Acute learning challenges, ranging from a difficult home life to homelessness, are among the reasons why, in any given year, a minority of students in the Valley Stream Central High School District …
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By Juan Lasso
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2/23/24
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Longtime former Valley Stream resident and artist Steve Breslow showed off 41 of his pieces at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library earlier this year. The exhibit, aptly titled “Recent Prints …
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By Juan Lasso
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2/23/24
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The Central-Memorial Parent-Teacher Association Paint Party proved to be a vibrant success, bringing families together for an evening of creativity and community support on Feb 2. Held at the Merrick …
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By Juan Lasso
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2/23/24
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Valley Stream District 13 students and teachers recently celebrated their 100th day in school. Students and teachers came together to mark this day with a range of engaging and exciting activities.
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By Juan Lasso
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2/23/24
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre has made a $200 million offer to settle more than 600 claims of child sexual abuse filed by a Committee of Unsecured Creditors, in the hope of finding …
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By Daniel Offner
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2/23/24
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The Lawrence-Woodmere Academy boys’ basketball team is once again the Private Schools Athletic Association champions. Freshman Hank Williams Jr. drilled six 3-pointers en route to a …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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2/23/24
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I read “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” my first banned book, when I was 12. My friend lent me the book, and I found the good parts by the dog-eared pages. The experience did not compromise my moral compass or corrupt me in any way I can discern. I am not recommending the book for today’s 12-year-olds, because it’s a pretty boring read, but I am advocating that a broad spectrum of books be available to students who choose to read them.
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By Randi Kreiss
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2/23/24
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February is American Heart Month, and this is a story about my heart — literally and figuratively. It’s the reason I am where I am today.
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By Seth Koslow
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2/23/24
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Long Island has become the center of New York’s — and the nation’s — political conversation. In recent elections, state and local policies have had an enormous influence on Nassau and Suffolk County campaigns that ultimately played a decisive role in determining control of Congress.
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By Charles Lavine
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2/23/24
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In the past couple of weeks, we’ve been getting a lot of something we haven’t seen much of over the past couple of years: snow.
So much, in fact, that schools in our communities had no choice but to close. And because of that, we have just one thing to say to our school districts in Nassau County: Thank you for the snow day.
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2/23/24
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