Saint Peter’s University’s historic run in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament has been described as impossible and improbable. But for Kevin Coyle, a Rockville Centre resident and the team’s director of player personnel and video coordinator, the Peacocks’ success wasn’t as big a shock as it was to the rest of the country. more

Rockville Centre native Crystal Dunn, a World Cup champion in 2019, was named the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football Women’s Player of the Year. more

Interim Superintendent Robert Bartels said at the March 24 Board of Education meeting that officials hope to make some additions to the curriculum in the 2022-23 school budget. more

Over his 50-year career in the Rockville Centre School District, Russell Reid touched the lives of an estimated 10,000 students at South Side middle and high schools. Reid, who died on March 15 at age 73, after a second battle with cancer, became a much-admired fixture in the community. He is remembered by many for his years of teaching English; coaching golf, basketball and football; and producing the high school’s theater programs. more

“All means all.” These were the words that Dr. William H. Johnson emphasized at every opportunity. In his 34 years as superintendent of the Rockville Centre School District, Johnson’s innovative leadership transformed the school district’s learning environment by creating equal opportunities for all students. more

After three nights of competition in the South Side High School gym, the girls of the Red and Blue teams gathered anxiously at mid court last Saturday for the announcement of the results in each category in the 106th Red & Blue competition. Carol Roseto, the Rockville Centre School District’s director of physical activity, announced the points awarded for costumes, skits, props and more, and with the score 48-42 in favor of Blue, it all came down to sportsmanship. When Roseto announced that each team had received 5 points in that category, giving the Blue team a 53-47 victory, the Blue side of the gym exploded in jubilation for the third straight year. Unlike last year, when pandemic restrictions were in place, the competitors were joined by a crowd of parents. more

Gov. Kathy Hochul an-nounced on Sunday that the state directive requiring children in schools and child care facilities to wear masks would end on Wednesday. more

For the second time in as many playoff games, South Side made an early statement and never looked back in a convincing victory. The fifth-seeded Cyclones scored the first 10 points of … more

ockville Centre native and South Side High School alumna Amy Schumer will co-host the 94th annual Academy Awards on March 27. more

Down at least one starter all season and two starters for a portion, South Side persevered a roller coaster ride and enters the Nassau Class A girls’ basketball playoffs on the upswing.The … more