/11

The Grand Avenue Middle School chorus performed at the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education last Wednesday in honor of School Boards Recognition Week.

Middle school students thank Central Board of Education

School Boards Recognition Week, sponsored by the New York State School Boards Association, was held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, and as is tradition in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, students from Grand Avenue and Merrick Avenue middle schools attended November’s Board of Education meeting to honor school trustees. The Grand Avenue chorus sang for the board, and Merrick Avenue students recited a poem that they had written, as well as offered gift baskets to each trustee. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 11/10/11

Drum Major Adam Ciccarello saluted the crowd and judges before starting the Oct. 30 show that led the Pride of Malverne to take first in the state championship.

Championship win 'exciting' for Malverne

For the second consecutive year, the Pride of Malverne, Malverne High School’s marching band, has been crowned New York State Champion. While this marks Malverne’s third title in the last … more

Lee Landor | 11/9/11