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Mostly Cloudy Authors bring 9/11 to life for Bellmore-Merrick students
Two books on the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — Nora Raleigh Baskin’s “Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story” and Gae Polisner’s “The Memory of Things” — offer young readers a glimpse into that day, before they were born. On Sept. 14, Baskin visited Merrick Avenue Middle School, while Polisner visited Calhoun High School to speak to students on the importance of that day.
State walks back opt-out penalties
Regents ditch controversial Title I funding rule after public outcry
The State Education Department last week announced that it would pull back on plans to penalize schools in which high numbers of students boycott state standardized tests.
Ben and Jerry return to Long Island
The Calhoun grads speak on responsible business model
“We grew up in the 1960s, during a time of peace, love and caring for other human beings,” said Jerry Greenfield. “That’s who Ben and I were.”
Court overturns Merrick church zoning decision
Judge: Hempstead board used "fatally flawed" reasoning in allowing St. Demetrios project
The State Supreme Court on Aug. 28 reversed the Town of Hempstead Board of Appeals’ 2017 decision to allow the construction of a community center at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church.
Merrick Road water main project begins with overnight hours
A major water main replacement project will begin on Monday on Merrick Road, as New York American Water brings in approximately 2,800 feet of 12-inch mains, nine new fire hydrants and 10 utility-owned service lines.
Register now for the Mepham Fall Kickline Clinic
Come dance with the Mepham Pipettes, who are hosting their annual Fall Kickline Clinic, where your child can learn what it takes to be a member of a high school dance team. Various forms of dance will be taught, and your child will perform what they learned at the end of the clinic.
Merrick Jewish Centre welcomes new assistant rabbi
On Aug. 1, the Merrick Jewish Centre welcomed its new assistant rabbi, Jack Dermer. According to Centre officials, Dermer “hit the ground running,” with a moving Shabbat at the Beach, and an …
Safety and the 2nd
In the 'golden hour of survival'
It takes a roomful of cool heads and years of expertise to treat a gunshot wound. Even then, adrenaline runs high among emergency department staff, and the patient is never guaranteed to live — no matter where the bullet wound is on the body.
North Merrick school pilots Google technology
The Old Mill Road Elementary School in the North Merrick School District was selected to be one of the first schools to participate in the Google Expedition Pioneers Program and pilot augmented …
North Merrick thanks its Board of Education
The North Merrick School District thanked the Board of Education – President Wendy Gargiulo, Vice President John Pinto, and Trustees Edward Corona, Steve Enella, Jennifer Hyland, Tracey Miller, and Todd Ransom – at the November 14th Board of Education meeting as part of School Board Recognition Week.
Editorial
The enemies at our gates: gangs and pushers
Since last October, Nassau County police have identified the bodies of six teenagers who were hacked to death with machetes by members of the El Salvadoran gang MS-13. After the most recent discovery of remains . . .
Randi Kreiss
Leaving Mom at the schoolhouse door
I suggested that my granddaughter put out her school clothes for her first day back at school as a fourth-grader. When I popped into her room at bedtime . . .
John C. O'Connell
‘No day shall erase you from the memory of time’
Next week is the 17th Sept. 11 since Al Qaeda terrorists attacked the United States, flying airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and crashing in a Pennsylvania field. Schools and villages will, I hope . . .