Three Hewlett High School students, two from Lawrence High and their group partner from the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway were named semifinalists in the 2014 Siemens Competition in Match, Science and Technology on Oct. 16. Arthur Chen and Lee Blackburn are the Lawrence students, and Justin Lish is from HAFTR. Their project is “Optimization of Catalytic Activity in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells Utilizing Functionalized Graphene Oxide/Partially Reduced Graphene Oxide Coatings.” They found way to reduce carbon monoxide levels that poison the fuel cells to increase efficiency and reduce the cost of producing those cells. more

Part two of an occasional series about the challenges that people face making ends meet in Nassau County. By 8 a.m. on July 3, many, if not most, of the 3- to 5-year-olds in Jazmin Torres and … more

Seven Lawrence High School freshmen were awarded $2,500 for winning a tri-state video competition known as “Make Your Mark,” a contest sponsored by the Smithsonian Channel and Optimum cable service. more

Back to school after a relaxing winter break meant, for many juniors at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) High School, the return to hard work and summer preparation. more

Hewlett High School hosted the NYC/Long Island First Tech Challenge Qualifier robotics tournament on Jan. 19. Home cooking was good for Hewlett as all three of its team, Bionica, Innovo and Roboboogie advanced to the regional championship at NYU/Poly on March 8. more

The clarion call has grown louder since Superstorm Sandy: We must beat a “managed” retreat from the coast, or face certain peril as global warming takes hold and sea levels rise. more

Family, friends, coaches and Hewlett High School’s principal Theodore Fulton and district athletic director Jeff Malis watched seniors, Sam DiSalvo, Emily Cohen and Kevin Fuchs sign their national letters of intent on Nov. 14 in Fulton's office, to play Division I lacrosse. more

Senior year. Two words that elicit various emotions from different students. To some, these words deliver feelings of extreme jubilance, freedom, or even relief. more

Last Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy drowned the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway with more than nine feet of saltwater, destroying its pumps, shutting down its operating systems and overwhelming the already weak facility. more

For Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) High School juniors, college is just around the corner. Most students are quite uncertain where they will be applying. The school’s April 17 College Fair was a big help. more