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Before the pandemic, some of the school’s preschool students learned about fire safety.

The Hagedorn Little Village School celebrates 50 years

Even in the most disordered of times, birthdays are celebrated, anniversaries and weddings observed and beginnings and endings bring rejoicing or tears. So the coronavirus pandemic isn’t … more

By Timothy Denton | 5/3/20

More than 1,000 people packed the Cradle of Aviation lobby on Saturday to witness the descent of a one-third-scale model of the lunar excursion module, timed to the exact moment that the craft touched down on the moon 50 years earlier

Thousands on L.I. celebrate Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary

At around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, the lobby of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City — packed with more than 1,000 people of all ages — was largely quiet except for the iconic beeps, or … more

By Peter Belfiore | 7/25/19

Apollo 16 Astronaut Charlie Duke, speaking, with, seated from left, Flight Director Milt Windler, Apollo 9 Astronaut Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise, Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Flight Director Gerry Griffin and Apollo 7 Astronaut Walter Cunningham at the Cradle of Aviation museum on June 6.

Fifty years later, Apollo participants tell their Moon-landing stories

As far as challenges go, Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt likened the U.S. effort to put a man on the Moon as roughly the engineering equivalent of building the Panama Canal or … more

By Peter Belfiore | 6/27/19

Meredith Chesler, back left, joined her team, including, at right, Lynn Brown and Lyn Dobrin, in a competitive game of (un)Scrabble at Literacy Nassau’s 50th anniversary gala at Chateau Briand in Carle Place last Thursday.

Freeport-based Literacy Nassau celebrates 50th anniversary

No doubt, Literacy Nassau’s annual gala is different than most such dinners. There’s plenty of food and drink, but no DJ blasting music and no dancing. For much (though not all) of the night, attendees don’t converse and network. Rather, they’re lost in play. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/22/18

Classic Albums Live band members celebrate one of the most iconic albums in rock 'n roll history on their current tour.

'They're guaranteed to raise a smile'

Hear the iconic album performed close to the original version in an authentic recreation. more

11/30/17

Nicole Kassimatis, left, and Jocelyn Kim designed the front and back of the T-shirts given out to all staff and students.

Middle school celebrates 50 years

When Seaford Middle School opened its doors 50 years ago, times were a lot different. It was called the junior high school, and housed students in grades 7-9. There were no Common Core standards, no computers, and history textbooks had nothing about a man walking on the moon. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/20/15

A tribute to a great school

One of the earliest memories my older siblings and I have is getting piled into the family Chevy on a Sunday afternoon by our father. These trips had a dual purpose. more

By Brian L. Conboy | 4/15/15

Seaford Middle School Principal Dan Smith, left, and Assistant Principal Tom Burke were joined by Student Council officers, from left, Eric Schneider, Liam McDonald, Hailey Galison and Tiffany Vetere.

Seaford Middle School turns 50

Like most communities on Long Island, Seaford was growing at an unprecedented rate in the 1950s and ’60s, and that meant a need for more schools. In January 1965, Seaford Junior High, the last school to go up in town, opened its doors. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/15/15

Malvernite Ben Mevorach is director of news and programming for 1010 WINS.

At 1010 WINS, it’s all Ben, all the time

Ben Mevorach, 54, has been residing in Malverne for the past 25 years, yet still manages to keep a low profile despite his position as director of news and programming for 1010 WINS, the most listened to all news radio station in the United States. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 2/18/15

50 years at Jones Beach

He is scanning the Atlantic, as he has for three months almost every summer since John F. Kennedy was president. Lee Hahn may be in between bites of a chicken sandwich. He may be loudly channeling Elvis. If the ocean is calm, he may have drifted into the observant-daydreaming state lifeguards master. If there are waves, he may be having a hard time sitting still, envying the off-hour guards on surfboards out past the break, catching rides while he can only watch. more

By Jim Harmon | 8/27/14

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