Three Hewlett High School students, two from Lawrence High and their group partner from the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway were named semifinalists in the 2014 Siemens Competition in Match, Science and Technology on Oct. 16. Arthur Chen and Lee Blackburn are the Lawrence students, and Justin Lish is from HAFTR. Their project is “Optimization of Catalytic Activity in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells Utilizing Functionalized Graphene Oxide/Partially Reduced Graphene Oxide Coatings.” They found way to reduce carbon monoxide levels that poison the fuel cells to increase efficiency and reduce the cost of producing those cells. more

Part two of an occasional series about the challenges that people face making ends meet in Nassau County. By 8 a.m. on July 3, many, if not most, of the 3- to 5-year-olds in Jazmin Torres and … more

Seven Lawrence High School freshmen were awarded $2,500 for winning a tri-state video competition known as “Make Your Mark,” a contest sponsored by the Smithsonian Channel and Optimum cable service. more

Back to school after a relaxing winter break meant, for many juniors at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) High School, the return to hard work and summer preparation. more

Last Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy drowned the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway with more than nine feet of saltwater, destroying its pumps, shutting down its operating systems and overwhelming the already weak facility. more

The effort to rebuild our communities after Hurricane Sandy’s devastation has not been without a sense of urgency, especially when it comes to reconstructing homes and critical infrastructure “stronger, smarter and safer.” more

Research conducted by Stony Brook University and a nonprofit research group indicates that the South Shore’s Western Bays are polluted, and state officials acknowledged that implementation of a yet-to-be designed plan for combating the problem may take more than a decade to carry out. more

Two former collegiate lacrosse players, one a coach in the Lawrence school district and another who is looking to begin a teaching career, are trying to revive the Lawrence Police Athletic League (PAL). more

Lawrence High School juniors Andrew Chen, Alexandra Tse and Sneha Chittabathini, and Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns And Rockaway (HAFTR)seniors Wade Moller and Eric Hirsch were named semifinalists in the 2011 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. more

Seven years ago, then newlyweds, Ami and Michael Goldwasser, lived in Manhattan and were fed up with working in the fast paced, corporate world so they packed up their belongings, put them in storage and headed for a kibbutz in Israel. more