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Partly Cloudy Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District proposes $197M budget for 2024-25
Voters in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will head to the polls on May 21 to cast their ballots on a proposed nearly $197.5 million budget for the 2024-25 school year.
Birch Pages Writing Club places first in prestigious poetry competition
The Birch Pages Writing Club has been judged among the year’s best poets on Long Island, winning a first-place award in the annual student poetry contest hosted by the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association.
Who's running for the Merrick board of ed.?
Six candidates will vie for open seats on the Merrick Union Free School District’s board of education next week. Polls are open on Tuesday, May 21 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in district’s administration center, at 21 Babylon Road, Merrick.
In Bellmore, North Merrick board of eds. uncontested
Two of Bellmore-Merrick’s elementary districts have uncontested board of education elections for the 2024-25 school year.
Calhoun High School sophomore a finalist in 'Poetry Out Loud'
Calhoun High School sophomore, Ryan Karis was one of 18 finalists at this year’s Poetry Out Loud Competition in Manhattan.
Mepham graduate turned Baylor student to take on cross-country bike ride with fraternity
Nicholas Zuzzolo, 21, is preparing to take a cross-country bike ride this summer.
100 years of learning celebrated at Newbridge Road School
Newbridge Road School celebrated its centennial on May 3.
The Long Island Marathon: A weekend of fitness, fun and community
At the top of the list of events the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums looks forward to each year is the Jovia Long Island Marathon.
Kate Caporusso makes move from Bellmore-Merrick schools to new role in North Merrick
The North Merrick School District has a new Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel, Kate Caporusso.
Charity fashion show inspires Merrick-Bellmore community
Sanford H. Calhoun High School’s Senior Experience program held its yearly charitable fashion show on April 18.
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Blakeman enthusiastically follows Trump’s lead
The political similarities between former President Donald Trump and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman are now impossible to miss. Which is probably just what Blakeman intends.