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A video tribute to East Rockaway's Mayor Ed Sieban

Sometimes, words are not enough. Even though words are my business, there are so many others who said it better about the life and passing of their -- and my -- beloved Mayor Ed Sieban. So instead, I put together a montage of photos and short videos of the mayor "in action." I hope you like it. more

Mary Malloy | 7/8/10 | 2 comments

Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School in Island Park last October.

Barnum Woods is ‘helping Hegarty’

After several months of fundraising, Barnum Woods Elementary School officials plan to donate $18,500 to the Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School in Island Park, which was devastated by last October’s Hurricane Sandy. The majority of the funds were raised by Barnum Woods students, who amassed more than $13,000 by selling chocolate bars last spring. more

By David Weingrad | 10/7/13

After the prom comes the dawn [Photo gallery]

Delirious Oceanside High School students, fresh from their prom and graduation, left Warehouse 5 in Island Park in the wee hours of the morning of June 29, carrying an odd assortment of things. … more

Alex Costello | 7/14/10

A lone seagull, nearly obscured by the snow, comes in for a landing in Oceanside Park.

A blanket of white [Photo gallery]

Oceanside and Island Park residents dug their way out of a mid-week snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of snow on some areas. Oceanside and Island Park schools closely monitored the weather … more

Annmarie Fertoli | 2/11/10

Hurricane Sandy was predicted to make landfall in New Jersey Monday into Tuesday, bringing hurricane-like conditions to the South Shore. As a consequence, South Shore school districts are canceling classes for Monday.

South Shore school districts canceling classes ahead of Hurricane Sandy

With Hurricane Sandy predicted to wreak havoc on Long Island Monday into Tuesday, school districts across the South Shore cancelled classes for Monday, Oct. 29. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/28/12

Sandy resource fair May 26

A Hurricane Sandy Storm Recovery Resource Fair will be held at Kennedy High School in Bellmore on Tuesday, May 26, from 5 to 9 p.m. more

5/13/15

Schools reeling from Sandy

Schools in Island Park and Oceanside are still struggling to open more than a week after Hurricane Sandy devastated the area. Most schools in Oceanside came out of the storm without significant … more

By Alex Costello | 11/12/12

High school students have been presenting philosophy for several years to the younger students.

High school students bring philosophy to kindergarten

Introducing big topics to young children, 10th-graders at Oceanside High School’s integrated program visited the kindergarten classes at School #6 to teach philosophy. The high school students … more

By Kepherd Daniel | 9/5/23

Gary Schall greets Facilities Director Chris Milano with an elbow bump at the ribbon-cutting.

A special kind of homecoming

“Homecoming” usually conjures images of colorful parade floats and hard-fought football games, but for the students, faculty and staff of East Rockaway and Lawrence high schools, the term has a more basic meaning: the return to their respective school buildings after months of repair following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. more

By Mary Malloy and Jeff Bessen | 4/24/13

Michael Levine, left, and Scott Sterenberg prepared to bring in the flag for School 8's Moving Up Ceremony on June 23, one of the many ceremonies that the Oceanside elementary schools held that day.

Moving on up [Photo gallery]

Before the students at Oceanside High School got ready to throw their caps high into the air at their graduation, kids in the district's elementary schools were already celebrating. On June 23, … more

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