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Hundreds of protesters chanted at Vice President Mike Pence and Republican senators at the People’s Filibuster, a protest against the Senate’s health care bill on June 27.

Long Islanders protest health care bill in Washington

Anita Faulding hunched her shoulders as the sky turned gray above Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of June 27. The 67-year-old Baldwinite let the rain soak into the back of her bright-pink Planned … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/30/17

Charles Cook III, manager of fleet programs and technology for JetBlue Airways, demonstrated NextGen during a press event in March.

Air traffic control and privatization

President Trump endorsed a proposal on June 5 to privatize air-traffic control, an action that was opposed by a number of those who have voiced their frustration over the plane noise plaguing Long Island. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 6/15/17

The Washington Post listed South Side High School as having the 165th most challenging curriculum in the country.

National newspaper ranks RVC's SSHS among most challenging in U.S.

Three weeks after a controversial U.S. News & World Report ranking sent shockwaves throughout the Rockville Centre school community, South Side High School was recognized by The Washington Post for … more

By Brian Kacharaba | 5/18/17

Social media mutes public outrage

The American Revolution might never have happened if social media had existed in the 1770s. George Washington might have vented his fury at the Brits on his Facebook page. more

1/19/17

RVC soccer star heads overseas

Cheerio! Rockville Centre soccer star Crystal Dunn, who led South Side High School to three state titles, is joining the Chelsea Ladies Football Club in England after spending the past three … more

By Brian Kacharaba | 1/11/17

Heroin overdoses in Malverne, Valley Stream lead to four arrests

A fatal heroin overdose in Malverne on Dec. 22, and a non-fatal overdose in Valley Stream the next day, led Nassau police to the arrest of four people for the sale and possession of heroin on Monday, Dec. 26 in Port Washington, Valley Stream and Woodside, Queens. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 12/27/16

SSHS featured in Washington Post article

South Side High School was featured in a series of recent articles by the Washington Post that recognized the winners of the 2015-16 Schools of Opportunity project. Former South Side principal … more

By Brian Kacharaba | 12/14/16

Jack Snodgrass had a strong first half for the Ducks with five wins and 80 strikeouts.

Long Island Ducks win 40, earn first-half title

It was a memorable first half of the Atlantic League baseball season for the Long Island Ducks, who after a sluggish 1-6 start clinched the Liberty Division title for a guaranteed playoff spot and set a single-game attendance record on consecutive nights. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 7/13/16

Recalling L.I. before suburbia took hold

I grew up in Yaphank, a 14-square-mile hamlet in Suffolk County, virtually in the middle of Long Island. (The community to the north is, in fact, called Middle Island.) I remember . . . more

5/12/16

South Side High School was once again named one of the best schools in the country by both U.S. News and World Report and Washington Post.

South Side High School named one of best

South Side was once again named one of the best high schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report and The Washington Post, which both released their school rankings this week. According … more

By Alex Costello | 4/20/16

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