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We’re going back to the moon, and it’s about time
Last week, NASA announced the names of the crew members who will fly the Artemis II mission in November 2024 . . . more
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Remembering for those who no longer can
There are very few people left who can answer the question, “Where were you when Pearl Harbor was bombed?” more
Students from Douglas MacArthur and Division Avenue high schools competed in Northwell Health's 2020 Spark! Challenge.
Northwell Health's high school challenge 'sparks' creativity
This year, teams of students from both of Levittown's high schools — General Douglas MacArthur and Division Avenue — participated in the Northwell Health Spark! Challenge. more
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Six-year-old Ava Scopinich and her mother, Danielle, were among the first in the county to finish the Library Tour Challenge.
Seaford girl aces library challenge
Scant weeks after the launch of the Nassau County libraries’ summer-long reading challenge, Ava Scopinich, 6, of Seaford, became one of the first to claim the top prize of an astronaut’s … more
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Karol Bobko with a model of the space shuttle at the Cradle of Aviation Museum.
Astronaut gives audience taste of space flight
Imagine sitting in a relatively small plane attached to a large tube, listening to a countdown, at the end of which two huge rockets ignite, creating 6 billion pounds of thrust and hurtling the plane … more
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Students in Jonas Salk Middle School’s Challenger League were paired up with buddies from MacArthur High School for the homecoming game on Feb. 15.
Spreading spirit at Salk M.S.
There was no shortage of school spirit at Jonas Salk Middle School on Feb. 15. Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown residents flocked to the fifth annual Levittown School District Challenger League homecoming basketball game. more
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Jonas Salk Middle School was designated a National School of Character by Character.org because of the work done by its RISE Committee.
Promoting positive behaviors
Jonas Salk Middle School Principal John Zampaglione recalled that when the district launched the RISE character education program in 2006, administrators suggested that teachers incorporate the concepts of respect, integrity, safety and staying healthy, and empathy into their lessons. More than a decade later, he said, those words are used daily in classrooms throughout the Levittown school, and plastered on bulletin boards around the building. more
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Dave Denenberg, center, spoke with reporters after pleading guilty to felony mail fraud charges on Jan. 21 in U.S. District Court in Central Islip. On Feb. 6, Denenberg co-founded a business to advise clients about how to reduce their property taxes.
After guilty plea, Denenberg starts consulting firm
Dave Denenberg, the former Nassau County legislator from Merrick who resigned on Jan. 21, the same day he pleaded guilty to mail fraud in connection with swindling a law client of $2.3 million, co-founded a business two weeks later to advise clients about how to reduce their property taxes. It is called Cobra Consulting Group, LLC. more
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Veterans Day, East Rockaway, 2013
Honor a veteran on Nov. 11 — and every day
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice between Germany and the Allied forces went into effect. more
Wantagh High School students, from left, Kyle Loney, Julia Laibach and Victoria Olsen said they felt empowered by the Rachel’s Challenge program which was held last week, calling on teens to make a positive difference in their school and community.
Creating a friendlier Wantagh High
There are some who chalk up teasing to teens being teens. Others, call it bullying, and say it has no place in schools. more
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