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Must a girl in STEM be a ‘girl in STEM’?

Every weekday at 10:06 a.m., I walk into my high school engineering class and take a seat among my peers. I spend the period learning the same material as my classmates . . . more

By Ilana Greenberg | 5/19/22

The Legislature is focused on helping veterans

Recently I joined the Nassau County Legislature’s majority caucus, veterans groups and County Executive Bruce Blakeman to announce the creation of a program to provide grants of up to $10,000 to every eligible veterans hall in the county. more

By Bill Gaylor | 4/14/22

Barnum Woods is one of the five elementary schools in the East Meadow district that will have integrated co-teaching in every grade starting next school year.

East Meadow School District to expand integrated co-teaching

The East Meadow School District is expected to expand its integrated co-teaching program to the elementary level next year, administrators announced during a budget presentation at the Board of … more

By Mallory Wilson | 4/7/22

John Datre and his daughter, Gabrielle Alexander, celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by friends and family on Saturday.

For WWII vet, 100 felt like 50

John Datre, a World War II veteran who turned 100 on Saturday, enjoyed two celebrations last weekend. One of them became quite the community affair. “I feel as though I’m 50,” … more

By Mallory Wilson | 3/31/22

We need to memorialize this pandemic

As the sun sails northward and we stand in the doorway known as spring, between a stark winter and a hopeful-looking summer, there is a passion to embrace life again . . . more

3/24/22

Sunshine Week is all about open government

Journalists celebrate James Madison’s birthday — March 16 — as part of “Sunshine Week,” a national initiative created by the American Society of News Editors to educate all of us about the importance of open government. more

3/10/22

This house on Star Street in East Meadow, above, is listed at $849,000.

Too few houses, high prices

Picture this: 20 to 30 people waiting outside an open house as the coronavirus pandemic drags on. This scene, and others like it, are what real estate agents in East Meadow, like Richie and Diane … more

By Mallory Wilson | 3/10/22

In March, let us note the contributions of the Irish

In addition to the world’s oldest (continuous since 1762) and largest St. Patrick’s Day parade up 5th Avenue in Manhattan on March 17, dozens of Long Island communities are looking forward to their local parades . . . more

By John O'Connell | 3/3/22

I didn’t have a disability. Our institutions do.

After watching a boring sci-fi movie, I stared at the blinking orange hand signal outside the Lynbrook movie theater, waiting to cross heavily trafficked, four-lane Peninsula Boulevard. more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez | 11/25/21

Members of the American Legion and the veterans from the center stood in front of the wall that Aaliyah Bilal made.

American Legion visits vets in E.M. care center

The East Meadow American Legion Post 1082 donned their uniforms on Saturday to visit veterans at the Fulton Commons Care Center on Merrick Avenue in East Meadow. The E.M. crew went to thank the vets … more

By Mallory Wilson | 11/18/21

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