Young people worldwide rallied against climate change — and for their futures — on Sept. 20, and Rockville Centre teens were no exception.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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9/26/19
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This year, Alanna Sike Vitelli, 12, drew the illustration that appears on the cover of the school calendar.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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9/5/19
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At its re-organizational meeting on July 2, the Rockville Centre School District’s Board of Education appointed trustees to new positions.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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8/29/19
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Right here in my corner of the universe, a feel-good, do-good project has been sending children back to school every year for the past seven years, with new books and backpacks, sneakers and clothes and even toiletries — and it’s all free.
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8/9/19
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East Rockaway School District officials are reviewing candidates to take over as principal of Rhame Avenue Elementary School after Erik Walter left the position to accept a job in Rockville Centre.
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By Ben Strack and Mike Smollins
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7/11/19
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Every June 15 we commemorate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It is important that we speak openly about elder abuse, because it is a hidden crime that most Americans are reluctant to talk about or even acknowledge.
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By Madeline Singas
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7/6/19
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The Rockville Centre School District is in the midst of upgrading and replacing its security systems, thanks to the money allocated from the New York State Smart Schools Bond Act.
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By Julia Baxley
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7/4/19
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Erik Walter was appointed as principal of Riverside Elementary School, the Rockville Centre Board of Education announced on June 18. He is scheduled to officially step into the role on Aug. 1.
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By Ben Strack
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7/4/19
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In 1996, Hewlett House was a dilapidated farmhouse, long empty and fast rotting. The Hewlett-Woodmere School District, which owned it, planned to demolish the 300-year-old structure to make way for a parking lot. Then the Nassau Herald started reporting on the historic home’s plight.
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6/21/19
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About 20 Rockville Centre teenagers and adults expressed a shared sentiment last week: Suicide must be discussed.
Their conversations began at a QPR Institute suicide-prevention program, presented by QPR instructor Barbara Tedesco, at the Rockville Centre Public Library on June 3.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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6/13/19
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