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Recently I was privileged to attend the annual Patriot Award Dinner hosted by the Seaford High School 9/11 Memorial Committee. This event, and other 9/11 programs and projects in Seaford, are administered by the Memorial Committee . . . more
Instead of simply handing out a scholarship to a student, Ronald Steiger, the public relations director of John F. Kennedy High School’s alumni association, decided to put his network’s … more
New York State Sen. Kevin Thomas, a Levittown Democrat, recently proposed a bill to cap tuition at all SUNY and CUNY schools at $5,000 per year for in-state students. more
The family of the late Philip Williams, a former commander of Merrick’s American Legion Post No. 1282, this year awarded the $1,000 Philip L. Williams Memorial Scholarship to Julia Losner, a Calhoun High School graduate who plans on studying at Harvard University in the fall. more
When Merrokean Sharon Williams browsed through scholarship submissions from eager high school students in May, she became instantly intrigued by one essay. more
The Merrick Library’s garden was lined with gray chairs on June 6 in preparation for the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s annual Scholarship Awards Night. more
Senior Rachel Mashal, the class of 2016 salutatorian, put fruit flies on a restricted diet to determine whether lower food intake would ward off drug addiction — specifically caffeine addiction — while also extending life. (As it turned out, it did both.) Meanwhile, classmate Sarah Moussavi took on one of neuroscience’s most perplexing, and intriguing, questions: How certain are humans in their own decision-making? To reach a conclusion, she conducted a computer-controlled experiment at the NYU Center for Neural Science. more
Because of the good work done by Family & Children’s Association, several local disadvantaged Long Island students will have the opportunity to attend college. more
The Merrick Chamber of Commerce awarded college scholarships to six local high school seniors at a ceremony on June 15 at R.S. Jones Restaurant, at 153 Merrick Ave. more
Before Gillian Cohen had her liver replaced on April 17, 2005, when she was 7 years old, the scleras of her eyes had never before been white, recalled her mother, Pam. From birth, they were always a dull yellow. Her skin was jaundiced as well, and it itched –– without relief ... more
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