Many Island Park families continue to struggle in the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy, looking to establish some normalcy in their daily lives. With the holidays approaching, it can be particularly …
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12/18/13
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John Gould had come back on Sept. 23 to the school district where he had worked for 27 years, ostensibly to listen to officials honor a former colleague of his who had recently retired.
He was …
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By Howard Schwach
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10/30/13
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The motto of Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School in Island Park is “Together we are better.” In East Meadow, Barnum Woods Elementary School’s motto is “We use our head, heart and hands in all we do.”
Last Friday, the two schools backed up those words at a ceremony in the central courtyard of Barnum Woods, where school officials donated $18,500 to the Hegarty School, which was devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
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By David Weingrad
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10/9/13
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The Island Park School District welcomed new faculty and staff for the 2013-2014 school year who are replacing retirees or those who left the district: Francis X. Hegarty School
Diana …
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10/9/13
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After several months of fundraising, Barnum Woods Elementary School officials plan to donate $18,500 to the Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School in Island Park, which was devastated by last October’s Hurricane Sandy. The majority of the funds were raised by Barnum Woods students, who amassed more than $13,000 by selling chocolate bars last spring.
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By David Weingrad
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10/7/13
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There was a time in her career when a major concern for Dr. Rosmarie Bovino, then the director of the Chinese International School in Hong Kong, were the typhoons that regularly swept into Hong Kong …
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9/11/13
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There was a time in her career when Dr. Rosmarie Bovino, the superintendent of the Island Park school system, was more concerned with the typhoons that swept into Hong Kong from the China Sea than …
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By Howard Schwach
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7/31/13
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Students at Francis X. Hegarty School and Lincoln Orens Middle School are busy rehearsing for their annual Spring Concerts. The concerts, featuring band and choral performances, will be held in the …
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5/3/13
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Island Park Superintendent Dr. Rosmarie Bovino updated residents at the Board of Education’s Nov. 26 meeting about the districts recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy and informed them that the …
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By Aaron Axelson
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11/28/12
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Not long ago, a typical day in kindergarten consisted primarily of playtime and social activities. This is no longer true as today’s kindergartners are busy developing their vocabulary, grammar and …
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10/25/12
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