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Rockville Centre School District officials are hoping to add new sports teams, language courses and other implementations in the proposed 2022-23 budget.

Board of Education discusses proposed budget

Interim Superintendent Robert Bartels said at the March 24 Board of Education meeting that officials hope to make some additions to the curriculum in the 2022-23 school budget. more

By Tom Carrozza | 3/31/22

Support the Mother Nature Bond Act

At the turn of the 20th century, environmental protection meant preserving wilderness so future generations might know nature as the great environmentalists Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir knew it — bountiful and largely pristine. Some 120 years later . . . more

4/15/21

My Brother’s Keeper program comes to Elmont

Michael Jaime had been working with state and county officials for more than a year to get the My Brother’s Keeper program started in the Elmont Union Free School District, until finally, on … more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/18/21

Wantagh High School students will return to a full, in-person schedule on March 15 and 22.

Wantagh secondary students returning full time

As vaccinations are administered and new cases of Covid-19 are beginning to fall, middle and high school students in the Wantagh Union Free School District will gain some semblance of normalcy – a full, in-person schedule. more

By Jennifer Corr | 3/16/21

The Baldwin School District recently launched a partnership with a testing company to provide free Covid-19 testing for in-person students and their families. Appointments can be made and testing take places at the District Office.

Baldwin School District offers free Covid testing for in-person students, their families

The Baldwin School District recently launched a partnership with ATC Testing and Screening Services LLC to provide free Covid-19 testing for in-person students and their families. The initiative, … more

By Bridget Downes | 1/27/21

Covid continues to close schools in Elmont

Sewanhaka High School remained closed through Tuesday, after a student tested positive for the coronavirus, and several classes at Elmont elementary schools had to quarantine last week. The … more

By Melissa Koenig | 12/1/20

The scene outside of the CityMD in Franklin Square after it closed on Sunday. Urgent care centers are already seeing long lines for Covid tests, with some waiting outside of these medical centers for several hours. CityMD offers rapid tests, a regular Covid test that takes three to five days to get results and an antibody test.

Covid cases rise in Franklin Square, Elmont

There seem to be signs that the coronavirus pandemic is worsening throughout Franklin Square and Elmont — from the long lines outside urgent care centers to the constant school closures. As … more

By Melissa Koenig | 11/24/20

A group of Stop & Shop employees and Local 338 members outside their workplace last Friday after a news conference at which officials announced essential workers could be tested for coronavirus for free.

Town officials expand virus testing

For the next few weeks, essential workers can be tested for coronavirus for free, thanks to a new initiative launched by Town of Hempstead officials in collaboration with Northwell Health. More … more

By Bridget Downes | 11/16/20

The Covert Avenue School was closed on Tuesday, after a staff member was considered a "close contact" of an individual with Covid-19.

Covert Avenue School closed for cleaning, contact tracing

The Covert Avenue School was closed on Tuesday, after Nassau County Health Department officials informed Elmont Union Free School District administrators that a staff member is considered a close … more

By Melissa Koenig | 11/10/20

Covert Avenue School closed, Carlson students quarantined

The Covert Avenue School was closed on Tuesday, after Nassau County Health Department officials informed Elmont Union Free School District administrators that a staff member is considered a close … more

By Melissa Koenig | 11/10/20