Central District students of the arts wowed an audience of their parents, teachers and school administrators with their musical and dramatic performances as well as presentations of the visual arts during the Bellmore-Merrick Cultural Arts Foundation’s 32nd annual luncheon at the Uniondale Marriott last Thursday.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/31/11
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Moolala, in the Merrick Commons Shopping Center, will donate a portion of its proceeds from every purchase on Thursday, May 26, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., to the Bellmore-Merrick Wellness Council’s fourth annual post-prom party, to be held in June.
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5/25/11
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The annual Bellmore-Merrick American Cancer Society Relay for Life took place on May 21 at Merrick Road Park. In total, 325 people participated in relay, and the event raised more than $48,000.
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By David Weingrad
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5/25/11
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Cheryl Gitlitz, a licensed social worker and the district-wide transition coordinator for the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, recently received the Exceptional Parent Magazine’s Maxwell J. Schleifer Distinguished Service Award during Disability Awareness Night at Citi Field in Flushing.
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5/23/11
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All four Bellmore-Merrick elementary districts saw their budgets pass handily on Tuesday. The Bellmore-Merrick Central District budget passed as well.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/17/11
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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 Merrick, North Merrick and Bellmore-Merrick Central High School Districts are all holding their annual budget and trustee votes today, May 17.
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By 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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