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Two Nassau County Police officers revved up the motor on a device not much larger than a lawnmower engine. As the machine roared last Wednesday afternoon, the officers used its cutters to slowly peel off the driver’s side door of a badly damaged minivan. No one was inside the van, but students at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville watched quietly and anxiously as the “Jaws of Life” crushed the car’s metal.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/17/11
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The Bellmore, North Bellmore and Bellmore-Merrick Central High School Districts are all holding their annual budget and trustee votes today, May 17.
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Byy Scott Brinton
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5/17/11
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The Bellmore-Merrick Basketball League recently honored its 2011 fifth-grade championship team. Members of the squad included, above, in alphabetical order, Ben Birke, Josh Kaplan, Jordan Kappel, Matthew Kelman, James King, Ian Kranis, Dylan Krieff, Ali Nabi, James Rogan and Matt Spector. Assistant coaches were Adam Kappel and Lenny Kaplan; head coach was Nancy Kaplan.
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5/16/11
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In early June, Calhoun High School senior Erin Zseller will head to the war-ravaged nation of Uganda as part of a two-week volunteer mission sponsored by the non-profit organization Invisible Children.
Zseller was chosen from a pool of 10 Calhoun applicants, and she will be the fourth student from the school to make the trip to Uganda in the past three years.
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By David Weingrad
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5/13/11
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Calhoun High School senior Emily Keller is one of 20 students selected from more than 200 nominees from across Long Island to receive the 2011 Long Island Arts Alliance Scholar-Artist Award.
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5/12/11
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In a good year, crafting a school district budget is an arduous, months-long process that challenges school administrators, boards of education, PTAs and budget advisory committees to come up with plans to keep property taxes as low as possible while preserving or even improving student programming.
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5/11/11
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Kennedy High School junior Ross Shulman returned to the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education meeting last Wednesday to make his case that the district should eliminate substitute-teachers to save money and preserve full-time teaching positions. Instead of substitutes, Shulman advocated for a plan to use empty general-purpose rooms and cafeterias to house students under the direction of aides when their teachers are absent.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/11/11
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One Board of Education seat is up for election in the North Bellmore School District this year, and incumbent Nina Lanci is being challenged by newcomer John Ferrara.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/6/11
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Call it a tale of two forests.
On the west side of the Meadowbrook Parkway, on the outskirts of Freeport and Roosevelt, there is the 73-acre Roosevelt Preserve, owned and maintained by Nassau County. There, the wide paths are clear of fallen trees and shrubbery and virtually trash-free. There is no evidence of campfires having burned down swaths of the woods, nor is there graffiti marring the abundant oaks and maples.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/5/11
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Rapidly rising gasoline prices have forced Bellmore-Merrick residents and business owners to make tough budget choices of late as they search for more economical ways to travel.
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By David Weingrad and Deirdre Krasula
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4/27/11
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