While 2009 proved to be a difficult year for school districts across Nassau County, East Meadow finds itself facing a challenging 2010. Like other districts around Long Island and … more

At the Nov. 19 East Meadow Board of Education Communications Meeting, select students at Woodland and W. Tresper Clarke Middle Schools were honored for their academic achievements and/or citizenship … more

Throughout the long, at times agonizing health reform debate, conservatives and insurance-industry lobbyists have argued that we don’t need a public insurance plan to compete with private insurers. more

News briefs about the East Meadow School District. more

I've recently written a series of articles chronicling what it's like to be arrested for drunk driving in Nassau County. Though I've had the participation of the district attorney's office, Nassau County police and a number of defense attorneys, as well as input from many readers, one voice has been noticeably absent. Until now. more

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District athletic director, recently resigned his post as coordinator of the Nassau County Boys' Basketball Committee because, he said, the Section VIII Athletic Council rejected a proposal of his to fine-tune the seeding process that ultimately determines teams' playing schedules. In 2006, Lerner was the architect of an ability-grouping system that determined a team's conference by its record. Previously, teams were assigned to conferences without much regard to their records. Rather, officials used what they called the "snake," in which teams were seeded and then laid out on a grid that wound back and forth in serpentine fashion. more

Programs and services survived. Jobs were preserved. Spending was increased by a historically low rate. Those were some of the highlights of what was often touted as a “creative” $175 … more

The following are profiles of candidates running for seats on the Nassau County and district court. more

Among the best in class Jenna Szwejkowski of East Meadow was inducted into the University of Maryland’s chapter of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) on Sept. … more

While Nassau County residents are paying some of the highest taxes in the nation, Comptroller Howard Weitzman has done his part to ease the burden somewhat. During the past eight years Weitzman has shown that he is a competent financial watchdog, and has looked for savings in places no one before him ever tried. more