Those who know Nina DiFranco say that the Mepham High School senior isn’t one to back down from a challenge.
DiFranco, 18, spent seven weeks in the Michigan State University High School Honors Science Program last summer. She worked for 40 hours a week with professors and doctoral candidates, evaluating a new water-filtration technology designed to remove viruses from water using a “photocatalytic membrane reactor.”
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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4/26/12
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A plan to build a liquefied natural gas terminal off the coast of Long Beach has been scrapped, amid an outcry by numerous environmental groups and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who criticized the …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/24/12
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Workin' at the Valley Stream Dog Park
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A pair of Boy Scouts from Troop 369 worked on their community service projects on April 14 at the new Valley Stream Dog Park, set to open the first weekend in May.
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4/19/12
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A plan to build a liquefied natural gas terminal off the coast of Long Beach has been submitted to the U.S. Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard for review, and local environmentalists …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/18/12
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Unlike many other countries, the people are sovereign in America. The government’s elected leaders and institutional bureaucracy are employed by the people — and paid by the people — to do the people’s work.
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3/22/12
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For fifth graders at Island Park Lincoln Orens Middle School, the dream of joining the circus became a reality as they had the opportunity to experience life as a circus performer when they …
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2/22/12
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The Confide Counseling and Consultation Center is expanding both its facilities and its services, opening a new inter-generational treatment track for veterans and their families
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Judy Rattner
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2/1/12
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By the end of the week, all Gunther Elementary School students will know what school they will attend next September. Though the students will no longer spend their days learning and bonding at Gunther, their legacy will be a permanent one left on the school. That was the hope that Principal Marie Testa had when the school developed the idea to literally mark the building’s walls with a lasting memory.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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1/18/12
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The Central High School District Board of Education is planning to include about $300,000 worth of capital projects in next year’s budget. Board members got a look at the need for these improvements during the annual facilities tour last Saturday morning.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/11/12
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After 12 years in scouting, Sam Catalano has reached the top. The Boy Scout from Malverne and Valley Stream North High School senior earned his Eagle rank at a Court of Honor ceremony on Dec. …
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/14/11
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