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East Meadow High School’s student business team, Energym, placed first in the Nassau County comptroller’s fourth annual entrepreneurial challenge.

Business students excel at entrepreneurial challenge

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos recently honored East Meadow High School’s student business team, Energym, for their first-place victory at his fourth annual entrepreneurial challenge … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/23/16

More than 50 Woodland students had their hair cut on June 13, as their ponytails were donated to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program.

Ponying up for cancer patients

“Raise your hand if you used a comb this morning,” said Carol Bracken, one of Woodland Middle School’s literacy teachers, as she addressed a group of students gathered in the auditorium last … more

By Danielle Agoglia | 6/23/16

Several East Meadow High School soccer players were honored at the annual senior athletic awards ceremony.

EMHS senior athletes recognized for accomplishments

East Meadow High School officials honored senior athletes for their achievements on and off the field during a special ceremony on June 9. The school’s administrators, coaches, athletic … more

By Danielle Agoglia | 6/23/16

East Meadow School District officials said they were honored to welcome members of the FREE Players, a special needs acting troupe, to Clarke on June 3 and 4.

FREE Players take Clarke's stage

A special needs acting troupe put on two impressive performances of “Legally Blonde Jr.” on the W.T. Clarke High School stage, according to East Meadow School District officials and the … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/23/16

Concussions force student-athletes and their parents, like Alyssa Garbarino and her father, Al, to weigh the benefits of playing sports against the long-term health risks.

Bellmore-Merrick athletes hit hard by concussions

Alyssa Garbarino’s second concussion came on a frigid Sunday afternoon when she was 17. Under overcast skies, Garbarino, of North Merrick, who was then playing with the East Meadow Soccer Club’s Storm, bruised her way through a sea of bodies. As she battled with her opponent on the Northport Cow Harbor United Soccer Club, she was constantly driven to the ground, her head hitting the hard earth. As fast as she went down, though, she popped back up. As the game wore on, she began to feel dizzy and developed a sharp headache. more

By Alex Boyd | 6/22/16

Linda Sue Park, author of “A Long Walk to Water,” spoke to Woodland Middle School students on June 3.

Woodland wins charity challenge

Electricity, the roofs over their heads and clean water are just a few things East Meadow residents have in their everyday lives — and might take for granted. But Salva Dut — a former … more

By Danielle Agoglia | 6/16/16

Tori Kalberer and Andrew Mavrogeorgis, center, played the lead characters in W.T. Clarke High School's spring musical

Seniors look back on magical times on Clarke stage

As classes ended last week, W.T. Clarke High School thespians looked back on the fond times they had on the school’s stage. This spring, Clarke students staged Rodgers and … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/15/16

The New York Post reported that Omar Mateen, inset, once lived at 44 Land Lane, behind Bowling Green Elementary School, in Salisbury.

Killer may have local ties

Omar Mateen — the 29-year-old man who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., last Sunday in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history— may have lived for a time in … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/15/16

Reclaim New York Executive Director Brandon Muir, left, and attorney Dennis J. Saffran discussed the New York Transparency Project on Tuesday in Mineola.

Elmont School District sued by transparency group

The nonprofit group Reclaim New York filed a lawsuit on June 7 in Nassau County Supreme Court against the Elmont School District for failing to comply with a Freedom of Information Law … more

By Steve Smirti | 6/15/16

Employees of parade co-sponsor Nu Health marched down Hempstead Turnpike.

Hundreds turn out for Belmont Parade

Hundreds of people gathered at the Alva T. Stanforth Sports Complex near Elmont Library on Saturday to kick off the Elmont/Belmont Day Parade, marking the unofficial start of summer and the lead-up … more

By Steve Smirti | 6/8/16

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