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We need a bipartisan solution to gun violence

The recent mass shooting at a community college in Oregon has sparked a renewed debate about whether Congress can and should act to help prevent gun violence. It’s a debate we’re all familiar with . . . more

10/15/15

A wish list for the new year

Once upon a time, the coming of Hanukkah and Christmas meant that friends and family would send me lots of gifts, and I would reciprocate. more

12/24/14

Barbara and Richard Carbonaro, far left and third from left, and Karen Rycyk, center, organized donations to purchase 26 trees at Brookside Elementary School in remembrance of the 26 shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012. At a ceremony last Saturday, Board of Education Trustees Eric Harrison, Karyn Reid and Joel Press joined them.

Trees donated in honor of Newtown victims

As Richard Carbonaro addressed a small crowd outside Brookside Elementary School over the weekend, a warm early-fall sun shone on 26 new trees around the school’s property. more

By Brian Croce | 10/1/14

John Etzel, a BOCES supervising security guard, and another guard, James Wood, monitored school video feeds at the new Board of Cooperative Educational Services security center on April 18.

BOCES connects school security systems

Nearly five months after the second-deadliest school shooting in American history, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services unveiled a high-tech surveillance center in Westbury that will allow police and security officials to monitor school video feeds 24 hours a day, seven days a week. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/23/13

Hallelujah! New York gets tough on guns.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, State Senate majority coalition leaders Dean Skelos and Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver! You led while others squirmed. more

2/21/13

Put politics aside and hug your children

Before I get into the goings-on in Washington and Albany, I think it is more important to touch on the heartbreaking tragedy that took place last Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., not far across the Sound from all of us. more

12/20/12

Dr. James Mapes, Superintendent of Baldwin Schools, sent letter to both parents and teachers last week explaining the measures the district was taking in the wake of Sandy Hook.

Schools react to Sandy Hook

In the wake of the school shooting in Connecticut last week, the Baldwin School District sent letters to both parents and staff advising them of the measures it was taking to ensure student safety — both mental and physical. more

By Chris Connolly | 12/20/12

Talking with kids about the Sandy Hook massacre

Editor’s Note: The following was provided by the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 15 As the nation watches the reports about the recent Connecticut elementary school shooting, many people may find themselves feeling anxious, worried, saddened or otherwise concerned. While adults may know how to express these feelings, often they do not know how to talk with children about such a tragedy. more

12/19/12

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