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STAR MUSICIANS: Wantagh High School students, from left, Julianna Nerone, Mark Sales, Andrew Bloniarz, Matthew Saltzman and Patrick Constant have been selected as NYSSMA All-State musicians and are pictured with (back, from left) chorus teacher Jennifer Alessi, orchestra teacher Dina Langer, Supervisor of Music and Art Kelly Good and band teacher Mindy Dragovich.

The wantagh School District announces that high school student musicians Andrew Bloniarz, Julianna Nerone and matthew Saltzman more

9/26/13

The Hofstra University Biology Department has been awarded a grant to clean up a Long Beach salt marsh that students often use to study a marine habitat.

Hofstra awarded grant to clean up salt marsh after Superstorm Sandy

Hofstra University has been awarded a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant of $75,000 to remove debris accumulated during Superstorm Sandy from a local salt marsh that is used regularly for research and educational projects. Among the professors spearheading the project is Dr. Russell Burke, of Bellmore. more

9/23/13

Charles Loiacono, president of the Adjunct Faculty Association, addressed AFA members on Sept. 11 outside Nassau Community College’s administration tower.

Nassau Community College adjuncts spend week on strike

Nassau Community College’s adjunct faculty — non-tenured, part-time staff who teach no more than two classes each semester — were on strike last week after the NCC Board of Trustees rejected their demands for a new contract and pay raises. The adjunct faculty’s union, the Adjunct Faculty Association, went on strike in the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 9, and called off the strike on Friday, Sept. 13. more

By Brian Racow | 9/18/13

Get in front of bullying

No child should be sad at school. Welcome back to school! Now that the summer is in the past, it is time to create safe, happy, learning days as we enter a new school year — and the new age of education called Common Core. more

By Maureen T. Florio | 9/11/13

Nassau HS football: Week 1

Kickoff week is here for the 2013 Nassau County High School football season. Farmingdale, Garden City, Lawrence, and Roosevelt are out to defend titles, and plenty of challenges await them all. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 9/9/13

School safety 101: Slow down

Most area schools reopened this week, which means the roads are going to be more hectic on weekday mornings and afternoons. more

9/5/13

Mary Monahan said that she and her family were inspired to start a scholarship for Wantagh High School seniors in honor of her brother, Bill Towey.

Legacy to honor cancer victim

Bill Towey, a member of Wantagh High School’s class of 1994, was a modest man. After his death on June 6, his family wanted to honor him in a way that would emphasize his generosity, humility and integrity. They decided that a scholarship for high school students would be the perfect vehicle. more

By Alexandra Dieckmann | 12/13/01

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