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The legacy of Columbine: too many people caught up in school shootings
School shootings have become so ordinary that the press is always looking for a fresh hook. Last week, the media found a new lead for an old story . . . more
Jermaine Jackson of Queens Village was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the December, 2016 murder of a clerk at Valley Stream's AL Mini Mart.
Queens man sentenced to 30 years in Valley Stream clerk’s murder
Jermaine Jackson, of Queens Village, was sentenced on Dec. 17 to more than 30 years in prison and five years’ supervised release for the December 2016 murder of Edwin Lopez, a clerk at AL Mini Mart … more
Lt. Joseph Pangaro, CPM
Q: What should my school district be doing about school security and what can I do as a parent to make sure they are doing the right things?
A: When I served as a police lieutenant in charge of helping the schools in my community, I had to get the message through to everyone in the district that the most dangerous thing they could … more
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Nassau County police are working to improve security at local synagogues following the shooting last month at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Police work to improve security at local synagogues
Following a shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa. that killed 11 congregants, local rabbis met with elected and Nassau County police officials late last month to discuss security. more
Kathleen Rice
In the 4th Congressional District, send Rice back to Washington
To slash through the sea of partisanship that now engulfs Congress, strong proponents of bipartisanship and people of action are needed. more
Several synagogues, three churches, the Sikh Forum and the Masjid Hanza mosque of Valley Stream will join together for a prayer vigil in memory of the Pittsburgh shooting victims on Oct. 31.
Temple Hillel in North Woodmere to host prayer vigil on Oct. 31
Temple Hillel, at 1000 Rosedale Road in North Woodmere is holding a prayer vigil on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m., in memory of the victims of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27. more
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Taylor Yon, 16, top, survived the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. She and fellow survivor Zoe Gordon, 15, came to Stony Brook University recently for the Robert W. Greene Summer Institute for High School Journalists.
Inside the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Part seven in an ongoing series. Sixteen-year-old Taylor Yon found comfort in Pine Trails Park, virtually in the center of Parkland, Fla. There, she and her friends wandered its sidewalks, past its familiar playgrounds, ball fields and band shell, and lit candles for the dead. Afterward, they sat on towels on the ground and talked for hours, struggling to put into words, to understand, the massacre perpetrated by a one-time student of their school, whom the Herald is not identifying. more
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Roughly 70 Hofstra University students took part in a march across campus on March 14 to call for stricter gun control.
Hofstra students march to end mass shootings
Editor's note: Melanie Haid is a freshman journalism major at Hofstra University. This piece originally appeared in the Hofstra Chronicle, the student-run newspaper. Exactly a month after the mass … more
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Superintendent Constance Evelyn updated the public about District 13’s school safety plan on Feb. 27.
V.S. districts discuss safety in wake of Fla. school shooting
Following the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, in which 14 students and three teachers died, Valley Stream parents are expressing concern about school safety, and administrators are … more
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Country music star Jason Aldean's performance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night became the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. In the crowd was 24-year-old Rockville Centre native Peter Meehan. Above, the concert venue last Friday.
Rockville Centre native ‘grateful’ to survive America’s deadliest shooting
The death toll was climbing steadily on Monday, less than 24 hours after a lone gunman opened fire with an assault weapon from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas during country music star Jason Aldean's performance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. In the crowd at the Aldean concert was Peter Meehan, 24, of Rockville Centre, who flew to Las Vegas last Thursday to attend the three-day music festival with his girlfriend. more
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