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On clear summer evenings, I sit on the lawn of William L. Buck Elementary School in Valley Stream — a five-minute walk from my house — with a telescope I was given four years ago at my bat mitzvah. more

By Ilana Greenberg | 9/21/23

Liberty Water officials joined with Malverne High School graduate Emma Keller, fifth from left, at a ceremony in West Point.

High school seniors awarded scholarships

Liberty New York Water, in partnership with the New York chapter of the National Association of Water Companies, awarded nine scholarships to high achieving high school seniors pursuing a college … more

7/7/23

Sean Krivitsky, a Lynbrook High School student, was declared a semifinalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search.

Lynbrook senior named Regeneron Scholar

Lynbrook High School senior, Sean Krivitsky, has been named a Scholar in the 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest science and math competition. more

By Ben Fiebert | 1/20/23

Our kids can’t do the math

When I was in high school in the Bronx in the 1960s, they didn’t let us use calculators on tests. They hadn’t invented them yet. more

By Alan Singer | 11/10/22

We bumped a meteor off course, so is the danger over?

One of the most popular movies about the apocalyptic notion of a giant meteor striking Earth and destroying civilization was “Deep Impact,” a 1998 disaster film . . . more

By James Bernstein | 10/20/22

Hurricane Ian is another sign of things to come

Hurricanes are the world’s costliest natural disasters, and they’re intensifying because of climate change. Eighty-five percent of all hurricane damage . . . more

By Alan Singer | 10/13/22

Want to ensure democracy? Invest in education.

Summers are for beaches, barbecues and outdoor concerts. But for Faye, every day of her summers during her college years was spent inside a hot factory . . . more

9/1/22

Even Peter Benchley knew that ‘Jaws’ got it wrong

With all the media hype about sharks these days, our thoughts went to the late Peter Benchley, who wrote many books during his life, but who will be best remembered for . . . more

By James Bernstein | 7/21/22

Ways to skirt the right-wing Supreme Court agenda

The right-wing majority on the Supreme Court has now issued decisions overturning abortion rights, weakening the wall of separation between church and state . . . more

By Alan Singer | 7/14/22

Don’t let shark mania ruin your summer

There are few sounds that can paint a more vivid picture than the ominous and simple theme created by composer John Williams for the 1975 film “Jaws.” more

7/14/22

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