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Will and Cliff Skudin jumped in the water with one of the first testers of the new surfboard last Friday.

How a Jericho High School student created an all-inclusive board for Long Beach surfers

Brandon Klein, 17, had an idea — one that would not only impact his own community, but also attract international attention. Klein works as a volunteer for Surf for All, a nonprofit Long … more

By Sean Kennedy | 7/2/23

Kevin and Michael Bacon — brothers, songwriters, and multi-instrumentalists — have merged their individual careers into success as bandmates.

Band of brothers

Bound by blood and a mutual love of American roots music, the Bacon Brothers have spent the past quarter-century in a creative whirl, funneling their shared DNA into their unique sound that crosses genres. They call that sound “Forosoco” — a blend of folk, rock, soul and country influences, delivered by two songwriters who were born to collaborate — and it’s taken the siblings across the world. more

By Karen Bloom | 6/21/23

A principal’s buyout is worth discussing

The Sewanhaka Central High School District has proposed a budget of nearly $245 million for the 2023-24 academic year, funding a number of projects beginning this fall . . . more

5/4/23

Long Beach High School student and artist Delaney Gravina, with her artwork, and her art teacher Joanne Harvey.

High school students recognized for art, photos

Long Beach High School student Delaney Gravina has been selected to exhibit her 3D ceramic art piece at the Heckscher Museum in Huntington as part of Long Island’s Best Young Artists … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 4/23/23

‘The Things They Carried,’ and the lessons they taught

I’m known as a surly crank. I’m blunt but honest, satirical yet sympathetic. I can be both acerbic and considerate. more

By Mark Nolan | 4/20/23

Long Beach schools, and specifically the high school, have a chronic absenteeism rate of nearly 30 percent.

City schools report chronic absenteeism

Chronic absenteeism in the Long Beach school district has reached a rate of nearly 30 percent this year, an eye-popping number that is among the highest in New York state. The sobering statistic … more

By James Bernstein and Brendan Carpenter | 3/16/23

Gerrin Hagen was captain of the Long Beach High School hockey team.

Long Beach High teen killed after car, skateboard collision

A collision between a car and skateboarder in Hicksville has claimed the life of a Long Beach High School hockey player. more

By Brendan Carpenter | 1/13/23

Scientists grapple with the meaning of life. Why should judges?

When faced with controversial topics or questions, our first instinct is almost always to go in search of others’ opinions. more

By Ilana Greenberg | 8/18/22

Why must we risk our lives to go to school?

Our country mourned the tragic events of a school massacre — again. But the day after the shooting in Uvalde . . . more

By Ilana Greenberg | 6/16/22

On Saturday, march for our lives

I don’t know about you, but there hasn’t been one day since the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, when I haven’t cried or given my kids a suffocatingly tight hug. more

By Gina Sipley | 6/9/22

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