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Call it a tale of two forests.
On the west side of the Meadowbrook Parkway, on the outskirts of Freeport and Roosevelt, there is the 73-acre Roosevelt Preserve, owned and maintained by Nassau County. There, the wide paths are clear of fallen trees and shrubbery and virtually trash-free. There is no evidence of campfires having burned down swaths of the woods, nor is there graffiti marring the abundant oaks and maples.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/5/11
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Following Sewanhaka Central High School District superintendent Warren Meierdierck’s announcement last December that he would be retiring in June, the district has been working to find a new superintendent to take his place. The district’s Board of Education placed advertisement in The New York Times, held a search meeting in March, and has been receiving leads from a search firm over the past few months.
During the Sewanhaka district’s last BOE meeting, on May 3, BOE president Jean Fichtl announced that Dr. Ralph Ferrie will be the district’s new superintendent, beginning July 1.
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By Jackie Nash
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5/4/11
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Board of Education elections for the Franklin Square and Elmont school districts will be held on May 17, in addition to budget elections for Sewanhaka, Franklin Square and Elmont. How well do you know the candidates who are running?
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By Jackie Nash
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5/3/11
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Carl Achille has decided to make Elmont home — for good. An Elmont native, Achille left the community eight years ago, when he joined the Army and served in Iraq, and he has since returned, obtained a degree and, last weekend, opened a business.
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By Jackie Nash
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5/3/11
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A bomb threat was left on the voice-mail system of a member of the H. Frank Carey High School administration on April 27 around 11:10 p.m. The threat was made after the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education meeting that night.
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By Jackie Nash
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5/3/11
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A bomb threat was left on the voice-mail system of an administrative member of the H. Frank Carey High School on April 27, around 11:10 p.m. The threat was made following the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, which began at 8 p.m.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/29/11
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The Nassau County Unprotected Woodlands Task Force is preparing for an “Envirothon,” which is scheduled to take place at the Brookside School on Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick on Saturday, April 30, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/27/11
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Hundreds of high school students gathered to frivolously debate national issues on April 9, during the annual Lee Markus Sewanhaka Inter-School District Model United Nations competition. The event was held at the Sewanhaka High School, and students from the Elmont Memorial, Floral Park Memorial, H. Frank Carey, New Hyde Park and Sewanhaka high schools represented countries from the United Kingdom to Azerbaijan, taking up their respective interests and debating issues passionately, from early morning until sunset.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/26/11
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The Elmont Union Free School District’s Jazz Masters program has been turning musically talented students on to the blues and jazz genres for the past nine years. The program, which focuses on improvisation and higher tempos, is highly selective — students have to be recommended by their music teachers before participating.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/19/11
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After the State Senate’s vote on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget in March, the Sewanhaka, Franklin Square and Elmont school districts were handed new numbers for budget consideration — numbers that were considerably more favorable to local districts but did not eliminate their budget woes.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/14/11
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