Students at Francis X. Hegarty School and Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park practiced the true meaning of Thanksgiving when they collected food for the less fortunate in their community. …
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12/3/14
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At the October Island Park Board of Education meeting, the Student of the Month recipients for September 2014 were announced. The Student of the Month award recognizes students at Francis X. Hegarty …
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11/12/14
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In some ways, we have assessed the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy, as disturbing as the figures may be. Sandy’s destruction caused at least $65 billion in damages nationwide, and no region was hit harder than Long Island’s South Shore, Oceanside and Island Park in particular.
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By Tom Jordan
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10/29/14
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Jennifer Spitz hired as Special Education Teacher at Francis X. Hegarty School
Jennifer Rose Spitz is an experienced behavior specialist. In addition to serving as the Supervising Head …
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10/1/14
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Tuesday, September 2 marked opening day for the 2014-2015 school year in Island Park. Teachers and staff at Francis X. Hegarty School and Lincoln Orens Middle School welcomed back students from their …
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9/17/14
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Many Island Park families continue to struggle in the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy, looking to establish some normalcy in their daily lives. With the holidays approaching, it can be particularly …
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12/18/13
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John Gould had come back on Sept. 23 to the school district where he had worked for 27 years, ostensibly to listen to officials honor a former colleague of his who had recently retired.
He was …
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By Howard Schwach
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10/30/13
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The motto of Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School in Island Park is “Together we are better.” In East Meadow, Barnum Woods Elementary School’s motto is “We use our head, heart and hands in all we do.”
Last Friday, the two schools backed up those words at a ceremony in the central courtyard of Barnum Woods, where school officials donated $18,500 to the Hegarty School, which was devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
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By David Weingrad
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10/9/13
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After several months of fundraising, Barnum Woods Elementary School officials plan to donate $18,500 to the Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School in Island Park, which was devastated by last October’s Hurricane Sandy. The majority of the funds were raised by Barnum Woods students, who amassed more than $13,000 by selling chocolate bars last spring.
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By David Weingrad
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10/7/13
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There was a time in her career when Dr. Rosmarie Bovino, the superintendent of the Island Park school system, was more concerned with the typhoons that swept into Hong Kong from the China Sea than …
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By Howard Schwach
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7/31/13
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