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Neil Khosla, left, and Anson Wang outside East Meadow High School. Khosla is the school’s valedictorian, and Wang is the salutatorian.

Receiving his yearbook in the final days before graduation, East Meadow High School senior Anson Wang viewed it as a symbol. Full of photos, quotes and friendly messages from his peers, the yearbook is a collage of memories that he and his classmates have accumulated over the past four years. more

By David Weingrad | 6/19/13

Pair of Calhoun researchers take third at Long Island Science and Engineering Fair

There is a common thread that runs through the science research projects of Calhoun High School seniors Brigid Maloney and Christian Tucci, both of whom recently made the finals of the prestigious Long Island Science and Engineering Fair –– water. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/30/13

Eighth-grader Krista Ererman, 14, received an electrocardiogram at the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s annual heart testing program, sponsored by the Merrick-based Jason F. Gruen Research Foundation.

Keeping Central DIstrict students heart-healthy

On April 15, 1985, 15-year-old Jason Gruen was walking into Manhasset High School, headed to class, when his heart suddenly stopped and he dropped to the ground, dead. A heart defect had gone undetected. His mother, Susan Gruen Helsinger, who now makes her home in Merrick, was devastated. She still is. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/10/13

Global travel gives wings to H7N9 bird flu

There hasn’t been much news coverage of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, but recent reports trickling out of Beijing demand attention. more

4/18/13

Let's end the arrogance of power in New York

The arrest of seven corrupt politicians brought down by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara renewed the call for reform in New York state, and Governor Cuomo has come out swinging. more

4/18/13

Teens must learn that they shouldn't drink

It’s impossible to know what cure will go undiscovered, what useful invention never devised, what art uncreated, what science unimagined, what wisdom unuttered because a boy’s or girl’s potential was submerged in vodka bottles or drowned in cans of beer. more

4/18/13

Friends and family of Doug Gonzalez had their heads shaved at the St. Baldrick's Foundation event last month in Rockville Centre. The group raised more that $21,000 for cancer research in Doug's name.

Bald-ly supporting a friend in need

Doug Gonzalez, a Rockville Centre sixth-grader, used to be the only boy in his class who was bald. But friends, family and classmates have rallied around Doug, who lost his hair due to brain … more

By John Maher | 4/10/13

Lengthy gasolines lines were commonplace across Nassau County following last October’s Hurricane Sandy.

State to provide grants for generators

The recently approved 2013-2014 state budget includes provisions to provide grants to gas stations that are prewired to receive or purchase generators during a declared fuel shortage emergency. more

By David Weingrad | 4/3/13

Mepham High School boasted five Intel Science Research Badge winners. They are, front row, from left, Masooma Kazmi, Corryn Chaimowitz, Connor Garet and Nicole Altomare, and back row, far right, Corey Wald. They were joined here by Mepham Principal Michael Harrington, back row, far left, and science research advisers Lorilee Geraci and Dr. David Kommor.

Five Mepham researchers honored

Five Mepham High School seniors were recently honored in the first group of 359 science students from across the country to receive Research Badges for their outstanding work in preparing reports for the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search, sponsored by the Society for Science & the Public. The students, all three-year participants in Mepham’s Authentic Science Research Program, are Nicole Altomare, Corryn Chaimowitz, Connor Garet, Masooma Kazmi and Corey Wald. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/5/13

A crew of Herald Community Newspaper executives, editors and reporters recently took the Riverhead Foundation’s “seal tour” in the waters off Jones Beach. They were joined by a handful of family members.

Herald staffers search for South Shore harbor seals

Fourteen Herald Community Newspaper executives, editors and reporters bundled up in heavy coats and woolen hats and boarded the Capt. Lou VII in Freeport to take a two-hour tour of the waterways south of the village in search of harbor seals last Friday. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/26/13

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