“Per nuovi inizi” means “to new beginnings” in Italian and that is exactly what Antonietta Capozzolo-Pizzirusso plans to do after fully retiring as owner and manager of Capri Gift Shop in Seaford. more

For just the second time in program history, an East Rockaway boys’ basketball player has reached the 1,000-point plateau. Danny Fusco hit the mark when he buried a free throw with just :09 remaining in a 58-51 victory over Carle Place at the Rock Palace on Jan. 6. The senior guard finished the Conference ABC matchup with 29 points to lead all scorers. more

Seaford High School administrators invite eighth-grade students and their parents or guardians to an information meeting on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. more

Long Beach firefighters and police rushed to the scene of an early morning house fire on Tuesday that damaged two homes on West Fulton Street. The fire was reported at 2:17 a.m., according to … more

They may not be billionaires, but a number of lottery players on Long Island won big in the record-breaking Jan. 9 Powerball jackpot, with 10 winning tickets ranging from $50,000 to $1 million, … more

State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky visited Long Beach High School on Jan. 8 and announced that he secured $50,000 in state funding to kick-start the One-to-One Chromebook Initiative, which will provide … more

Following a nearly two month-long search and a $5,000 Crime Stoppers reward, Long Beach police arrested the man suspected of attacking an employee at a local Dunkin’ Donuts last November.Police … more

A teacher’s aide at a special-needs school in Seaford has been arrested on child endangerment charges after police say she reportedly caused injuries to a student. more

Mepham High School senior Erin Gilroy had completed all the science and math credits she needed to graduate by the end of 11th grade. Then she doubled up on English and social studies classes this fall. That enabled her to graduate from Mepham six months early — and get a big head start on her soccer training at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. more

Kennedy High School junior Claire Kelly spent three weeks last summer at the University of Chicago, delving deep into the human brain, examining the connection between impulsivity and drug addiction. Senior Rachel Mashal, the class of 2016 salutatorian, put fruit flies on a restricted diet to determine whether lower food intake would ward off drug addiction — specifically caffeine addiction — while also extending life. (As it turn out, it did both.) And senior Alexis Tillman hung out on lonely street corners (with either her mom or dad nearby) for weeks, filming homeless panhandlers to determine what, precisely, might persuade charitable passersby to give them loose change or even a dollar or two. more