“Oh my gosh, my stomach dropped,” laughed Kara Spinelli, a fourth-grade teacher and academic facilitator at Francis F. Wilson Elementary School, recalling the moment she found out that Principal Thomas Ricupero was retiring. “It’s definitely going to be a big adjustment.”
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By Ben Strack
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8/23/18
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In a brief passage that had all the tone and emotional resonance of a graduation tradition in the making, a small group of Oyster Bay High School seniors, dressed in graduation caps and gowns, passed …
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By George Wallace
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7/10/18
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A fourth grade teacher at Ogden Elementary School in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District who was working at an upstate summer camp for boys was arrested on July 4, and charged with five counts of sexual abuse first-degree, state police said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/6/18
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As the school year begins to wind down, teachers at North Shore High School have an opportunity to cover topics not typically covered in their common class curriculum. Nancy Cunningham, a biology …
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By Zoe Malin
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6/21/18
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Meryl Goodman asked a room of second-graders at William S. Covert Elementary School on June 6 to share ways that classmates can work together.
“Include everyone,” said Mara Davidson.
“Fabulous,” Goodman answered, prompting another student with her eyes.
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By Ben Strack
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6/14/18
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Wantagh Horizons Program students from Mandalay Elementary School made a splash at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in Eisenhower Park.
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By James Mattone
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5/24/18
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Glen Head parents were saved a trip to Madame Tussauds’ last week when third grade classes put on their own wax museum. The annual, interdisciplinary study gives children the opportunity to embody …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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5/24/18
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Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School now has a temporary room to contain guests, a measure introduced as part of a wave of security enhancements approved by the Rockville Centre Board of Education in February after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
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By Ben Strack
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4/19/18
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As police continued searching on Monday for a man who allegedly stalked a 10-year-old girl in Rockville Centre last week as she walked to her bus stop, the village and the county police department released different accounts of the reported incident, sparking concern among local parents.
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By Ben Strack
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4/18/18
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Nassau County Police are looking for a man who allegedly stalked a 10-year-old girl in Rockville Centre last week as she walked to her bus stop.
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By Ben Strack
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4/16/18
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