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Breannah Bernard, 15, left, Tiffany steele,15, center, and Mitinah Caesar, 14, tried on a few gowns and dresses.

Prom is one of the highlights in many students’ high school careers. It’s a chance for the graduating class to dress to the nines and celebrate one final time together. For girls, wearing a colorful, beautiful gown is one of the event’s staples, and a group of Baldwin High School teachers look to ensure that every girl has that opportunity. more

By Brian Croce | 5/21/14

Dr. Bob Roelle, a consultant for Hazard, Young Attea & Associates, led a presentation on May 13, outlining the characteristics the community would like its next district superintendent to possess.

Superintendent search takes next step

The Board of Education and Baldwin residents got an idea of who the community would like to have as its next district superintendent during a presentation on May 13. more

By Brian Croce | 5/21/14

Michael Miller served in the Navy Air Corps during World War II. He will lead Baldwin’s Memorial Day Parade as grand marshal on May 26.

Navy veteran named parade’s grand marshal

Baldwin’s Memorial Day Parade will step off at 9:55 a.m. on Monday and, like every year, it will feature veterans, school bands, children and fire trucks. But the parade will also have a familiar face leading the way. more

By Brian Croce | 5/21/14

Former Cleveland Browns running back Willie Green lifted Olivia Asuncion, left, and Amelia Jean during a Winners Inc. assembly at Baldwin High School on May 15.

A second half

Much like a football game, every person has a second half in life, in which they can push through adversity, overcome obstacles and achieve their goals. That’s what two former National Football League players told ninth-graders at Baldwin High School last week. more

By Brian Croce | 5/21/14

Library budget needs a simple majority to pass

The role of libraries are changing as more people look to download books and online resources, but that’s not the only way the Baldwin Public Library is looking to modernize under its 2014-15 proposed budget. more

By Brian Croce | 5/14/14

A local under-13 AAU basketball team took home the top prize at an invitational tournament in Virginia last month. Baldwin middle school students Aziah Hudson, bottom row, third from left, Kaia Harrison, holding plaque and Jenna Annecchiarico, bottom row, second from right, played a big part in the team’s success. BHS girls’ varsity coach Tom Catapano, bottom left, led the team, with help from Baldwin parent Rodney Harrison, bottom right.

Local team turns heads in national tournament

One might have thought that the girls on Baldwin High School’s varsity basketball team had their fill of winning after capturing the Long Island championship in March, but that’s not the case. more

By Brian Croce | 5/14/14

Committee and community members from Baldwin, Bellmore, Merrick, Freeport, Seaford, Wantagh and Massapequa gathered on May 8 for a final public meeting to discuss ways to make their communities more storm-resilient.

Storm resiliency projects proposed

A little more than a year after Gov. Andrew Cuomo established the NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program for areas damaged by Tropical Storms Irene and Lee and Hurricane Sandy, five local committees hosted a final joint public-engagement meeting on May 8 to bring residents up to speed on the various projects that could be on tap. more

By Brian Croce | 5/14/14

Three community members are running for a vacant seat on the Board of Education and answered residents’ questions at a candidates’ forum on April 30. From left are Lorienton Palmer, Heather Cameron and Karyn Reid.

Community meets BOE candidates

As Board of Education candidates Karyn Reid, Heather Cameron and Lorienton Palmer took their seats in the district office gymnasium on April 30, silence fell over the room. The roughly 75 Baldwin residents in attendance had traveled through heavy rain to hear each candidate’s thoughts on key education issues and the time had arrived. more

By Brian Croce | 5/7/14

Girl Scout Troop 2305 traveled to Albany, met with Assemblywoman Earlene Hooper, center, and discussed the Baldwin School District’s need for additional funding with her. Hooper presented a $50,000 check to the district for after-school activities on May 2 at Baldwin Middle School.

Is there a badge for that?

Following last year’s cuts in extracurricular activities in the school district budget, many Baldwin residents joined forces to help restore some of the items that were defunded this year. They … more

By Brian Croce | 5/7/14

PSEG Long Island had tree-trimming crews in Baldwin in recent months. Some residents are displeased with the results.

Trees trimmed, residents irked

The miles of electrical wires that run along Baldwin’s roads have a crucially important job, so it’s understandable that in order to prevent power outages, utilities hire crews to trim the trees near which those lines are strung. more

By Brian Croce | 5/7/14

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