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When it comes to guns, what are we waiting for?

It is hard to imagine that I would find myself writing about the nation’s worst terror attack since 9/11 and the worst mass shooting in American history. Make no mistake about it. The mass shooting in Orlando . . . more

6/23/16

Seven more Americans died while we fiddled

Dylan’s mom and Daniel’s dad write to me often. In truth, I dread reading their emails; their words darken the day. But how wrenching it must be to write those words. These parents are leaders of the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation . . . more

5/19/16

Recalling L.I. before suburbia took hold

I grew up in Yaphank, a 14-square-mile hamlet in Suffolk County, virtually in the middle of Long Island. (The community to the north is, in fact, called Middle Island.) I remember . . . more

5/12/16

Fifth-grader Naomi “Niki” Gupta of Woodmere, with Ogden art teacher Thomas Finn, created her watercolor painting, center, based on a photo of her face.

Creating an ‘Ogden thing’

Ogden Elementary School incorporated art, music, fun and community at their showcase of talent, “Ogden’s First Annual Artastic Art Gallery,” on March 16. more

By Vanessa Parker | 3/23/16

Fourth-graders Isabella Giammona and Valeria Lizama sang “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” and danced at the assembly.

Recognizing students, saying goodbye

Aday before a weeklong break, Lawrence Elementary School sent its students home with a healthy dose of self-confidence after holding the second assembly of the school year where the children are recognized for their accomplishments in character education. more

By Vanessa Prker | 2/17/16

Lawrence Elementary School's PRISE ambassadors and students sang at the character education assembly on Dec. 23.

Recognizing improvements in student behavior

Students at Lawrence Elementary School on Broadway in Lawrence gathered with their teachers at a Social Emotional Learning assembly to celebrate character education goals and experience the video debut of their new school song on Dec. 23. more

By Vanessa Parker | 12/24/15

The basketball court at Clara H. Carlson Elementary School has been underutlized, Comsos COO Erik Stover said. The soccer field is expected to be completed by the summer of 2016.

A changing sports scene

The New York Cosmos will be transforming an underused basketball court on the grounds of Clara H. Carlson Elementary School in Elmont into a soccer pitch. With charity partner Street Soccer USA and … more

By Steve Smirti | 12/23/15

We need a bipartisan solution to gun violence

The recent mass shooting at a community college in Oregon has sparked a renewed debate about whether Congress can and should act to help prevent gun violence. It’s a debate we’re all familiar with . . . more

10/15/15

Hewlett Happenings student columnist Lauren Dana.

Thank you for helping me to grow

As I sat down and wrote my final column for the Herald, I can hear it. The ring of “Pomp and Circumstance” runs through my head as I collect my thoughts on what to write one last time. more

By Lauren Dana | 6/3/15

Through Dancing Classrooms, a ballroom dancing program, Ogden Elementary School students not only learned to dance, but gained confidence in themselves.

Waltzing their way to self-confidence [Photo gallery]

Fourth-grade students from Ogden Elementary School recently concluded a 10-week, 20-session ballroom dance program through Dancing Classrooms Long Island: Transforming Lives One Step At A Time, a social development and arts-in-education residency program that aims to help young people develop a positive self-image and essential life skills such as confidence, respect for others and social awareness. more

3/18/15

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