As it turns out, we have a new Nassau County executive. Democrat Thomas Suozzi conceded defeat to Republican challenger Ed Mangano last week. Suozzi lost by a mere 386 votes. more

Talk about timeliness. Last week's column, "Responding to a Trio of Tragedies," was followed by three more incidents this week: a principal held hostage, resulting in his school going into lockdown; a 13-year-old boy committing suicide in the Bronx; and a report that two-thirds of all middle school students say they have been bullied. In each case, there was no outlet for rage. It is incumbent on us to prevent anger from escalating to that point. This week, I will examine a number of the anti-bullying programs that are proliferating in the schools, from the elementary to even the college levels. more

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District athletic director, recently resigned his post as coordinator of the Nassau County Boys' Basketball Committee because, he said, the Section VIII Athletic Council rejected a proposal of his to fine-tune the seeding process that ultimately determines teams' playing schedules. In 2006, Lerner was the architect of an ability-grouping system that determined a team's conference by its record. Previously, teams were assigned to conferences without much regard to their records. Rather, officials used what they called the "snake," in which teams were seeded and then laid out on a grid that wound back and forth in serpentine fashion. more

Oceanside resident Lisa Roth Klein will be at Chapter One Books, 3185 Long Beach Road in Oceanside, on Nov. 21 at 1:30 p.m. to sign copies of her children's book, "The Magical Journey." more

The weeks after the Halloween night candy chow-down are usually spent sifting through the leftover profits of that night and picking out the most appetizing candy. After a while, parents often throw away the dregs of what remains. more

The threat of rain couldn’t stop Oceanside High School’s spirit from shining at its annual Homecoming Parade on Oct. 24. more

The Oceanside School District recently received a $25,000 grant and voted at its October meeting to add the money to the district’s coffers by increasing the budget. more

I’d like to devote my 750 words this week to shamelessly promoting two books by a former colleague and good friend, Michael Otterman. They are “American Torture” (Melbourne University Publishing, 2007) and “Erasing Iraq: The Human Cost of Carnage,” to be published in 2010. more

Rebecca Lynn Goldfarb, 8, of Oceanside, will have a starring role in the upcoming musical production of “Gypsy,” presented by the Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts. more

From breaking news updates on 1010 WINS, to traffic reports on Z100, to sports recaps on WCBS 880, to political debates on national television, the alumni of Hofstra University’s radio station can be heard across the metropolitan area and around the country. more