“Your best friend was once a stranger,” valedictorian Michael Luvin reminded his fellow South Side High School graduates, assuring them that change, while difficult, could lead to good things. …
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By Matthew D'Onofrio
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6/28/18
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Parents of kindergartners at William S. Covert Elementary School are pushing district administrators to add a third class to the grade in order to decrease the number of students in what they called “overcrowded and distracting” classrooms.
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By Ben Strack
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4/12/18
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“We’re basically polar opposites in every respect,” Julia Lanzillotta said frankly about she and her twin sister, Caroline, who were born one minute apart.
Yet the two have worked in tandem in student leadership roles throughout their nearly four years at South Side High School.
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By Ben Strack
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1/5/18
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After months of private deliberation and public discussion, the Rockville Centre Board of Education officially enacted a policy regarding class balancing across the district’s schools.
The …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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11/24/17
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About a week ago, I scolded my 13-year-old stepson for complaining that he had to share a bedroom with his 11-year-old brother. I got more irritated than I should have, launching into a tirade . . .
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5/4/17
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed free tuition at CUNY and SUNY schools for families earning $100,000 or less in 2017 and families earning $125,000 or less in 2019. We support any good measure that would . . .
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1/12/17
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Donald Trump proved everyone wrong — the pundits, the pollsters, and even many of us. He defied all odds, and now the complete outsider who has never held elected office will be . . .
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11/17/16
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Young detective Jigsaw Jones comes to life on stage in a charming family musical based on James Preller’s popular “Jigsaw Jones” detective series.
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11/9/16
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President Obama and Hillary Clinton continue to throw out economic numbers and statistics, claiming that the American economy is stronger than ever, since there are more jobs in varied industries and much less unemployment. However . . .
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10/20/16
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MaryKate Beglane of Rockville Centre was among the students at the State University at Plattsburgh named to the Dean’s List for spring 2016.To be eligible, undergraduate students at SUNY …
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7/6/16
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