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Residents can properly dispose of their prescription medications on May 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during a Shed the Meds event in Baldwin. Pictured, from left, are three representatives from the groups organizing the event, Robert Muir, CEO of Town of Hempstead Employee Federal Credit Union; Jerry Brown, chairman of Sanitary District No. 2; and Claudia Rotondo, executive director of Baldwin Council Against Drug Abuse.

“On Long Island, it’s humongously epidemic.” That’s how Claudia Rotondo, executive director of the Baldwin Council Against Drug Abuse, characterized prescription drug abuse in the area. more

By Brian Croce | 4/29/15

The Baldwin Middle School Drumming Club was selected to perform at the Empire State Plaza in Albany for the New York State School Music Association’s (NYSSMA) Music In Our Schools Month in March.

BMS students can carry a beat

Ask many parents with children of middle school-age and they would say that their children march to the beat of their own drum. For a little more than 40 students at Baldwin Middle School, … more

By Brian Croce | 4/22/15

More students refused state assessments this year than last year in districts across the region, including Baldwin.

‘Opt-outs’ rise 232 percent in Baldwin

When the oft-criticized state assessments kicked off last week, nearly three and a half times more students in Baldwin refused the test than did so last year. more

By Brian Croce | 4/22/15

Lofts Pond Park has plenty of litter to be picked up this Saturday.

Community cleanups set for weekend

Several parks and waterways in Baldwin are slated to get a spring-cleaning this weekend with two planned community cleanups. more

By Brian Croce | 4/16/15

Local sports organizations will be able to use school district facilities this summer after a Board of Education policy was suspended on March 30.

Running clubs’ denials prompt policy suspension

After two Baldwin-based track teams were denied permits to practice on Baldwin schools’ tracks over the summer due to a district buildings and grounds policy, their coaches looked for answers as to why. more

By Brian Croce | 4/16/15

Students and their tutors can work on math problems like these while they’re miles apart. Baldwin has worked with iTutor, an online tutoring company, since 2013.

A new way to tutor

Technological advancements over the past decade have changed the way people interact, do business and access information. Those advancements have also given educators new tools, like SmartBoards and … more

By Brian Croce | 4/16/15

More than 16,000 fans attended the final regular season game at Nassau Coliseum, marking the 27th sellout for the Islanders this season. The building will be packed once again on Sunday when the Islanders host the Washington Capitals in the first round of the National Hockey League playoffs.

Islanders at Nassau Coliseum: One final memory

One final parking lot tailgate. One final walk through the way-too-narrow concourse. One final puck drop. One final chant ribbing the cross-town rivals. One final eye squint trying to read the small, … more

By Brian Croce | 4/14/15

Karen Bendel, at left in front, was sworn in as the Baldwin Fire Department’s first female chief on March 28 during the organization’s 120th installation ceremony. Also, deputy chiefs, from left, Michael Jazylo (first), Frank Cesare (second) and Michael Esposito (third), took their oaths.

New BFD chiefs take oaths

For the 120th year, the Baldwin Fire Department hosted its annual installation ceremony on March 28, but for first the time in the department’s history a female was sworn in as chief. Karen … more

By Brian Croce | 4/8/15

School officials are anticipating major savings in transportation costs next school year. Superintendent Dr. Shari Camhi estimated the total could be about $780,000.

Schools to move forward with bus savings

After Superintendent Dr. Shari Camhi and John Robertson, a transportation consultant hired by the school district, outlined major savings in the district’s transportation budget at last month’s Board of Education meeting, several proposals were presented with different bell schedules for Baldwin High School and Baldwin Middle School and varying mileage requirements for eligible students. more

By Brian Croce | 4/8/15

Students in technology teacher Vincent Leis’s engineering class at Baldwin High School built robots from scratch in recent weeks and faced off against one another in a class competition.

Robots clash in the classroom

Hollywood blockbusters like “Transformers,” “Terminator” and “I, Robot” haven’t cast robots or machines in the kindest of lights over the years — large explosions tend to have the opposite effect. But for a growing number of students at Baldwin High School, the robots they’ve built are more focused on picking up Ping-Pong balls than taking over the human race. more

By Brian Croce | 4/8/15

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