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Triathlete Jenn Sommermann survived Stage III ovarian cancer and went on to raise more than $107,000 through her 50 Triathlons in 50 States to Raise $100,000 for Ovarian Cancer Research campaign.To celebrate the successful completion of the campaign, Sommermann and her husband, Don Harris, trekked 600 miles by bicycle across Vietnam and Cambodia in March.

Triathlete beats cancer, then raises $107K for research

The sting seemed innocuous. A bee nipped Jenn Sommermann in the leg as she entered the water at the River Cities Triathlon, contested around the Cypress Black Bayou, near Shreveport, La., in August 2011. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/15/14

Tragedy on the field

Tom Cutinella, a football player in Shoreham-Wading River High School, died after a game last week. Cutinella, 16, had blocked a player from John H. Glenn High School during an Oct. 1 game. He collided with the opposing player and collapsed soon afterward. Cutinella died at Huntington Hospital a few hours later. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 10/8/14

Tragedy on the field

Tom Cutinella, a football player in Shoreham-Wading River High School, died after a game last week. Cutinella, 16, had blocked a player from John H. Glenn High School during an Oct. 1 game. He … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 10/8/14

Football players should wear black and blue

Do we really want to see the bruisers of the NFL play for pink? As Breast Cancer Awareness month begins . . . more

9/25/14

Valley Stream students make college connections

Science students in Valley Stream’s Central High School District will now have a chance to make university-level connections thanks to a new partnership between the district and Hofstra … more

By Brendan Murray bmurray@liherald.com | 9/11/14

Front Street Bakery will be selling special cookies and cupcakes, decorated with a teal ribbon, to raise awareness for the fight against ovarian cancer.

Sweet street

For the month of September, Front Street Bakery will be donating a portion of its sales of special cookies and cupcakes to help fund ovarian cancer research. more

By Alex Costello | 9/10/14

Lisa Condoluci, an junior at Mepham High School, presented her research during the school’s science symposium on May 29.

Science symposiums showcase talent

Advanced Science Research students from Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools recently gathered to showcase their knowledge, achievements and research projects for peers, faculty, family and … more

6/19/14

Kyle Berthoud, 13, made a $50 donation to St. Baldrick’s before he had his head shaved.

Calhoun shaves it off for cancer research

In what has become a yearly spring ritual, hundreds of Calhoun High School students, staff members and local residents recently had their heads shaved en masse in Calhoun’s gym. It was all for … more

By Brian Racow | 3/27/14

Cancer survivor Giuliana Geller, who’s known as Gigi, danced around the Mepham High School gymnasium at the Chop Your Locks for Charity fundraiser last week.

Mepham rallies around Gigi

Giuliana Geller, who’s known as Gigi, may be only a year and a half old, but her mother, Jackie — a Mepham High School teacher — said she is already a dancing queen. Not even cancer could slow her, evidenced by her parents’ videos of her moving and grooving in a crib while undergoing chemotherapy several months ago. Gigi recently took her dance moves to the Mepham High School gym, the site of the annual Chop Your Locks for ... more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/27/14

Is America really as rich as people think?

Many, if not most, Americans grow up with a long-held narrative: The United States is the richest country in the world . . . more

3/20/14