Creation of a Field Honor, a collection of U.S. flags to remember soldiers who died during wars that is typically installed for Memorial Day, was shrouded in controversy when it was claimed that an unsanctioned Lawrence Middle School Club was involved in collecting money for the flags as well as a school trip.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/9/16
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A letter sent by Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island officials to parents concerning their children’s report cards has caused the Inwood school to backtrack about the genuine meaning of the Jan. 8 correspondence.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/3/16
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Holidays mean more to students than just getting to sleep late on a weekday. Holidays mean celebrations with friends and family, a time to relax and be thankful for what we have.
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By Alison Hagen
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12/16/15
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Color War, making out and lasting friendships are part of the summer camp experience. Several former Camp Anawana campers shared their memories of the long-gone sleep away camp that was near Kutsher’s Resort in the Catskills Mountains.
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By Jeff Bessen and Elysa Parker
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10/21/15
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Q: Are my child's private Facebook postings truly confidential?
A: Maybe not. It has long been the law that schools can look at and use social media postings done outside …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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7/22/15
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The longest resident at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter has been getting a lot of attention lately. This, however, is not the kind of attention a dog would expect to get in a home with a family. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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6/24/15
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It is real. It is dangerous. It is senioritis. While we have been affected by spurts of this affliction over the course of this year at Lawrence High School (and some of us since freshman year), we seniors are currently infamous “second semester seniors,” meaning that senioritis is in full swing.
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Hailey Marcus
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3/4/15
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At 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 21, seven cars put their hazard lights on, and filed out of the Peninsula Shopping Center on Mill Road in Hewlett and drove to Valley Stream at about 15 mph.
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By Vanessa Parker
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10/22/14
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Motorists on Peninsula Boulevard, near Woodmere Middle School, will have to limit their speed to 20 mph or be ticketed for speeding through a school zone by a camera that will be installed by Nassau County by Sept. 2, the first day of school for the Hewlett-Woodmere district.
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By Vanessa Parker
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8/27/14
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Well, summer is finally here. We suffered through a very nasty winter, so the months ahead of us should be relaxing and soothing.
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7/9/14
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