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A tale of two schools, 3,000 miles apart

By my rough calculations, our children spend some 17,640 hours in school, kindergarten through high school. more

6/6/13

One way in which our society is unequal? Education.

Last year, just before the November election, Hofstra University was fortunate enough to host a presidential debate. Prior to the debate, a variety of well-known political figures were invited to speak on the campus. more

4/25/13

Team members, coaches and board members of Friends of Port Rowing presented a $10,000 check to students and staff of Long Beach Public Schools to help the athletic department replace equipment and uniforms lost after Hurricane Sandy.

Rowing for Sandy relief

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Long Beach Public Schools athletic department was especially hard-hit, losing five of its six gymnasiums, as well as equipment and uniforms for most of its … more

By Rosemary Leonetti | 2/21/13

Come one, come all, to the fair!

The days are becoming noticeably shorter, and the air is gradually turning cooler. Children have returned from camp. Vacations spent at the beach or in the mountains are ending. more

8/23/12

Strong gas smell overwhelms South Shore

A pungent smell that overwhelmed parts of the South Shore Wednesday morning — that many feared was caused by a gas leak along Lido Blvd., delivering a “noxious” stench that led several nearby … more

By Vanessa Canner and Anthony Rifilato | 5/9/12

Long Beach remembers Father Donohoe

More than a thousand people turned out to say goodbye to Fr. Thomas E. Donohoe last week, a longtime pastor at St. Mary of the Isle Church in Long Beach, who died in Amityville on April 18 at … more

Anthony Rifilato | 4/25/12

New York school districts are beginning to take advantage of a law that passed over the summer to cut bus costs.

Schools cut bus costs, rev up savings

In a move celebrated by state school officials, a law was passed over the summer to help school districts cut bus costs and put those savings toward school programs, and local districts have just recently been able to take advantage of it. more

By Jackie Nash | 10/25/11

Hundreds of Lakeview residents came out to listen to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who visited the hamlet on May 12, 1965, to show his support for the state’s integration efforts.

Charter school proposal sparks heated debate

David DeSilva has lived in Lakeview for more than half a century. He was not yet 7 years old when his parents moved into the community in 1958. His father immediately joined black community activists … more

By Lee Landor | 8/31/11

Seeing the need for an alternative to public education in Malverne, residents Matt and Jodi Morello have proposed opening a charter school in Lakeview.

View from 'across the Ocean': Malverne couple proposes charter school in Lakeview

Bureaucracy is destroying Malverne public schools. That is the sentiment that has driven a Malverne couple to propose opening a charter school in neighboring Lakeview, “across the Ocean,” … more

By Lee Landor | 8/24/11

Teams Cupcake Break and Baja from Kennedy High School recently took second and third place, respectively, in the Long Island Business Plan Competition. They were honored at Wednesday's Board of Education meeting. Joining them, at right, were their advisers, Victoria Cardinale and Roseann Damato, and board Trustee Joseph Perrone.

Virtual Enterprise teams grab top honors

Two Virtual Enterprise teams from Kennedy High School in Bellmore recently earned accolades in the annual Long Island Business Plan Competition. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/4/11

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