With commencement ceremonies taking place this weekend, we thought it would be valuable to share some words of wisdom with our newly minted high school graduates.
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6/26/14
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Many, if not most, Americans grow up with a long-held narrative: The United States is the richest country in the world . . .
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3/20/14
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The upset winds were blowing all over the Nassau County Class A boys’ basketball tournament last week, with the top three seeds all falling on Feb. 18. However, that wasn’t the case the following day in the AA bracket when each of the top four seeds advanced, including No. 2 Elmont thanks to a 69-62 victory at home over No. 10 Massapequa.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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2/24/14
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The year was 1994. Nassau County was supposed to have built a park with a soccer field, a basketball court and picnic tables at the Five Towns Community Center in the mid-1970s, but for two decades, plans for the project languished.
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10/3/13
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Exhibits and more...
After ModernisM 2013: ‘AM’A showcase of work by five contemporary artists. The exhibit features Nina Chanel Abney, Justin Craun, Wendell Gladstone, Erik Parks and …
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9/18/13
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For many of us who live on the South Shore, warm weather is boating season
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5/30/13
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The dichotomy between inBloom’s website, featuring photos of smiling elementary-age children seated beside young teachers, tablets in hand, and its seven-page Privacy and Security Policy, full of legalese, could not be more stark.
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5/16/13
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In front of a standing-room-only home crowd, third-seeded Elmont exploded to a 12-point lead against No. 6 Uniondale just four minutes into its Nassau Class AA boys’ basketball quarterfinal playoff matchup on Feb. 20. But the Spartans couldn’t deliver an early knockout, and it cost them.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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2/26/13
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President Obama’s fourth State of the Union address may have sounded magical, but don’t be fooled by the pie in the sky.
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2/21/13
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Over the past few years, the state and federal governments have made it a priority to improve school students’ physical well-being.
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1/17/13
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