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

On November 8, the religious school at Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre held its annual Yad Program. The Yads — or Torah pointers — were designed and made by students of the the Hay class for use at their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. The Yads were created with the help of the Yad Squad, a team of dentists and artistic congregates who worked with the children and their parents. Thirty-two students participated this year. more

Working with the Lynbrook PTA, Lynbrook resident Shari Cohen makes a positive difference in the lives of children in Hewlett Harbor. more

In an effort to engage local artists and pay tribute to Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s beloved bulldog mascot, a public art exhibition called Project Bulldog was announced late last month. more

Lawrence slams Plainedge; Lynbrook edges Hewlett. Read about both games here now. 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

Monday, Nov. 9, marked the 71st anniversary of Kristallnacht, or “The Night of Broken Glass,” which many historians consider the beginning of the Holocaust. In conjunction with that anniversary, hundreds of students from Rambam Mesivta for Boys and Shalhevet High School for Girls commemorated Kristallnacht’s significance by protesting the German government’s refusal to allow the U.S. to deport Jakiw Palij, a known Nazi war criminal whose U.S. citizenship has been revoked, back to Germany. more

President of the Lawrence School Board, Murray Forman, has been named in a U.S. Justice Department complaint that accuses him and two other men of accepting a $50-million kickback from a pharmaceutical vendor that serves nursing homes throughout the country. more

The Hewlett High School girls varsity volleyball team turned their recent home match against Cold Spring Harbor into a breast cancer awareness rally. more