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June 22: Last Day at Gunther, Send Patch Prom Photos

Five things you need to know today.

1. Today is the last day of last days for Gunther School. After 55 years in the community, the North Bellmore Board of Education made the decision to close earlier this year. Do you have a memory of the school? Share it here.

2. A Bellmore band is workinkg on a new album. See who it is and when they plan to release their new product by clicking here.

3. Sacred Heart recently shut its doors, but the memories will live on. Check out a photo gallery of photos taken by Patch. Want to upload your own memories? We have a spot for you to share your own pictures. Click here to see the gallery.

4. Yesterday was prom for Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District students! Send us your favorite prom/pre-prom or after-party photos! Mepham students, send yours to Danielle.DeSouza@patch.com while Kennedy and Calhoun students can send photos to Emily.Cappiello@patch.com.

5. Although Aqua was recently taken over, there are still questions about the rates of private water. The South Merrick Civic Association recently held a question and answer session with the president of American Water. Click here to see what went on at the meeting.

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Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
Dan DeLilla May 18, 2013 at 10:40 pm
So Lu Scala never had any children so it might be safe to say you have never been to a PTA meetingRead More or a School Board meeting or a budget presentation so then you would have no idea how the money is spent good or bad. I'm sorry that your neighbors make more than you but like anything else you get what you pay for there are educational requirements for teaching and administration jobs, I'm sure you would be happy if all the school personnel could be replaced by minimum wage earners or better yet we could close all the schools after all you have been out of school for 40 years so you don't need them anymore, but thats not how it works. Why is always the uninformed that speak loudest and longest?
Lu Scala May 17, 2013 at 08:49 am
I never had any kids.. and am the last kid who went to to the Bellmore Merrick school system.....itsRead More been almost 40 years since I was a Mempham grad..and it is very disharting to hear that my many many high tax dollars..are not enought for these kids I have been sororting all these years!!! Who is getting all the money??? Its all bull.. aI live inbetween teachers.. how is it they can afford high end cars, housekeepers, landscapers, ect??????... the money is being spent in the WRONG WAYS TO THE TEACHERS, AND MOST OF ALL THE ADMISTRATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD ECT... I AM CALLING FOR A MASSIVE AUDIT AND GET0 per year.. they afe not worth any more then that.. THE MONEY BACK FROM ANYONE WHO WAS PAID MORE THEN $75,00....
patti May 16, 2013 at 08:28 pm
A bit of a surprise considering kids come home with a supply list a mile long (and average $40-$75).
Michael Ganci (Editor) May 14, 2013 at 01:34 pm
Can you edit above and add photo? Then I will post to top news! Thanks! MG