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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and the Friedberg JCC are teaming up to offer a summer camp for students entering seventh and eighth grades in September. At left were, from left, Alice Markinson, the JCC’s assistant director of early childhood education; Saul Lerner, the Central District’s director of health, physical education and athletics; Carlo Conte, the incoming Grand Avenue Middle School principal; Caryn Blum, the Merrick Avenue Middle School principal; and Joni Center, the JCC’s senior vice president for program services.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District, JCC offering summer camp

Finding the right summer experience for a middle school-age child is, no doubt, tough for parents. The Bellmore-Merrick Central School District and the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center, with offices in Merrick and Oceanside, are teaming up this summer to provide a reasonably priced, fun-filled camp for children entering seventh and eighth grades in September. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 4/25/12

Visual artist Jeffrey Schrier, founder of Wings of Witness, worked last Friday with Meadowbrook Alternative Program students, from left, Ashley Handwerker, 17, of Bellmore, Julie Labarbera, 16, of Bellmore, Greg Broems, 16, of Merrick, and Danielle Scuderi, 18, of Merrick.

Meadobrook Alternative Program remembers the Holocaust

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Meadowbrook Alternative Program recently welcomed famed visual artist Jeffrey Schrier, founder of the Holocaust remembrance organization Wings of Witness. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 4/25/12

The Golden Tones’ Bob Sutherland played the trombone at the group's recent performance at the Freeport Recreation Center.

Golden Tones jazz up the Island

Nassau County’s favorite big-band orchestra recently put on a special performance at the Freeport Recreation Center. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 4/23/12

Jay Sorit, left, and Sid Fowler practiced cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a dummy during a class sponsored by Forever 9: the Robbie Levine Foundation.

Robbie Levine Foundation helps Bellmore-Merrick residents learn to save a life

Forever 9: Robbie Levine Foundation, in conjunction with the Community Parent Center and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, recently held training lessons for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillators at the Brookside School in North Merrick. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 4/19/12

Runners dashed from the startign line of the 800-meter race at the sixth annual Paul Limmer Pirate Track and Field Invitational, held recently at Mepham High School in North Bellmore.

Off to the races at Mepham High's Paul Limmer Invitational

The Mepham, Calhoun and Kennedy track and field teams recently competed in the sixth annual Paul Limmer Pirate Track and Field Invitational at Mepham High School in Bellmore. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 4/18/12

Mepham kickline takes home top national honors

The Mepham High School varsity kickline team recently returned from the 2012 National Dance Alliance National Championship in Orlando, Fla., at which the squad placed second in the Small Varsity Jazz and third in the Large Varsity Pom divisions. more

4/13/12

Mepham sophomore Emily Schmitt, who scored twice, carries the ball upfield during a 15-10 conference victory over Carey.

Mepham's Lady Pirates piling up goals

Mepham’s come out firing on the lacrosse field and notched a second straight win with a 16-10 win over Sewanhaka on April 2. The Lady Pirates (4-3 overall, 3-2 in conference play) have piled up 31 goals with junior Nicole Stackpole standing front-and-center in the recent scoring surge. She scored 10 times and added six assists in the two wins, but is just one of several key cogs on a team whose scoring has become as balanced as legal scales. more

Steve Siniski | 4/13/12

Merrick Avenue Middle School students “lit it up blue” for World Autism Awareness Day on April 2. By selling blue bracelets provided by the autism advocacy organization Autism Speaks, the students raised $500 for autism research.

Merrick Ave. Middle School 'lights it up blue' for autism awareness

If you happened to notice a lot of people wearing blue shirts last week, it wasn’t a coincidence. April 2, recognized internationally as World Autism Awareness Day, was also Light it Up Blue Day, a global initiative to spread autism awareness. more

By David Weingrad | 4/12/12

U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy and U.S. Rep. Peter King

Bellmore-Merrick shifts to 4th Congressional District

Bellmore-Merrick Democrats are rejoicing and Republicans are reorganizing after a court-appointed magistrate recently redrew New York’s congressional district lines, moving the 3rd C.D., long represented by Republican Peter King of Seaford, further east, taking Bellmore-Merrick out of the district. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 4/3/12

Hundreds of Calhoun students and faculty members took part in the high school's annual St. Baldrick's/Locks of Love fundraiser on March 20, raising $50,000 to benefit cancer research.

Calhoun students shave it all for a cause

Calhoun High School in Merrick recently held its annual St. Baldrick’s and Locks of Love fundraiser to great success, raising more than $50,000 for charities aimed at eradicating cancer and helping cancer patients. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 3/28/12

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