The Freeport School District has secured over $11 million in grants this year for a variety of enrichment and recreational programs as well as support services for students and teachers. Gerard …
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Laura Schofer lschofer@liherald.com
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1/29/15
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As the snow falls and the wind speeds pick up the pace, local hospitals will continue with their routine, along with preparation for the possibility that more patients than usual could be brought in from the storm.
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By Vanessa Parker
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1/27/15
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School closings
Baldwin: All schools closed Tuesday
Bellmore schools: Schools closed on Tuesday
East Meadow: Evening classes cancelled Monday
No announcement yet for …
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1/26/15
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The saying “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it” has been attributed to Mark Twain. You can add to that thought that everybody talks about public education but nobody does anything about it.
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1/22/15
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School-aged children can use someone to talk to. Someone they can share their thoughts, goals and fears with who genuinely cares and wants what’s best for them.
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1/15/15
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I couldn’t have been the only one who loved Nassau County’s ill-fated school-zone speed cameras.
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1/8/15
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As we ring in the New Year, let’s reflect on the important issues and challenges our state and county faced in 2014. I believe 2015 will be a good year . . .
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12/24/14
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When the new school-zone speed cameras program was implemented, it was estimated that it would bring in $30 million. County Executive Ed Mangano wanted it . . .
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12/18/14
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Nassau County lawmakers will propose legislation calling for the removal of school speed zone cameras, Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves said, days after County Executive Ed Mangano drastically shortened the hours in which the cameras are in effect
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By David Weingrad
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12/10/14
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Lerthon Theuma is one of 15 players on the Hofstra men’s soccer team who was born outside the United States, but Theuma is the only one of them who can say he went to high school in this country. The Franklin Square resident moved here from Malta when he was 12 and spent his teenage formative years adjusting to American cultural norms, both on and off the soccer field.
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By Nathan Weiser
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12/1/14
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