The East Rockaway Board of Education has decided not to go ahead with the proposed "Princeton Plan" that would have possibly involved changing the two elementary schools -- Centre Avenue and …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/15/12
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On Thurs. Jan. 19, The East Rockaway Board of Education will host the first of four meetings to present to the public the results …
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1/13/12
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The St. Catherine of Sienna School in Franklin Square and Sacred Heart Elementary School in North Merrick are among four Catholic schools in Nassau County that will close next June due to dwindling enrollment and funding. Bishop William Murphy of the Diocese of Rockville Centre announced the news on Dec. 5, in a public letter that is posted on the diocese’s website.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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12/8/11
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On Tuesday Nov. 1, the New York Islander’s Brian Rolston and Frans Nielsen visited Lynbrook’s West End Elementary.
The players shared an interactive assembly focusing on the importance of …
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11/10/11
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Christopher Ambrosio, a first grader at West End Elementary School, is admired by those closest to him as a hero. His parents, Danny and Kelly Anne, talk of his strength, which speaks volumes. And others like Lynbrook village board trustee Tom Atkinson are inspired by the youngster.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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5/5/11
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When Merrick’s Robbie Rosen performed live Tuesday night with the top 12 males on “American Idol,” he was living his dream in front of more than 25 million viewers.
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By David Weingrad
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3/1/11
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Through the NY Islanders’ I.S.L.E. program, students at West End and South Middle schools in Lynbrook learned valuable lessons about hockey and teamwork.
Representatives from the Islanders visited their school with Islanders Mascot Sparky the Dragon for an assembly program called “We’re All Islanders.”
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Mary Malloy
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1/26/11
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Certain addresses within the Lynbrook School district, formerly apart of an eliminated optional school zone for Marion Street and Waverly Park elementary schools, are now only be zoned for Waverly Park. Residents in this zone were formerly able to chose which school their children would attend.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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1/26/11
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin and Councilwoman Angie Cullin joined Ilene Robinson’s third-grade class from Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick on Wednesday to announce a proposal to designate the town’s 100 parks “smoke-free.”
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David Weingrad
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11/11/10
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The Malverne school district lost three new school buses and use of its portable classrooms last Sunday morning after a fire broke out and engulfed the recently purchased buses
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Lee Landor
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11/8/10
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