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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., of Merrick, showed how an ignition interlock can be used to prevent a drunk driver from getting behind the wheel of a school bus. He was joined by, from left, Al Belbol Jr., co-president of the Levy-Lakeside Elementary School PTA in Merrick; District Attorney Kathleen Rice; Susan Walpole, co-president of the Mandalay Elementary School PTA in Wantagh; and Assemblyman David McDonough.

Officials want ignition interlocks for school buses

New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and Assemblyman David McDonough joined together last week in calling for a new law to protect school children from drunk drivers. more

10/23/12

Parents, students: School's open. Be safe.

Another academic year has begun, and once again we must be mindful of keeping our children safe on their way to and from school, and while they’re there. more

9/6/12

Emergency crews rushed to the scene of a school bus accident on Hempstead Avenue Friday morning.

Three injured in Rockville Centre school bus collision

Three people were injured — none seriously — when an empty school bus hit another school bus carrying nine students which then struck a South Side Middle School student waiting for her … more

By Judy Rattner | 6/8/12

Fred and Jessica Herzog walk to school with their dog, Ali.

A wonderful day for a stroll to school

Last week, staff from School 5 in Oceanside organized a Walking School Bus, where students met with staff members at designated locations and walked to school, promoting a healthy lifestyle and … more

5/30/12

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

Keep kids safe on their way to and from school

In days past, parents used to be able to send their children off to school without a second thought about whether they would return safely. And while children are still in good hands during class … more

9/16/11

Once the district receives the insurance pay out, it will purchase new buses.

Bus blaze was arson: fire marshal

The cause of the fire that destroyed Malverne school district's three new school buses was arson, Nassau County Fire Marshals determined on Tuesday. "This was very much directed at those buses," … more

Lee Landor | 11/10/10

Police charged local teens, from left, David Spencer, Chase Morrison and Roy Wilson with a hate crime after they assaulted a classmate and made disparaging remarks about his sexual orientation.

Local teens charged with hate crime

County police arrested three local teenagers last week and charged them with assaulting a fellow teen and hurling anti-gay slurs at him during a bus ride home from a Hicksville BOCES school. Police … more

Lee Landor | 10/20/10

Keeping kids safe in — and out of — school

It used to be that when we sent our children, our precious little cargo, off to their first day of school, all we had to say was, “Look both ways when you cross the street” or “Don’t talk to strangers” or “Come right home after school.” more

9/22/10

Accident injures two in Oceanside

An accident on Lawson Boulevard on July 26 wrecked a car but no one seriously injured. A female driver hit the rear of a school bus at around 5:30 p.m. The bus was not in service at the time, and … more

8/4/10

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