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Rockville Centre contractor pleads guilty to defrauding customers

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on July 5 that a 49-year-old Rockville Centre contractor has pleaded guilty to grand larceny and other charges for home improvement scams … more

7/15/16

Lead found in two Rockville Centre water fountains

After having its water tested for lead contamination, the Rockville Centre School District was informed that two water fountains in the district had higher-than-average levels of lead, and they are … more

By Alex Costello | 7/6/16

Authorities rescue 400 animals from Bellmore home

More than 400 animals –– many exotic, some endangered –– were removed by officials from the Bellmore home of Gary Gruber, according to the Society for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty and the … more

By Scott Brinton | 6/22/16

Concussions force student-athletes and their parents, like Alyssa Garbarino and her father, Al, to weigh the benefits of playing sports against the long-term health risks.

Bellmore-Merrick athletes hit hard by concussions

Alyssa Garbarino’s second concussion came on a frigid Sunday afternoon when she was 17. Under overcast skies, Garbarino, of North Merrick, who was then playing with the East Meadow Soccer Club’s Storm, bruised her way through a sea of bodies. As she battled with her opponent on the Northport Cow Harbor United Soccer Club, she was constantly driven to the ground, her head hitting the hard earth. As fast as she went down, though, she popped back up. As the game wore on, she began to feel dizzy and developed a sharp headache. more

By Alex Boyd | 6/22/16

Reclaim New York Executive Director Brandon Muir, left, and attorney Dennis J. Saffran discussed the New York Transparency Project on Tuesday in Mineola.

Elmont School District sued by transparency group

The nonprofit group Reclaim New York filed a lawsuit on June 7 in Nassau County Supreme Court against the Elmont School District for failing to comply with a Freedom of Information Law … more

By Steve Smirti | 6/15/16

Employees of parade co-sponsor Nu Health marched down Hempstead Turnpike.

Hundreds turn out for Belmont Parade

Hundreds of people gathered at the Alva T. Stanforth Sports Complex near Elmont Library on Saturday to kick off the Elmont/Belmont Day Parade, marking the unofficial start of summer and the lead-up … more

By Steve Smirti | 6/8/16

Audra Cerruto, second from left, and Lynne Fay presented the Education Foundation’s check for nearly $60,000 to Superintendent Dr. William Johnson and Board of Education President Liz Dion.

Education Foundation donates $60,000 to school district

At the Board of Education meeting last week, the Rockville Centre Education Foundation presented a check for nearly $60,000 to the district. The money is used to fund grants by the Education … more

By Alex Costello | 6/8/16

zSpace computers, which render images in interactive 3D, will be coming to SSHS next school year thanks to a grant from the Education Foundation.

Bringing science, history and art to life

Thanks to a grant from the Rockville Centre Education Foundation, South Side High School will be adding a new 3D computer lab to the school next year. Known as zSpace, the lab will comprise a … more

By Alex Costello | 6/8/16

Rockville Centre Class Balancing suspended

After two contentious meetings with Riverside parents in as many weeks, the Board of Education has moved to suspend its Class Balancing policy for the rest of the school year. Riverside parents … more

By Alex Costello | 6/8/16

Recalling L.I. before suburbia took hold

I grew up in Yaphank, a 14-square-mile hamlet in Suffolk County, virtually in the middle of Long Island. (The community to the north is, in fact, called Middle Island.) I remember . . . more

5/12/16

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