Even though it had just a little over a month to prepare, Island Park’s full-day pre-kindergarten program is off to a great start. The program, which is funded by a $600,000 grant from the New York State Board of Education, started on Sept. 29 at Lincoln Orens Middle School.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/8/14
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To reinforce lessons they learn in the classroom, sixth-graders at Island Park Lincoln Orens Middle School spent three days studying the environment at Greenkill Environmental Education Center in …
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9/24/14
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Tuesday, September 2 marked opening day for the 2014-2015 school year in Island Park. Teachers and staff at Francis X. Hegarty School and Lincoln Orens Middle School welcomed back students from their …
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9/17/14
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Island Park’s full-day pre-kindergarten will start Sept. 29, thanks to a grant from the New York State Education Department.
On Aug. 18, the Island Park school district was informed that it would receive a $600,000 grant for a full day pre-K. Since grantees for the 2014-15 school year must have a program ready this year, the district plans to set up the program as soon as possible.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/10/14
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The Island Park school district has received a $600,000 grant for full day pre-Kindergarten from New York State.
According to superintendent Rosmarie Bovino, the grant will go to setting up the program, staff salaries, food for the children and technology. The pre-K program itself will start in September 2015.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/20/14
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National Grid is proposing to repower the E.F. Barrett Power Station, a nearly 60-year-old facility on Barnum’s Channel.
Although still in the early stages, the potential plan was outlined …
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By John Maher
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3/19/14
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This past weekend, students in the Island Park Lincoln Orens Middle School Theatre Group presented the classic Broadway play “Once Upon a Mattress.” The musical comedy, an adaptation of the Hans …
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3/13/14
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With a perfect fall day as the backdrop, hundreds of Island Park children, parents and relatives gathered at Lincoln Orens Middle School for Island Park Schools’ annual Fall Family Festival.
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10/30/13
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New Lincoln Orens Middle School Principal Vincent Randazzo came a 350-student Island Park middle school from the massive New York City public school system because he was fed up with the constant …
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By Howard Schwach
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9/17/13
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On Friday, May 3 more than 50 Island Park seniors gathered in the lunch room at Island Park Lincoln Orens Middle School for the school district’s annual Seniors Spring Breakfast. Each winter and …
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5/10/13
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