Working with the Lynbrook PTA, Lynbrook resident Shari Cohen makes a positive difference in the lives of children in Hewlett Harbor. more

About a year ago, eight-year-old Spencer Chrein, a third-grader at Marion Street School in the Lynbrook School District, read an article in the Herald featuring two girls who had just donated their hair to the Locks for Love Foundation. more

Lawrence slams Plainedge; Lynbrook edges Hewlett. Read about both games here now. more

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District athletic director, recently resigned his post as coordinator of the Nassau County Boys' Basketball Committee because, he said, the Section VIII Athletic Council rejected a proposal of his to fine-tune the seeding process that ultimately determines teams' playing schedules. In 2006, Lerner was the architect of an ability-grouping system that determined a team's conference by its record. Previously, teams were assigned to conferences without much regard to their records. Rather, officials used what they called the "snake," in which teams were seeded and then laid out on a grid that wound back and forth in serpentine fashion. more

Even though the weather was a bit nippy, people were feeling warm all over at Centre Avenue Elementary School last Friday as the students and staff, as well as school, local and state officials celebrated Centre Avenue as being honored with the distinction of being a “Blue Ribbon School,” a national award. more

Since she was 12, Jalisa Barnes had the drive and focus to be an excellent volleyball player — and now, the senior outside hitter for the East Rockaway Lady Rocks will take her game to the next level. more

Regent Roger Tilles paid a visit to the East Rockaway schools recently. more

Students at Lynbrook’s Waverly Park School received a first-hand lesson in the workings of the democratic process when they participated in Student Council elections, which were timed to coincide with the general elections. more

Concerned parents in the Lynbrook School District think there’s something that’s not spreading fast enough in their schools: information about students who may be out sick with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu. more

Oceanside resident Lisa Roth Klein will be at Chapter One Books, 3185 Long Beach Road in Oceanside, on Nov. 21 at 1:30 p.m. to sign copies of her children's book, "The Magical Journey." more