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Birth Justice Warriors fight for healthy moms and babies

In the modern world we live in, in the richest country in the world and in one of the wealthiest areas of that country, you’d think that Nassau County’s expectant and new mothers, along with their babies, would get the best care in the world. You’d be wrong. more

By Andrew Malekoff | 4/19/19

Black history is a story of migration

February is Black History Month, and African-American history is very much a story of migration. Between 1916 and 1970, 6 million black people left behind the shackles of the rural South and its … more

1/31/19

Ninth-graders Justin Shnayder, left, Bilaal Sadiq and Noah Tipipere discussed West Coast Connection, a student travel program, with Catherine Montera, a trip director.

What I could do on my summer vacation

“How I spent my summer vacation,” is one of the most popular essay topics for students at the beginning of a school year. On Jan. 10, Hewlett High School hosted a summer opportunities … more

By Tyler Marko | 1/17/19

Students in Christine O’Neill’s Spanish class at Mepham High School in North Bellmore used virtual-reality technology to tour Machu Picchu, in Peru, on Dec. 7.

Traveling to Machu Picchu — from desks in a classroom

Part 6 of the “Educating the 21st Century Child” series. Students held the Google Cardboard virtual-reality glasses to their faces on a recent Thursday. “Let’s get ready to … more

By Nadya Nataly | 1/3/18

State should rethink its local-diploma policy

Since 2012, when New York state adopted the Common Core State Standards, many students with special needs have received certificates rather than diplomas when they completed high school. more

8/3/17

Wheels not up on JFK airport noise study

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey hosted two public information workshops in Queens and Nassau County this month in an effort to update residents on the status of the ongoing noise study at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), known as Part 150. more

By Diana Colapietro | 11/23/16

Jetliners like this one, over Grove Avenue in Cedarhurst, have flown low enough to concern village leaders in Cedarhurst and Lawrence.

Sounding off about aircraft noise [Photo gallery]

For more than three years, the Village of Lawrence has been requesting that a monitor that tracks aircraft noise be returned to its location at Village Hall. more

By Vanessa Parker | 11/4/15

Kendall Lampkin, from the Town of Hempstead, is one of four Nassau representatives on the Technical Advisory Committee.

Few Nassau voices on Port Authority’s plane noise committees

Next month, after a five-month hiatus from airplane noise, Runway 4L-22R at John F. Kennedy International Airport will reopen after undergoing an expansion to accommodate more and bigger planes — and, highly likely, bring more airplane noise to the area. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 8/26/15

Connie Roberts, of Merrick, who lived for a time in Bellmore, recently published her first poetry collection, “Little Witness,” to much acclaim. It describes a harrowing childhood at one of Ireland’s notorious industrial schools.

Poetry reveals a child’s torment

Each night as a child, Connie Roberts stroked her white plastic rosary beads, recited her prayers and curled up in her comfortless bed at the Mount Carmel Industrial School for Girls, in Ireland’s Midlands region. She often heard screams echo through the cavernous institution. Now 52, Roberts can still hear them in her head. They were, she said, “the worst.” more

By Scott Brinton | 7/22/15

The Environmental Science Associates consulting firm was selected to work with the Port Authority on the state mandated noise study. ESA spokeswoman Jennifer Hogan explained which area her firm is studying.

Registering their concerns about aircraft noise

Opinions from residents to elected officials were positive about the purpose of the first public workshop meeting held by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration and noise study consulting firm Environmental Science Associates (ESA) on June 17. more

By Vanessa Parker | 6/24/15

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