A group of technically talented teens put their gadget mastery to good use at the Baldwin Public Library on March 2, tutoring a gathering of seniors on the proper use of their gizmos and gear. A half dozen young people between ages 11 and 17 showed up early to enjoy pizza in the community room before their more mature clients began peppering them with questions. more

Training began on Sunday for a group of dedicated fundraisers who are running for a cause. Among the jogging shoe-clad athletes who met up at field four in Eisenhower Park to begin training were Dan Scheinman and his daughter, Julia, a junior at Baldwin High School. The father/daughter jogging team will be tackling a half marathon in order to raise funds for a third member of their family — Dan Scheinman, of Baldwin Middle School — who has been living with Crohn’s Disease for the last two years. The eager and dedicated program participants listened to a motivational speech from their coach, then took to the first steps on what promises to be an arduous, but rewarding journey. Scheinman has prepared a statement (right) outlining his goals and the struggles his son is undergoing. His contact information is included at the end of the message. more

The desks abutting one another in the offices of the Baldwin Council Against Drug Abuse, better known as the Baldwin Community House, don’t match. Claudia Rotondo, executive director of BCADA since 1994, stashes her purple purse — which matches her purple shoes, shawl, earrings, bracelets, slacks and eye shadow — under a splintery wooden hunk that appears to have been yanked out of a 1970s middle school office. Rotondo’s legion of 18 interns and part-time staff work on a variety of similarly humble furnishings: three eager young ladies from Adelphi University crowd around a tiny writing desk in a counseling office, and two more volunteers share a repurposed table with a clinical psychologist. more

David Knudson, of Dahlia Avenue, was arrested and charged with second-degree attempted murder, among other charges, on Feb 23, police said, after he punched and nearly strangled a 32-year-old woman in his apartment. Knudson, 42, placed a garbage bag over the victim’s head while he choked her, Nassau County police added. more

David Knudson, of 2882 Dahlia Ave., was arrested for attempted murder in the second degree among other charges last night after punching and strangling a 32-year-old female victim, according to police. Knudson also placed a garbage bag over the victim’s head while choking her, police said. more

A man who was struck by an LIRR train at the Baldwin station on Wednesday evening died of his injuries on Thursday, say officials from the railroad. more

It’s happening again, and the timing couldn’t be worse. State funds earmarked for Nassau County substance abuse programs are being held up and the agencies awaiting them are fending off crises at an unprecedented rate. Battling stoically against an ongoing heroine epidemic as well as a shameful spate of drunk driving fiascoes, neighborhood drug counseling agencies in Baldwin, Rockville Centre, Franklin Square and other areas are still awaiting a “January advance” they say the county has received but has yet to distribute. more

Baldwin teen Sarah Hartigan is one of the distinguished 11th- and 12th-grade artists who will be exhibiting works with the Usdan Honors Art Intensive, an arts day camp that has been in operation for 44 years. more

No school welcomes the opportunity to put its emergency procedures to a real-life test, but the schools in north Baldwin executed their lockout plans to perfection last week while a police chase barreled through the area. more

The schools in the north of Baldwin were locked down briefly this afternoon as a precaution while police pursued suspects in the area. “The Brookside, Plaza, Lennox, Shubert, and Senior High Schools were locked down from approximately 12:45 until 2:00 this afternoon,” said District Spokesperson Cristina Schmohl. more