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Smart Schools Bond Act money will reimburse the Lawrence School District for technology upgrades, including the purchase of laptops.

Lawrence schools aims to enhance its digital infrastructure

The Lawrence School District and schools within its boundaries that have filled out requests could have a total of a little more than $1 million through a New York state grant to buy technology equipment and enhance digital infrastructure. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/10/20

L.I. preps for Phase Four reopening Wednesday

Long Island is set to begin Phase Four reopening of the economy on July 8, including universities and colleges. As of press time Monday, however, Governor Cuomo said there was no word yet whether the … more

By Scott Brinton | 7/6/20

Young athletes, like the participants in Express Lacrosse's summer clinic at Cedar Creek Park, were the big winners under Phase 4 guidelines, as the county's 60 playing fields reopened.

Phase 4 gives boost to morale, despite slow start

Businesses in Seaford and Wantagh continued to open under the state’s Phase 4 rules last week, but the fanfare was somewhat muted. The two hamlets have relatively few of the businesses most likely to benefit, and many that were already open continued to operate under severe restrictions. Still, every move in the direction of business as usual was cause for relief. more

By Timothy Denton and Scott Brinton | 7/6/20

Former New York Yankees Public Relations director Marty Appel discussed his career with the team in a virtual discussion hosted by Temple Israel of Lawrence on July 1.

Talking Yankees history with Marty Appel in Temple Israel of Lawrence virtual discussion

From answering Mickey Mantle’s fan mail to becoming the public relations director for the New York Yankees at the age of 24, award-winning author and producer Marty Appel shared his experiences … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 7/6/20

New York’s Office of People With Developmental Disabilities is paring the reimbursement rate for group home operators to meet state mandated 2 percent budget cut.

New York’s OPWDD slicing off $60 million from its budget

As all New York state departments were mandated to cut their budgets by at least 2 percent because of the revenue loss endured during the coronavirus pandemic, the Office of People With Developmental Disabilities is slicing $178 million from the rates that group homes charge for resident occupancy. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/29/20

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran held her Monday news briefing outside the Gural JCC SHOP in Cedarhurst.

Live from Cedarhurst it's the Nassau County executive

For the first time since Nassau County Executive Laura Curran began her coronavirus pandemic news briefings on Feb. 26, she stood behind a lectern and spoke about the latest Covid-19-related numbers from the Five Towns. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/22/20

The "Rally To Reopen Schools in September" was held outside of the legislative building in Mineola on June 20 to urge the state to reopen schools in September.

'Rally To Reopen Schools in September' held in Mineola

Chants of "Classrooms not Class Zooms" and "Classrooms are essential" could be heard through the crowd of roughly 50 parents and teachers from across Long Island that gathered on Franklin Avenue in … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 6/20/20

Assemblyman Ed Ra, at the lectern, proposed legislation allowing business owners to get marketing grants from the state. He spoke about it at a news conference on June 3.

Businesses to get marketing grants under proposed bill

A bill in the New York State Legislature would help small business owners better market themselves and promote their businesses, as Long Island’s economy begins to reopen. Under the … more

By Melissa Koenig | 6/9/20

The Far Rockaway protest march on the move on June 2.

Far Rockaway march, a peaceful protest; Cedarhurst, Lawrence had curfews

Score one for the organizers, government officials and the Nassau and New York City police departments as the Far Rockaway George Floyd protest on Tuesday was as peaceful and supportive as any nonviolent rallies have been in the past week. more

By Matthew Ferremi and Jeff Bessen | 6/2/20

Sometimes the right notes unlock the heart

Just take those old records off the shelf. I’ll sit and listen to ’em by myself. more

5/29/20

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