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Preston Teape was named November student of the month.
L.I. Lutheran cites boy for excellence, service
Long Island Lutheran Middle & High School announced that seventh-grader Preston Teape, a Baldwin resident, was named November student of the month. The school said the recognition is not easy … more
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Oceanside resident Betty Pilnick explained her son’s inability to pursue his musical career after high school because he will lack a high school diploma.
Dispute over diplomas and disabled students
Scores of angry parents of high school students with disabilities gathered last week to lambast a state government and education panel over a new program that denies the teens a high school diploma. … more
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Baldwin student Michenka Juin, who studies nurse assisting at Nassau BOCES Barry Tech, was elected historian in the New York state chapter of the service organization SkillsUSA.
BOCES Barry Tech student elected to statewide office

A BOCES student from the Baldwin school district has been elected historian of SkillsUSA, a career and technical student organization. Michenka Juin, 17, who is a nurse assisting student at … more
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A chance to rethink Common Core
The Massachusetts State Board of Education recently rejected the battery of state exams required by the Common Core curriculum. It was a bold –– and pathetic –– move on the board’s part. more
Common Core task force: We can only hope
Forgive us for being skeptical when we hear Gov. Andrew Cuomo use words like “transparent” and “reform” when he’s talking about his new 15-member Common Core Task Force . . . more
John Brown, with his wife, Patti, received the Pendl Firefighters Award from the Nassau Firefighters Museum
A ‘good run’ for firefighter honoree
They didn’t set the world on fire — in fact, just the opposite — but the honorees at the Nassau Firefighter Museum and Education Center were, nevertheless, hot stuff Friday night. One … more
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Be properly prepared for a fire in your home
By now most people are familiar with their local fire departments’ reminders to change the batteries in their smoke detectors . . . more
Cuomo returns to the Common Core drawing board
I am angry with Governor Cuomo. No, I am furious. more
CAROL Myers in Middlebury, Vt., Day 78, Aug. 16: “As I ride, I look at the world, wonder about things, and sometimes am reminded of people and events from my past.”
She faced retirement on two wheels
“This is it. Today I sit at Kitty O’Hara’s Irish Pub on Merrick Road having a beer and getting online to update my blog. Tomorrow I fly to Seattle. A mixture of emotions as I sit … more
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Honor Labor Day by welcoming new workers
I don’t know about you, but my ancestors weren’t born here. In 1910, a 13-year-old boy from Odessa, traveling alone, boarded a ship with a ticket that entitled him to a bunk in steerage, and he set sail for America. more
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