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Ferrara running for re-election to North Bellmore board

Voters in the North Bellmore School District will have the chance to re-elect one member of the current Board of Education next week. John Ferrara, who was elected to the board in 2011, is running unopposed this year. more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/15/14

BELLMORE: Vote 'yes' on school budgets

Endorsing the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District budget is, for us, a no-brainer. The district’s 2014-15 budget is set to rise by 1.97 percent, from $136.5 million this year to a little more than $139 million next year. And, despite a lower-than-hoped-for state aid increase of $200,000, the district does not plan to cut services for students. In fact, it is restoring some services such as BOCES dance, which had been cut during the leanest years of the 2008-09 recession and its aftermath. more

5/15/14

MERRICK: Vote 'yes' on school budgets

Endorsing the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District budget is, for us, a no-brainer. The district’s 2014-15 budget is set to rise by 1.97 percent, from $136.5 million this year to a little more than $139 million next year. And, despite a lower-than-hoped-for state aid increase of $200,000, the district does not plan to cut services for students. In fact, it is restoring some services such as BOCES dance, which had been cut during the leanest years of the 2008-09 recession and its aftermath. more

5/15/14

The Bellmore-Merrick Heroin Task Force has met since early March. Above, at the May meeting were, from left, Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central http://liherald.cms.communityq.com/images/icon-move.pngDistrict director of health, physical education and athletics; Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Community Parent Center; County Legislator David Denenberg; David Seinfeld, Calhoun High School principal; and Neil Brown, the North Merrick Board of Education president.

Bellmore-Merrick task force takes on heroin

Larry Glenz, a retired Lynbrook High School history teacher, remembers the good times, when his son Kevin was healthy, before he became a heroin addict whose only thought, awake and asleep, was shooting up. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/14/14

Ed Grosskreuz took on the role of Caesar Flickerman from “The Hunger Games” while interviewing junior Laiba Qurashi during the contest.

Mepham hosts ‘Hunger Games’ poetry contest

Fifteen Mepham High School students hoped that the odds would be “ever in their favor” on April 24 at the first-ever Poetry Games. In honor of National Poetry Month, the school hosted a … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/7/14

Calhoun Glamour Gals members, from left, Jackie Chin, Alison McCutchan, Sarah Protan, Cameron Morales, Sarah Sandler and Claire Murphy visited with seniors at the Belair Nursing Home in North Bellmore in January.

A glamorous role for volunteers

Sarah Sandler founded a Glamour Gals chapter at Calhoun this year after being inspired by the charity’s mission to foster self-esteem and mutual respect between two generations. Twenty Calhoun students have visited local nursing homes, where they have developed relationships with older women through makeovers, manicures and conversation. more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/7/14

Ed and Christian DeAngelo were among the thousands of attendees at the Merrick Chamber of Commerce's annual Kids Fest last weekend.

Merrick Kids Fest a blast for thousands

Thousands of children and their parents crowded into the Merrick train station parking lot last Friday to Sunday for the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s annual Kids Fest, which serves as a scholarship fundraiser. more

4/30/14

Children and adults alike celebrated as they crossed the finish line in the one-mile race at the ninth annual Robbie’s Run on Sunday.

Ninth annual Robbie's Run draws crowd of more than 1,500

Despite temperatures that hovered in the high 40s and low 50s, and a steady, at times hard-blowing wind, the ninth annual Robbie’s Run went off without a hitch on April 27, drawing participants from across Long Island and beyond. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/30/14

Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, left, tested goggles used to track eye movement. Failing the test could indicate a concussion. She was assisted by Omarys Herasme-Parker, a field manager with the Brain Trauma Foundation.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District joins in national concussion study

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is taking part in a national study, conducted by the nonprofit Brain Trauma Foundation, that aims to more precisely map the number of high school athletes who suffer concussions. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/29/14

With special goggles that mimic the effects of DWI, Kennedy High School students rode pedal cars around their gymnasium last week during a SADD club DWI and distracted driving awareness event.

Herald Video: Kennedy High lesson is deadly serious

Kennedy High School students played with blocks, threw darts and careered around their gymnasium in oversized pedal carts on April 24 and 25. So one could be forgiven for thinking they were horsing around. There was, however, a deadly serious message behind the fun and games. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/28/14