A group of 26 students from Lynbrook High School’s Forensics and Legal Issues classes experienced the local judicial system up close and personal when they paid a visit to the Nassau County District Court. While they were there, they had the opportunity to meet a court officer and a judge who conducted a Q&A session dealing with the court system and jurisprudence, which generated an honest conversation about the realities of the same legal systems that they had been studying in class.
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11/5/09
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I’d like to devote my 750 words this week to shamelessly promoting two books by a former colleague and good friend, Michael Otterman. They are “American Torture” (Melbourne University Publishing, 2007) and “Erasing Iraq: The Human Cost of Carnage,” to be published in 2010.
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Scott Brinton
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10/22/09
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On a weekend when many local high schools, including their own, were reveling in the spirit of Homecoming on their football fields, members of Lynbrook High School’s Globe Club were reveling in the spirit of community service as they participated in the National Estuaries Day "Preserve the Reserve Bay Beach Cleanup" at Jones Beach Seal Watch Beach.
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10/8/09
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LHS Homecoming: A cause for celebration
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The crisp autumn air matched the bright spirits of the fans at Lynbrook High School’s annual PTA Scholarship Football Game, as the Owls defeated Manhasset by a score of 34 to 27.
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Rosemary Leonetti
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10/1/09
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On Saturday, Sept. 26, East Rockaway High School class of 1977 celebrated their 50th birthdays together as a class.
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10/1/09
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Thursday marks the official start of the
Nassau County high school season, and it’s only the beginning of weekday action.
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Tony Bellissimo
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9/18/09
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Two students from East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School have been named AP Award winners.
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9/17/09
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The quick thinking of three teens helped save the lives of an elderly couple that were fast asleep early Monday morning as their Lynbrook home caught fire. Now, the three youths are being heralded as heroes.
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Mary Malloy
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8/27/09
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