On Sunday morning, at about 6 a.m., the temperature was around 30 degrees, it was cloudy and there was a soft drizzle. I hopped in my car to make the short drive to Crossroads Farm in Malverne . . .
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By Nakeem Grant
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2/7/20
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New York saw a spike in hate crimes directed at the Jewish community toward the end of 2019 — during Hanukkah, of all times. It was particularly disturbing . . .
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1/2/20
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Part four in a series.
More than 50 years ago, racial tensions in the Malverne School District peaked. Prejudice divided the local community as hostilities mounted. Today, however, the district is …
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By Nakeem Grant and Robert Traverso
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11/14/19
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Parents at Maurice W. Downing Primary School and Davison Avenue Intermediate School in Malverne have been displeased with bus service in the opening days of the new school year, because many students …
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By Nakeem Grant
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9/26/19
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When Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead opened as the Mary Louis Academy Annex in 1949, the school had 58 students. Seventy years later, the all-girls school has a student body of more than 850. While …
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By Nakeem Grant
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9/20/19
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Malverne High School alumnus David Coonan had the idea of directing an alumni musical for about four or five years, but on Aug. 10, his vision will finally come to life. Malverne’s alumni will …
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By Nakeem Grant
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8/1/19
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Families gathered around tables adorned with green and yellow balloons at the Lynbrook High School cafeteria last Friday for the Excellence in Education Foundation Inc.’s inaugural Grant Recipient …
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By Melissa Koenig
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6/6/19
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Former Malverne High School varsity football coach and special education teacher Dr. Ken Leistner spent most of his life making others the best they could be. When Leistner spoke to the Herald in the …
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By Nakeem Grant
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4/18/19
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Roughly 50 residents filled East Rockaway High School’s gymnasium for the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery’s open-house presentation on Dec. 12, at which GOSR representatives shared details …
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By Nakeem Grant
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12/20/18
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Lynbrook Village Clerk John Giordano announced at the board of trustees meeting on June 4 that the village once again applied for a $10 million New York state downtown revitalization grant.
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By Melissa Koenig
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6/21/18
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