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Sit with me a spell out on the back porch

Forty-one years ago, we bought our house in Woodmere because it had a back porch. more

5/31/13

Good will unites business owner, students

A local business owner and a group of high school students have joined forces to help people halfway across the world. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/29/13

Valley Stream North High School physical education leaders taught a wellness program to the second-graders at the James A. Dever School.

A healthy way for children to learn

Valley Stream’s elementary school students are learning how to stay to healthy and fit. But this important lesson isn’t coming from their teachers, it’s coming from other students. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/1/13

Wellness Committee members, from left, Dr. Scott Comis, Jill Vogel and Robert Milani invite parents to the April 29 program where they can learn how to communicate with their children on issues of bullying and substance abuse.

Valley Stream districts to host Parent University

It’s time for parents to go back to school. But it will only be for a night. The Valley Stream Interdistrict Wellness Committee will host its first Parent University on April 29, a program that has been in the works for several months. The topics will include bullying and drug and alcohol abuse. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/12/13

Weigh more, pay more — it's only fair

Good for CVS! The mega drugstore chain, with retail outlets on every corner, is requiring employees to disclose their weight to the company’s insurance carrier or pay a $600-a-year penalty. more

4/4/13

Saving L.I.'s aquifers — and ourselves

Every day, Nassau and Suffolk counties’ roughly 2.8 million inhabitants draw 375 million gallons of water from the ground to boil spaghetti, wash their cars, water their lawns and, of course, drink, among thousands of other uses, according to the Long Island Water Conference, a consortium of the Island’s public and private water suppliers. more

7/12/12

Students from South High School's Athletic Honor Society visited Forest Road School's second-graders on Jan. 10 to talk about health, witness and fitness.

South high athletes share health, fitness tips

South High School students are teaching others how to live a healthy life. Select members of the Athletic Honor Society have become teen wellness trainers, spreading messages about healthy eating and physical fitness to Valley Stream elementary school students. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/25/12

Fourth-grader Brandon Lee is the most frequent walker in the Wheeler Avenue School Mileage Club, an initiative designed to promote lifelong exercise.

Working on wellness at Wheeler

Wheeler Avenue School students are committing themselves to living healthy. More than half of the school’s nearly 600 children are taking part in the Mileage Club, a walking group during recess. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 10/21/11

Fighting against the big banks

New York state’s attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, is making national news regarding his opposition to a nationwide $20 billion foreclosure settlement involving some of the largest banks … more

Al D'Amato | 9/9/11

LB Wellness — a holistic approach to a healthy lifestyle

A visit to LB Wellness will take you into a calming, spa-like, eco-friendly facility. Using a holistic approach, the goal of this center is to care for, educate and inspire you to choose wellness as a way of life. more

Teri-Ann Loeser | 4/20/11

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