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New York Cosmos plan for Elmont school comes up short

A plan to transform an underused basketball court on the grounds of Clara H. Carlson Elementary School, in Elmont, by professional soccer team the New York Cosmos has failed to reach its funding … more

By Steve Smirti | 8/3/16

Susan Pronko, Class of ’75, left, Jennifer Aboud, Class of ’80, and Claire Bresnihan, Class of ’75, attended with Jennifer’s children, preschooler Islam, front left, and first-grader Iman.

West End Elementary celebrates 90 years

Generations of past and present students of Lynbrook’s West End School came together for a picnic that marked the schools anniversary of 90 years. Families spread out picnic dinners while … more

By Courtney McGee | 6/29/16

When it comes to guns, what are we waiting for?

It is hard to imagine that I would find myself writing about the nation’s worst terror attack since 9/11 and the worst mass shooting in American history. Make no mistake about it. The mass shooting in Orlando . . . more

6/23/16

Seven more Americans died while we fiddled

Dylan’s mom and Daniel’s dad write to me often. In truth, I dread reading their emails; their words darken the day. But how wrenching it must be to write those words. These parents are leaders of the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation . . . more

5/19/16

Recalling L.I. before suburbia took hold

I grew up in Yaphank, a 14-square-mile hamlet in Suffolk County, virtually in the middle of Long Island. (The community to the north is, in fact, called Middle Island.) I remember . . . more

5/12/16

The basketball court at Clara H. Carlson Elementary School has been underutlized, Comsos COO Erik Stover said. The soccer field is expected to be completed by the summer of 2016.

A changing sports scene

The New York Cosmos will be transforming an underused basketball court on the grounds of Clara H. Carlson Elementary School in Elmont into a soccer pitch. With charity partner Street Soccer USA and … more

By Steve Smirti | 12/23/15

We need a bipartisan solution to gun violence

The recent mass shooting at a community college in Oregon has sparked a renewed debate about whether Congress can and should act to help prevent gun violence. It’s a debate we’re all familiar with . . . more

10/15/15

Upgrading the standard IQ test

In 1983, famed Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner published his seminal book, “Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences,” which laid out seven primary intelligences . . . more

3/12/15

Students at West End Elementary had the chance to ask the players questions about their careers and personal lives near the close of the assembly.

Learning about teamwork

Hours after the New York Islanders wrapped up a 5-2 defeat of the Tampa Bay Lightening, three members of the team visited West End Elementary School in Lynbrook to teach students lessons about hard … more

By Brendan Murray bmurray@liherald.com | 11/26/14

New principal Eric Walter sat in on a classroom at Rhame Avenue Elementary in East Rockaway

A new principal at Rhame Avenue Elementary

For the first time in over a decade, East Rockaway’s Rhame Avenue Elementary School has a new face in its principal’s office. Erik Walter began his tenure as the new Rhame Avenue principal … more

By Brendan Murray bmurray@liherald.com | 10/1/14

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