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Camp Avenue School, in North Merrick, celebrated its centennial at a special celebration on May 12. Triton and Aris Cimino, both in third grade, couldn’t contain their excitement as they walked through the 100th anniversary balloon display.
100 years of Camp Avenue School in North Merrick
It’s not every day that an elementary school gets to celebrate a centennial, but that was the case at Camp Avenue School in the North Merrick School District last week. more
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Liberty Utilities, which provides drinking water to several South Shore communities, is proposing a rate increase. Advocacy groups fighting for a public takeover of companies like Liberty are opposed to the increase — and putting pressure on the South Nassau Water Authority to facilitate takeover efforts.
Liberty Utilities seeks water rate hike, angering advocates, officials
More than 100,000 customers across Nassau County’s South Shore communities may face a steep increase in their private water bills if Liberty Utilities’ planned rate hike is approved. more
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The Chabad Center for Jewish Life hosted its annual Lag B’Omer festivities at its Merrick center on May 9. The holiday is celebrated through many fun activities, including a bonfire.
S’mores around the fire for Lag B’Omer at Chabad Center for Jewish Life
The Chabad Center for Jewish Life, which services the Jewish community of Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and surrounding communities, hosted its annual Lag B’Omer festivities on May 9. more
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three Girl Scouts from North Bellmore, Aria Williams, Arianna Coutu and her sister, Gemma Coutu, bottom right, participated in a cookie collection for Operation Hometown Hero. They got to meet members of the military, elected officials and dozens of police officers at the Girl Scouts of Nassau County headquarters in Garden City on May 3.
Saw Mill Road Girl Scouts in North Bellmore send cookies overseas
Three Girl Scouts with North Bellmore roots participated in Operation Hometown Hero, an initiative by the Girl Scouts of the USA that helps scouting groups give back to heroes at home, and overseas. more
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Talya Lippman
Bellmore-Merrick's student columnist Talya Lippman recommends taking AP exams
For everyone else there are 4 seasons, but for some high school students there are 5: AP exam season. more
Members of Calhoun’s OHO Lab around a table in school, where they helped spread the mission of the club, which sends inspirational messages to prisoners as part of a free book exchange.
Calhoun High School's OHO Lab 'opens hearts' through origami
At the Chuang Yen Monestary, a Buddhist institution in upstate New York, Joseph Darcourt, a junior at Calhoun High School, learned of the monestary's free book-distribution program, and connected the program to his own community. more
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Jordyn Kratenstein; Ava Mogelefsky, chapter president of Becca’s Closet; and Julie Lehrfeld worked together to collect over 300 prom dresses for students in need.
Bellmore-Merrick Becca's Closet chapter donates 300 dresses
Ava Mogelefsky, a junior at John F. Kennedy High School, has helped distribute more than 60 prom dresses since March to Long Island students with the school’s chapter of Becca’s Closet, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping high school students in need. more
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Merrick, North Merrick Board of Eds. uncontested
Both board of education races in Merrick and North Merrick are uncontested. There are two seats up for grabs on each board, both held by incumbents. more
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Town Supervisor Don Clavin honored young artists last month for their recycling-themed pieces that placed in the 2023 Recyling Poster Contest, an annual competition held in partnership with Covanta Energy.
Recycling-themed artwork recognized by Town of Hempstead
Around the Town of Hempstead, some recycling trucks might look different this year, because painted on the side of them are several pieces of artwork, drawn by students who are Hempstead residents, for the 2023 Recycling Poster Contest, an annual competition held in partnership with Covanta Energy. more
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Members of the Hempstead town board introduced five new goats and two new sheep to Norman J. Levy Park on May 8. They’ll join the existing Nigerian Dwarf Goat population, that has lived at the park for almost 20 years.
New furry faces welcomed to Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
The Town of Hempstead announced the addition of several new animals at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve, introducing Socks and Boots — the facility’s newest sheep — and goats Clay, Priscilla, Mia, Sweetie and Latte. more
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