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In an effort to combat plagiarism in schools and help students to become better writers, the Oceanside School District is going to start using an unlikely resource—the Internet. Starting this … more

Alex Costello | 9/8/10

Gearing up for a new school year in Oceanside and Island Park

It’s the time of year that nearly every child hates — back to school season. And though kids may be dreading shopping for supplies, schools are already geared for the new year, and have made a … more

Alex Costello | 9/1/10

Oceanside gives parents more control

Gone are the days where students could skip class and rush home to erase the automated message sent by the school district off of the answering machine. Set to launch in September, the Oceanside … more

JUSTIN SACHS | 8/11/10

The good, bad and ugly of a property-tax cap

Gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, the current Democratic state attorney general, recently swung by the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick to tout a 2 percent property-tax cap for all municipalities and school districts in New York. more

8/5/10

One of the four absentee ballots in which Richard Schurin’s name was crossed out. All four ballots came from the same place, but it is impossible to tell when his name was crossed out.

Illegality doesn’t change Island Park election

At the Island Park Board of Education meeting June 30, Richard Schurin, who lost the district's school board election on May 18 to Richie Hayes by just 10 votes, presented the board with what … more

Alex Costello | 7/14/10

Nick DeSibio, center, received a send-off at his last meeting. Pictured with him, from left, are Trustee Steven Foster, Superintendent Rosmarie Bovino, Vice President Jo-Ellen Sarnelli, Trustee Barbara Speight, President Michael Hastava and Trustee Diana Caracciolo.

After 40 years, saying goodbye to the Island Park School District

After over four decades of service to the Island Park School District, Nick DeSibio, the district’s counsel, announced his decision to retire at the last Board of Education meeting on June 30. … more

Alex Costello | 7/14/10

Administrative changes coming to Oceanside School District

As Oceanside students are saying their last goodbyes to school for the year, Assistant Superintendent Ilene Brandon is saying goodbye to Oceanside for good. After 11 years in the district, … more

Alex Costello | 6/30/10

Calhoun Coach Joe Corea, second from right, led the Colts baseball team to its second Nassau County Class AA Championship in eight years. He is pictured during a recent playoff game against Carey High School.

'Gentleman Joe' does it again

Thirty-eight years after Joe Corea began his four-decade career as Calhoun High School's head baseball coach, he can still rattle off most of the names on his starting lineup from his very first year -–– 1972. more

Scott Brinton | 6/9/10

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is erecting a 9/11 memorial with ‘sacred remains’ from the World Trade Center. A group of Central District officials and students went to Hangar 17 at Kennedy Airport last week to inspect the rusted girder that will form the centerpiece of the monument. Above are, from left, Dan Christoffel, a retired Calhoun High School art teacher; Peter Gat, an art conservator with the Port Authority; John Scalisi, the Central District’s facilities director; Peter Miller, a Port Authority financial analyst; Dr. Henry Kiernan, the Central District superintendent; students Julie Schnaars and Patrick Lugauer; and John Boyle, a Central District English teacher.

Central District erecting memorial with girder from the WTC

A cold drizzle fell as the short, yellow school bus from the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District pulled up last Wednesday to Kennedy Airport's Hagar 17, the 80,000-square-foot storehouse for the remains of what once were the two tallest buildings in the world. more

Scott Brinton | 5/17/10

Heroin, a slave master that kills

Heroin addicts describe their first high as the ultimate escape, a 20-hour fix starting with a pleasure rush that races from the tip of the tongue throughout the body and steadily progresses toward hallucinations that transfix a user in a state of semiconscious euphoria. more

4/23/10

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