DECA Club wins big at state competition
Fourteen students from Rockville Centre have qualified for the DECA International Career Development Conference at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, next month, following their recent performance at the state competition.
South Side soccer coaches were ‘wrongfully’ dismissed
Rockville Centre Board of Education voted against rehiring South Side High School girls’ soccer coach Jennifer Abgarian and assistant coach Chris Aloisi in 2021. According to a recent arbitration ruling, the district acted wrongfully and was ordered to pay.
Education Foundation names gala honorees
The Rockville Centre Education Foundation will host its 31st annual fundraising Gala on Saturday, April 1, at Gatsby’s on the Ocean near Jones Beach.
Jewish War Veterans celebrate 127 years
Nation’s longest-running veterans organization wants more members
the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America is still going as the longest-running veterans organization in the country. And it brought together members of Jewish War Veterans Post 652 — which includes members from all across Nassau County — to get back to basics and talk about hate.
South Side drops state semifinal
South Side’s amazing boys’ basketball season, buoyed by a 24-game winning streak and the program’s first Long Island championship in 45 years, came to a rough end Friday night at …
Mercy opens pain management center
Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre officially opened its new, state-of-the-art Center for Pain Management on March 7. The 3,750-square-foot facility’s mission is to effectively manage chronic pain, if not eliminate it, so that patients can return to a more normal life.
Funeral held for a beloved firefighter
Robert “Bubba” Seaman was a beloved member of the Rockville Centre community, who died of 9/11-related illness in the line of duty on March 3, at the age of 57.
Rockville Centre students embrace new vending machine
Watson Elementary fifth-graders celebrate the addition of a new vending machine that dispenses books. It's part of a new incentive-based program that encourages reading and acts of kindness in students.
Community stands against Hochul’s plans
More than a hundred residents filled the auditorium inside the John A. Anderson Recreation Center in Rockville Centre on March 7, to discuss the looming possibility of a state housing mandate. The …
Rockville Centre cop sues village, police comissioner for $10M
Rockville Centre Police Commissioner James Vafeades is being sued for $10 million by a member of the police force, who alleges retaliation after the officer reported his superior for unapproved moonlighting at a bagel shop in Wantagh.
Editorial
Trouble waking up? You know who to blame.
Where did our collective societal grudge against mornings come from?
Peter King
My mixed memories of leading the parade
St. Patrick’s “Day” is actually several weeks of events commemorating Irish culture and traditions and Irish-America’s contributions to the American mosaic.
Randi Kreiss
The sun shivers and shudders northward
Don’t believe me. Don’t believe the National Weather Service. But come hell or high water (and both are coming!), you better believe the Farmers’ Almanac.