Last Thanksgiving, East Meadow’s Kiwanians delivered food baskets to just under 100 families. This year, that number jumped to 115 — a record.Despite that increase, President Jim Mancuso … more

As senior citizens filed in to East Meadow High School last Sunday for the 29th annual Thanksgiving Dinner, the volunteers were ready. Chefs and helpers in the kitchen waited, as … more

A man emerged from the supermarket with three bags filled with groceries. He handed them over to volunteers from East Meadow Kiwanis. “What did you buy for yourself?” a … more

As it turns out, we have a new Nassau County executive. Democrat Thomas Suozzi conceded defeat to Republican challenger Ed Mangano last week. Suozzi lost by a mere 386 votes. more

Talk about timeliness. Last week's column, "Responding to a Trio of Tragedies," was followed by three more incidents this week: a principal held hostage, resulting in his school going into lockdown; a 13-year-old boy committing suicide in the Bronx; and a report that two-thirds of all middle school students say they have been bullied. In each case, there was no outlet for rage. It is incumbent on us to prevent anger from escalating to that point. This week, I will examine a number of the anti-bullying programs that are proliferating in the schools, from the elementary to even the college levels. more

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District athletic director, recently resigned his post as coordinator of the Nassau County Boys' Basketball Committee because, he said, the Section VIII Athletic Council rejected a proposal of his to fine-tune the seeding process that ultimately determines teams' playing schedules. In 2006, Lerner was the architect of an ability-grouping system that determined a team's conference by its record. Previously, teams were assigned to conferences without much regard to their records. Rather, officials used what they called the "snake," in which teams were seeded and then laid out on a grid that wound back and forth in serpentine fashion. more

Senior Salonee Shah, 17, is the first student at W. Tresper Clarke High School to be named a regional finalist in the prestigious Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology.Shah and two … more

The Recycling Committee at Barnum Woods Elementary School has been very busy spreading awareness about the impact of bottles and caps on wildlife and the Earth, while collecting recyclables as they … more

Students from Meadowbrook Elementary School expressed their appreciation for local veterans and their service to America, and also received a fun history lesson. The event, quickly … more

Programs and services survived. Jobs were preserved. Spending was increased by a historically low rate. Those were some of the highlights of what was often touted as a “creative” $175 … more