Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Almost year after he was arrested by ICE officials and detained in Texas, former Roosevelt High School student Alvaro Castro Velasquez reunited with Roosevelt Superintendent of Schools Shawn Wightman, and finally received his diploma and regalia.
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By Andrew Francis
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4/10/26
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Alice Kane, interim superintendent of Freeport Public Schools, has announced her retirement from the district. Her upcoming departure adds an additional wrinkle to issues the School Board faces with its lawsuit against its current superintendent, Fia Davis, and a need for her permanent replacement.
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By Andrew Francis
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3/20/26
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The Rockville Centre School District’s proposed 2026–27 budget would eliminate 24.2 teaching positions, including 22 teachers, reduce support staff and programs, and face strong community pushback over potential impacts on students and staff.
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By Alyssa R. Griffin and Brian Kacharaba
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3/13/26
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Rockville Centre residents voiced strong opinions at a Feb. 12 Board of Education meeting over the district’s plan to close a projected $3.78 million 2026-27 budget deficit, debating school reorganization, staffing, special education funding, and long-term financial planning.
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By Brian Kacharaba
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2/13/26
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Freeport Public Schools has sued its former Superintendent of Schools, Fia Davis, over alleged misconduct and unauthorized expenditures during her year in office.
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By Andrew Francis
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2/10/26
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After nearly 10 inches of snow fell in Rockville Centre, South Side High School football and lacrosse players spent their snow day shoveling driveways for neighbors through the South Side Shovels initiative, raising more than $7,000 while strengthening community ties.
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By Brian Kacharaba
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2/6/26
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As part of an introduction to graphic design, students in Lynn Johnson’s high school media arts class completed a project called, “Connecting with Our Community”. For this assignment, they …
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By Will Sheeline
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1/2/26
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Long Beach’s Channel Park Homes were neglected after Hurricane Sandy, according to a report released last week by ERASE Racism, a Syosset-based civil rights organization. It concluded that there had been a lack of remediation at the public housing development, and that mold-infested homes there continued to pose a health hazard.
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By Ben Strack
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4/6/16
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In the wake of a study released by ERASE Racism last week that raised concerns about health and safety issues at the Channel Park Homes after Hurricane Sandy, the city sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FEMA and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery this week calling on those agencies to address the report’s findings.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/6/16
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $37 million contract to a Bay Shore-based construction and engineering firm to begin the first phase of a long-awaited coastal protection project for the barrier island in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
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By Ben Strack
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4/1/16
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