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Baldwin High School Principal Susan Knors, speaking at the graduation ceremony, retired on June 24, ending two decades of working in the district.

Susan Knors’ 15-year tenure as the principal of Baldwin High School ended on June 24, when she left the podium after giving her final farewell speech to the graduates. She left with mixed … more

By Nakeem Grant | 7/12/16

The hiring of Caterina Lafergola, left, has caused controversy in the Baldwin community due to her past work at Automotive High School in Brooklyn

Residents question new principal hire

Baldwin residents packed into the middle school auditorium on June 8 for the first Board of Education meeting since the district hired Caterina Lafergola, the controversial former principal of … more

By Steve Smirti | 6/15/16

Third-party candidate choices let voters down

Gary Johnson? Who is this guy, you ask? He is the most prominent of the alternative candidates who will be joining Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton . . . more

6/9/16

NCC: a gem that needs polishing

Nassau Community College is something of an oasis in the county’s heavily developed and industrialized hub. Venerable sycamore and maple trees line its narrow roads. In its center is . . . more

6/9/16

President Riordan is officially installed as the 10th president of Adelphi University. Dr. Riordan shares a moment with daughter, Mikaela, after the investiture as Chairman of the Adelphi University Board of Trustees Robert B. Willumstad '05 (Hon.) shows his Adelphi Pride.

Riordan inaugurated as Adelphi University president

Christine M. Riordan, Ph.D., was inaugurated as Adelphi University's 10th president on Friday, March 11, the first woman to lead the University in its 120-year history.More than 800 members of the … more

3/11/16

Make Red Cross’s month: get involved

March is the month we recognize the American Red Cross for all it does, as we have since President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed it so in 1943: “I request that during that month . . . more

3/3/16

School board works to update policies

The Baldwin Board of Education last week embarked on an ambitious, if arduous, effort to bring district policies -- both in language and in content -- in line with those of the New York State … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 2/3/16

School board sets special session

The Baldwin board of education has set a special session for next Wednesday, Feb. 3. The board will meet beginning at 7 p.m. to work on its update of district policies. At 8, the board will begin … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 1/29/16

Get involved in the school budget process

In the coming weeks and months, local school districts will be planning their 2016-17 budgets, deciding how to allocate their pieces of that very large pie. It’s our right to have a say in how that money will be spent. more

1/21/16

Albany should resolve to fight corruption

New York’s Assembly members and senators have returned to Albany to begin the latest legislative session. In the coming months, they, along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will produce the state budget. Important decisions will be made on . . . more

1/14/16

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