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Taking on lawn care at CCE farm signs of a plant in need of care are, what tools to use and when to use them. Attendees were Master Gardeners from the given tools and gear and pracCornell Cooperative Extension ticed proper pruning on the of Nassau County taught local farm’s greenery as a part of its homeowners about how to con- seasonal maintenance. duct yard work safely for both The farm was founded over a person and plant at the CCE’s decade ago when the land was Nassau Farm, located on Mer- leased to Cornell by Nassau rick Avenue, earlier this month. County — in that time, the land The master garwent from a vacant deners are agricullot to a flourishing tural specialists landscape. that focus on edu“ We a r e t h e cating homeowners arboretum and gold about taking care of medal plant gartheir property. The den,” Oliver said. history of the pro“There are many gram goes back to EIlEEN RoDgERS different gardens the founding of the Master Gardener here, and each country. group takes care of “It started with their own garden.” Thomas Jefferson, and he was Pruning, the subject of the very much into agriculture,” workshop, is the act of clipping Master Gardener Patricia Oli- off unhealthy parts of a plant ver said. “He thought the farm- to help the rest thrive. ers should know about all new “Our goal here is really to techniques of growing. They teach the general public on the would take a couple of farmers, correct way to prune, when to teach them, and then they prune, and what to prune,” would go back and teach their Master Gardener Eileen Rogers friends and neighbors, and said. that’s what the Master Garden“It’s all about the health of er plan is about.” the tree,” she explained. “Some At the farm, homeowners branches are dead, damaged or came for a presentation and diseased, and also some of them hands-on workshop about basic are wild. When you prune, the pruning techniques, what the
By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo
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Courtesy North Merrick Public Schools
A fairytale comes to life Students in North Merrick have been hard at work, preparing for the production of ‘Shrek,’ which will be staged this weekend at the Brookside School. Among the performers is Emma Papandrea, who is starring as ‘Dragon’ — an eye-catching addition to the show. Story, more photos, Page 19.
Bellmore-Merrick bowling team reflects on great season and championship win By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo jdalessandro@liherald.com
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District boys’ bowling team won the county championship at Garden City Lanes last month, competing in state-level competitions and clutching sixth place on March 14 and 15. The Bellmore-Merrick team accepts students from Mepham, Calhoun and Kennedy high schools, as well as varsity players from Grand Avenue and Merrick Avenue middle schools. The team has recently earned two awards — the boys’ bowling champions’ 2024-25 gold medal and the Nassau County conference runners-up
medal. Lucas Lam, 15, a Mepham High School sophomore, ranks as the number one bowler in Nassau County with a strong average score of 230. He is competing both as a member of his team and on his own in the solo tournament. He competes alongside his brother, Nathan Lam. “I won the county championship with our team, and we set a new high record of 6,620 pins, and everyone had a great performance,” Lucas said. “I ended up getting the second highest score overall with 1,458 over six games. It felt great that we won because of how much work that our team put in, in order to get this accomContinued on page 2
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