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Most people may imagine research scientists hunkered down in a laboratory, working endless hours. At Stony Brook University’s Garcia Summer Scholars Program, however, where Lawrence High School students Lee Blackburn and Arthur Chen spent two months before beginning their senior year, nonstop study is not part of the itinerary.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/13/16
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Competition on the ball field is quickly being replaced by competition in the science lab as middle school students are becoming more involved with engineering and designing functioning machines …
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By Steve Smirti
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12/15/15
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Thomas Kraft, 22, of Port Washington, was killed as his motorcycle collided with a sport utility (SUV) vehicle at 5:37 p.m. in Atlantic Beach on Monday, police said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/8/15
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Harold Blond borrowed $5,000 in 1999 to establish the Lawrence-based Israel Children’s Cancer Foundation and from that humble beginning created an organization that has collected $5 million in donations this year to help children in Israel who are battling an array of cancers.
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By Vanessa Parker
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11/25/15
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David Herman, a senior at the Davis Renov Stahler (DRS) Yeshiva High School in Woodmere, was named a regional finalist in the prestigious Siemens (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Competition for 2015 on Monday. The first one in DRS’s history.
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By Jeff Bessen and Yitzchak Carroll
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10/21/15
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September 11, 2015 marks the 14th anniversary when the terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and drove two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and drove another into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001.
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By Vanessa Parker
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9/11/15
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“Ready to tack?” I asked the fledgling sailors on my boat, unsure whether I was even ready. This was my first time sailing, and I had to tack the boat, which is a basic maneuver to turn the bow, or the boat’s front, into the wind.
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By Taylor Zambrano
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8/19/15
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The Washington Avenue Long Island Rail Road crossing in Cedarhurst will be closed to vehicular traffic on Saturday due to repair work.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/5/15
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A retired teacher who is known for her organizational skills, being ready with needed information and who established three community service oriented programs during her presidency of the Lawrence-based National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section will receive the prestigious Hannah G. Solomon Award at the organization’s Founder’s Day luncheon at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor on Tuesday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/3/15
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Kate Murray, the Town of Hempstead’s supervisor for 12 years, is giving up the relative safety of her post for a run at higher office: Nassau County district attorney.
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By Brian Racow
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5/6/15
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