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Just another day in America: 17 shot dead

Golda Meir famously said that when Israel’s enemies loved their children more than they hated Israel, peace would be possible. The same could be said of members of Congress: When they . . . more

2/23/18

Safety, Security and STEAM Enhanced at I.P. Schools

Island Park Public Schools have several enhancements in place when doors open on Sept. 6. Facility and technology upgrades, safety and security system improvements, and instructional enhancements … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 8/31/16

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

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

A rendering of the new playground was on display.

A new playground for Hegarty School

A cooperative effort by the Kiwanis Foundation, Kiwanis International, the Island Park Kiwanis Club, the Barnum Woods, Cantiague, Gardner’s Avenue, Searingtown elementary schools, Great Middle School, and MacArthur High school will mean a brand new playground for Island Park’s Francis X. Hegarty elementary school. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 4/29/15

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

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