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Jonas Salk Middle School was designated a National School of Character by Character.org because of the work done by it’s RISE Committee.

Kindness is a way of life at Jonas Salk Middle School. That’s why the school was recently recognized as a National School of Character, one of 68 chosen in the entire country by Character.org. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 6/1/16

Jonas Salk Middle School teacher Joe Castelli goes over design drawings with Jamie Race, left, and Gina Rosa.

The engineers of the future

With the demand for engineers ever increasing, the Levittown School District is preparing students at a young age for potential careers. The Project Lead the Way program is in its third year at the district’s two middle schools, offering students an insight into in-demand jobs. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/25/16

Nico Fiorello, right, who was injured last year in a swimming accident at Jones Beach, said he is about 80 percent recovered. He was joined by his parents, Joseph and Lorraine, on the one-year anniversary.

A year Nico will never forget

“It’s not a sad day at all today,” Lorraine Fiorello said in the living room of her Seaford home on May 17, one year to the day after her son, Nico, was injured in a swimming accident at Jones Beach. “It’s a day to party.” more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/24/16

Nassau County has sent treated sewage into Reynolds Channel and the Western Bays since the late 1940s. A new county plan to divert the effluent to an ocean outfall pipe would end the practice, which would improve water quality in the bays, environmental experts say. Above, a view of the bays from the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick. Photo by Scott Brinton/Herald

County's pipe dream moving forward

Nassau County is looking to divert tens of millions of gallons of treated sewage from the Bay Park treatment plant in East Rockaway to the ocean outfall pipe at the Cedar Creek plant on the … more

By Scott Brinton, Nick Ciccone, Andrew Hackmack and Laura Schofer | 5/20/16

Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony Santino announced proposed legislation to deal with zombie homes in front of a vacant house in North Wantagh last Friday.

Hempstead town to fight zombie homes

With a long-vacant North Wantagh home serving as the backdrop, Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony Santino announced on May 20 new legislation to deal with zombie houses. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/20/16

Plans for a QuickChek gas station and convenience store on Merrick Road in Seaford have been withdrawn.

Seaford QuickChek scrapped

There will be no QuickChek in Seaford. Plans for the proposed gas station and convenience store for the south side of Merrick Road, across from Stop & Shop, have been scrapped. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/18/16

Seaford Middle School athletes, from left, Amanda Williams, Thomas Viscio, Chris Surace, Lauren McCaffrey, Onike Pinnock and Joe Cain were glad to have a full year of sports.

Seaford is a sports town again

A year ago, voters in the Seaford School District passed a budget that restored a full middle-school sports program for the first time in five years. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/18/16

Troop 96 Boy Scout Ben Schablin, right, officially became an Eagle Scout at a ceremony on April 30 at Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church when he was joined by his father, Michael, and mother, Gerilyn Coccia.

Wantagh Eagle Scout grateful for support

As Ben Schablin continued to advance in the Boy Scouts, he looked at others earning their Eagle rank and thought, “I can do that.” more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/18/16

St. William the Abbot School eighth-graders, from left, Patrick Hughes, Grace Carney, Casey Gannon, Jack Whidden, Sarah Walsh and Shannon Thieke, have been together for nine years.

Farewell to their second home

Eighth-graders at St. William the Abbot School in Seaford will walk across the stage and accept their diplomas in less than a month. For these soon-to-be high-school students, leaving will be bittersweet as they are leaving behind an environment that has treated them well for a decade but know there are great opportunities ahead. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/18/16

Historical Society officers Steve Bongiovi, left, and Patrick Martz unveiled the mural that depicts duck hunting in Seaford in the early 1900s.

History alive and well in Seaford

First it was a schoolhouse. Then a firehouse. Now it’s a museum. The small wooden building on Waverly Avenue, constructed in 1893 and moved three times, has quite a history in Seaford, and now it is used as a monument to Seaford’s history. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/11/16

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