Oceanside’s reading to dogs program could potentially make its way to other elementary schools in the district some day.
The school district is now looking into expanding the reading program, …
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TOM STEINERT
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9/29/10
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Students weren’t the only new people in the Island Park School District when the schools opened their doors earlier this month. New faculty and staff were also there to greet the children and start …
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9/29/10
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Thomas Crotty stood and stared for a moment on Friday at the twisted, rusted, 1,600-pound steel girder in front of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Brookside School in North Merrick. “It was very thoughtful of the community and the young people to do this so the day and the people will not be forgotten,” Crotty remarked.
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Scott Brinton
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9/24/10
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It used to be that when we sent our children, our precious little cargo, off to their first day of school, all we had to say was, “Look both ways when you cross the street” or “Don’t talk to strangers” or “Come right home after school.”
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9/22/10
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The Oceanside High School Thespians gathered last week to rehearse for their first big performance of the year on Friday.
Their show on Friday, a musical revue, is a fundraiser for …
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9/22/10
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Over 100 Oceanside residents gathered at the Schoolhouse Green on gray afternoon last Sunday to pay tribute to those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.
The annual event was led by the …
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Alex Costello
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9/15/10
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Buses were stopping and school bells were ringing last week as students in Oceanside and Island Park ended their summer vacations and headed back to class, albeit for a truncated two-day week.
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9/15/10
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Commemorate the responders involved with the tragic events of Sept. 11 at a special fundraiser honoring the late FDNY firefighter Vincent Albanese, among other events this weekend.
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9/10/10
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In an effort to combat plagiarism in schools and help students to become better writers, the Oceanside School District is going to start using an unlikely resource—the Internet.
Starting this …
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Alex Costello
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9/8/10
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Youth and depth will be the theme for Hofstra men’s soccer in 2010 as the Pride graduated five starters, including three All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) performers, from last year’s 8-7-2 team.
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Tony Bellissimo
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9/8/10
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