North Merrick News

Sacred Heart teachers will not be receiving a severance package once their contract with the Diocese of Rockville Centre expires in late August, said diocese officials Already displeased with the Diocese of Rockville Centre's decision last December to close the K-8 Sacred Heart School in North Merrick at the end of the school year, Sacred Heart ... (more)

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At last week's meeting of the Merrick School Board , a concerned parent brought up the idea of adding cement barriers to the kindergarten playground at Chatterton School .

The results of the 2011 New York State Report Card were revealed at this week's North Merrick Board of Education meeting, and it turns out that the district has received a passing grade and then some.

Neil Brown is running for his second term on the North Merrick Board of Education.

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The North Merrick School District was able to save staff positions originally intended to be cut or reduced after receiving additional state aid, according to Superintendent David Feller.

Construction workers that were said to have been repairing a sidewalk at 1846 Relyea Drive in North Merrick struck a gas line on Thursday.

You can view more updates about the tragedy here . 2. A crossing guard was hit by a car in North Merrick on Wednesday morning.