My wife called soon after 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, her voice measured but tense. I was half-awake, preparing myself for the day . . .
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9/16/21
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Three months and three weeks after Massapequa, Garden City, Manhasset and Wantagh captured Nassau football championships, all 53 programs in the county started preparing for a new season Aug. 23.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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9/10/21
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When talking with my grandkids about returning to school this fall — to the building, with other kids, not the dining room table — I was reminded of a school day of my own years ago.
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By Robert A. Scott
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9/9/21
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Thirty years ago this week, I hopped on an electric train with a bright-red engine, a nervous energy pulsing through my arms and legs straight to my fingers and toes, which fidgeted uncontrollably. My head was spinning.
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9/2/21
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James DeTommaso was appointed assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the East Rockaway School District by the Board of Education and began his role on July 8.
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9/2/21
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New York’s new governor, Kathy Hochul, made it clear in the days leading up to her ascension to the state’s highest office that she would like to see a statewide mask mandate for schoolchildren and their teachers. Thank you, Governor.
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8/26/21
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Harry Friesleben spent decades coaching, teaching and helping students develop at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School, eventually becoming an icon in the community and on the basketball court sidelines — even when it wasn’t the one the Rocks competed on.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/25/21
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The Smithtown School District will restrict the use of 34 BrainPop instructional videos in classrooms because they introduce topics like Black Lives Matter and human sexuality.
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By Alan Singer
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8/19/21
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An image sticks in my mind. At the peak of the pandemic, my daughter sent a photo: My granddaughter, 11, was lying in bed in a dark room, “attending math class” online. It had an apocalyptic feel about it . . .
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8/12/21
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After the coronavirus pandemic wiped out a summer tradition in East Rockaway last year, the Kiwanis Club car shows have roared and rumbled back, helping the village return to a sense of normalcy.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/5/21
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