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Diego Maldonado captured the 14-year-old boys' division.

Ten advance in free throw tourney [Photo gallery]

Winners from the first round of the Knights of Columbus-sponsored Free Throw Competition gathered at Holy Name of Mary School last Saturday morning to try their skills again more

Andrew Hackmack | 3/3/10

Taha Asir, Tamia Cummings and Hailey Fletcher march in the 100th day parade at the Robert W. Carbonaro School on Feb. 24.

They're 100 days smarter! [Photo gallery]

The Robert W. Carbonaro School celebrated the 100th day of school on Feb. 24. more

3/3/10

South Shore begins digging out [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Blasted by the snow, again [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Kristen Wraith shows off the snow kangaroo she and her father built during Friday's snowstorm.

Another snow day in Valley Stream [Photo gallery]

Students had the day of from school on Friday as a snow storm pounded the South Shore. more

2/26/10

Andrew Riggio, 11, helps clear snow from his parents' car in Valley Stream.

Snow continues to fall [Photo gallery]

Just as most of the snow from the last storm had melted, a winter storm moved across Long Island Thursday night and into Friday, dumping about a foot of new snow. more

2/26/10

Robert O'Brien clears snow from the front of his home on Rockaway Parkway in Valley Stream.

Another snow day [Photo gallery]

Snow began on the South Shore Thursday afternoon and continued through Friday, closing all schools in the area. more

2/26/10

It may be heavy snow, but one can still find Peace.

The snow brings "Peace" [Photo gallery]

Tina Torres, Valley Stream, enjoyed making this colorful Peace symbol in the snow. Photo taken by her husband, Jose Torres. more

2/26/10

Member of the congregation lined up to receive their ashes from Msgr. Tom Harold at Holy Name of Mary Church on Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday in Valley Stream [Photo gallery]

The Lent season began on Feb. 17 with Ash Wednesday. more

2/18/10

Coach Rich Boyd, left, with Anthony Carreras.

Carreras will kick for Marist [Photo gallery]

Anthony Carreras, a senior at Valley Stream South High School, recently signed his letter of intent to play soccer next fall at Division 1 Marist College on an athletic scholarship more

2/17/10