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Willow Road Elementary School students learn about the roles of digital citizens.
Valley Stream 13 celebrated digital citizenship week
Valley Stream 13 recently celebrated Digital Citizenship Week, an initiative aimed at educating students about the responsible use of technology and digital media. Throughout the week, students … more
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Give DACA recipients our full rights
For 19 years I have called the United States my home, my safe place and a country that I dearly love. Yet it continues to deny me recognition as one of its own as a result of my immigration status. more
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Ellen White accepted the Eugene J. Murray Outstanding Citizenship Award at the Rockville Centre Community Fund’s 31st annual Mayor’s Golf Classic and Dinner on Monday. Mayor Francis X. Murray congratulated her.
Mayor's Golf Classic benefits Rockville Centre Community Fund
Hundreds gathered at the Rockville Links Country Club on Monday for the Rockville Centre Community Fund’s 31st annual Mayor’s Golf Classic and Dinner. more
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Silvia Finkelstein, director of immigrant affairs for the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, talked about the rising fear of law enforcement among immigrants at a conference in Oceanside earlier this year.
TPS termination erodes immigrants’ trust
Elise Damas, director of the Pathway to Citizenship Long Island Program at the Central American Refugee Center in Hempstead, says she is really worried about the possible end to the Temporary Protected Status program for El Salvadorans, Hondurans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Guatemalans because it could lead to a rise in crime. more
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Josh Lafazan took questions from the audience. The students quizzed the legislator on a variety of topics, from the upcoming Winter Olympics to his opinion of President Trump.
Lafazan: ‘Age is not a prerequisite for success’
On Jan. 12, middle school students from St. Dominic’s, in Oyster Bay, were treated to a guest speaker, Legislator Josh Lafazan. He was invited by Principal Ronald Martorelli, of the elementary … more
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Boy Scouts meet with Senator Martins
Senator Jack M. Martins (R-7th Senate District) recently helped Boy Scouts from Troop 294 in Elmont earn their citizenship merit badges. Martins recently welcomed the scouts to his district office to … more
On March 26, State Farm Agents Suzanne Aral-Boutros and Scott Hermann, right, presented a $25,000 check to the Community Parent Center for its “Drive in the Safe Lane” program at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. On hand were, from left, Tom Volpe, director of transportation for the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District; John DeTommaso, the district’s superintendent; Cynthia Strait Régal, deputy superintendent for business; Dr. Mara Bollettieri, assistant superintendent for personnel; Wendy Tepfer, director of the Parent Center; and Marge Lee, president of Dedicatedd, a DWI victim advocacy group.
State Farm gives $25K to Community Parent Center
State Farm donated $25,000 on March 26 to the Community Parent Center, a Bellmore-Merrick nonprofit organization that supports parents and families with children in kindergarten to 12th grade, for its “Drive in the Safe Lane” program at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. more
With legal immigration must come border security
One of the more contentious issues in this country over the past decade has been immigration reform. In last year’s presidential election, Mitt Romney garnered only 27 percent of the Hispanic vote as a result of the failure by the Republican Party to pass an immigration overhaul bill that would make it easier for immigrants to gain citizenship. more
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