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Tyler Heuer of Oceanside had passing and rushing touchdowns in Long Island's 17-14 Empire Challenge game win over NYC.
L.I. nips NYC in Empire Challenge
Lynbrook's Mike Kozlakowski and Oceanside's Tyler Heuer spark Long Island's 17-14 victory over NYC in the Empire Challenge. more
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A steel beam from the World Trade Center now forms the centerpiece of a 9/11 memorial at the Brookside School in North Merrick. Local residents say that Osama bin Laden’s death brings a small measure of comfort, but nearly 10 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, people still feel the psychic pain of losing their loved ones, friends and neighbors.
Merrick-Bellmore ‘thrilled’ that bin Laden is gone
“I’m thrilled that he’s gone.” That is what Merokean Carol Gies had to say on Monday morning about the death of Osama bin Laden, shortly after President Obama announced to the world on Sunday night that the al Qaeda leader and 9/11 mastermind was killed in a 40-minute firefight with U.S. Navy seals at a fortified compound outside of Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital. more
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Events on Long Island
Exhibits and more... Donald BaechlerThis large-scale installation by artist Donald Baechler is accompanied by several of his collaged paintings. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, … more
Steve Kussin
The case against grade retention
Last week we introduced the debate over social promotion: whether it is better to automatically advance students to the next grade or make them repeat a grade until they demonstrate the required academic proficiency. more
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Teams Cupcake Break and Baja from Kennedy High School recently took second and third place, respectively, in the Long Island Business Plan Competition. They were honored at Wednesday's Board of Education meeting. Joining them, at right, were their advisers, Victoria Cardinale and Roseann Damato, and board Trustee Joseph Perrone.
Virtual Enterprise teams grab top honors
Two Virtual Enterprise teams from Kennedy High School in Bellmore recently earned accolades in the annual Long Island Business Plan Competition. more
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Steve Kussin
Social promotion versus grade retention
One of the most heated debates in education revolves around the issue of social promotion versus grade retention. I’ll define the terms in a moment, but first let me present two scenarios that illustrate the strong arguments on both sides. more
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Rabbi Scott Hoffman of Temple Israel of South Merrick will compete in the New York City Marathon in November.
Temple Israel rabbi preps for NYC Marathon
If you stumble across a middle-aged man sprinting on Merrick streets early in the morning, don’t be alarmed. That’s probably Rabbi Scott Hoffman. more
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Extreme changes to limit LIRR service
Weekend service on the Long Island Rail Road will be extremely limited in the coming weeks as the LIRR Modernization Project brings signal and switch-control work to Jamaica Station. The agency … more
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Bellmorite charged with $26K theft
A Queens contractor who makes his home in Bellmore was arrested and charged last week with cheating his employees out of legal wages. Maurizio Randazzo, principal of Queens-based ANR Electrical Contracting, Inc. and Grand Electric, Inc., allegedly stole more than $26,000 from the New York City Department of Education, according to State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. more
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Lawrence High School's John Kinder is pressured by Clinton's Kwaku Duah during the Empire Challenge Football game June 22 at Hofstra.
L.I. drops Empire Challenge Game
Jordan Rodriguez’s 1-yard touchdown run with 1:41 remaining gave New York City a 15-10 victory over Long Island in a rain-soaked Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge football game on June 22, played before a record crowd of 8,224 at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium. more
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