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Members of the New York Islanders Girls Elite Hockey program joined their parents and coaches celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX last week with a panel of women who spoke about how the groundbreaking law shaped their professional careers.
That’s right, girls can play hockey, too
It’s just 37 words long, but its impact has lasted 50 years and counting. The civil rights law known as Title IX opened the doors to legal equality for women in educational institutions — … more
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Nancy Ippolito died on Nov. 7. She was 90.
A life of family, faith and service
Nancy Ippolito was a woman full of grace, and was a true inspiration to her family and all who knew her. She died on Nov. 7, at age 90. Born and raised on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, she … more
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Pete Wenninger from the East Meadow American Legion Post 1082 visited veterans at the Fulton Commons Care Center in East Meadow. He spoke with veterans and they each got a certificate of appreciation.
Honoring veterans in East Meadow
I n East Meadow there was no shortage of support for veterans this year in honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11. East Meadow Kiwanis put up American flags at East Meadow and W.T. Clark high schools … more
Elizabeth Serra, 13, just finished her first season as a kicker and wide receiver for the Woodland Jets football team. She scored 16 points this season for the team.
Football can be anyone’s game
For a long time, football has been a male-dominated sport, but that didn’t deter 13-year-old Elizabeth Serra from following her dream of being a kicker. Now, the Woodland Middle School … more
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There is a shortage of some forms of the antibiotic amoxicillin, most commonly prescribed to children.
Amid winter illnesses, shortage of often-used medication
A national shortage of one of the most commonly used medications could be affecting local hospitals and doctors’ offices this season, according to health officials. The Food and Drug … more
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From left, Pete Wenninger, Steven Walker, vice president of RTLI, Bill McCrindle and Dan Carbonare, of the East Meadow American Legion, Eileen Napolitano, and Stella Hendrickson, president of RTLI enjoyed an afternoon of barbeque and recognition.
Starting the Veterans Day celebration early
Members of the East Meadow American Legion Post 1082 started the Veteran’s Day celebration a little bit early this year with a police-escorted car parade through East Meadow and a barbeque and … more
Amy Gruenhut spent three months in Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan in the beginning of the year. Slowly but surely she started to walk and run again, and last Sunday she finished the New York City Marathon.
From walking to running
East Meadow native Amy Gruenhut long despised running, but surprisingly ran her first New York City Marathon on Nov. 7, 2021. She started enjoying running in 2019, and ran her first half marathon in … more
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Justin Colon, 21, got accepted into the NASA Social program because of his popular TikTok channel, the Justonian. Part of the program included getting to watch the launch of Artemis 1.
Launching from TikTok to NASA
What started out as a fun way to share information that he was learning in school via TikTok, earned 21-year-old Justin Colon an invitation to watch the launch of Artemis 1, the first in a series … more
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Lighting the building teal for Alzheimer’s
In honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in November, Sunrise Senior Living of East Meadow will join in a worldwide effort to raise awareness for the disease by lighting the building teal on … more
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Mark and Julie Williams, with their kids Melanie and Madison, had their family themed costume ready to go for the trunk or treat.
Trunk or Treating fun at the baseball fields
The weather was perfect — not too spooky, scary, rainy, or windy — for the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce’s third annual Trunk or Treat on Oct. 29. Hundreds of children, and some parents, … more
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