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NYPD Det. Steven McDonald, center, with his wife, Malverne Mayor Patti Ann McDonald and their son, Connor McDonald in Central Park in 2015.
'Today it becomes official'
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation today that will rename a section of the Southern State Parkway in honor of fallen NYPD Det. Steven McDonald. more
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State should rethink its local-diploma policy
Since 2012, when New York state adopted the Common Core State Standards, many students with special needs have received certificates rather than diplomas when they completed high school. more
State Department of Transportation workers discovered bags of animal remains on the ramp to the westbound Southern State Parkway at Exit 17.
Animal parts found on Southern State Parkway ramp
New York State Troopers closed the Southern State Parkway’s westbound entrance at Exit 17 on July 26 after bags containing a "foul smell" were discovered by Department of Transportation workers. … more
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State must address Regents exam flaws
On June 16, the New York State Board of Regents issued a dryly worded “Notice to Teachers” regarding this year’s geometry Regents exam. It read . . . more
Marguerite Izzo, a fifth-grade teacher in the Malverne School District, with Rep. Kathleen Rice last week after she introduced the Teachers and Parents at the Table Act in Washington, D.C.
Bringing parents and teachers to the federal table
Ten years ago, Howard T. Herber Middle School teacher Marguerite Izzo found herself in the office of U.S. Sen. Carolyn McCarthy and began recounting her observations stemming from the No Child Left Behind Act. As she was talking, McCarthy yelled for an aide to grab a notebook and start writing. “I couldn’t believe someone cared,” said Izzo, adding that this was the beginning of legislation to involve teachers in writing federal education policy. “The legislation was introduced two or three times, but never got off the ground,” Izzo said. more
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A convention could be good for New York — or not
You would think that holding a convention to review and rewrite the New York State Constitution would be a no-brainer. After all, we’re Americans. We held a constitutional convention to lay down the framework for our very country. In New York, however . . . more
Those crowd-pleasing pigs are off to the races in a wild sprint to the finish line.
The Midway beckons
It’s fair time at Nassau Coliseum. The newly reinvigorated arena shares some summer fun with area residents with the debut of the Empire State Fair. more
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The Malverne Fire Department used the Jaws of Life to free a woman pinned inside her car on the Southern State Parkway.
Woman is ejected during two-car parkway crash
Four people were injured during a two-car accident on the Southern State Parkway on July 16, where one passenger was ejected from her vehicle and found in the middle of the parkway. more
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Once again, Albany fails to address corruption
The question is often asked of middle-school students in social studies classes: How does a bill become a law? Well, in New York, in too many cases, it doesn’t. more
The U.S. needs to rethink its Saudi strategy
In the run-up to Christmas last year, I covered an annual event at Dees’ Nursery in Oceanside. Trees for Troops, it was called, and for the past 14 years . . . more
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