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Post 342 members getting everything in place for the Memorial Day parade included, from left, Barry Griggs, Harold Murray, Marie Houanche and Coy Richardson.

Participants and spectators always appreciate Freeport’s yearly Memorial Day Parade. But the deepest meaning of the parade is found in the modest headquarters of American Legion William Clinton Story Post 342 on South Ocean Avenue. more

By Reine Bethany | 5/26/22

World War II veteran Herb Rosenberg will serve as the grand marshal of the village’s Memorial Day Parade on Monday. At right, Rosenberg with American Legion Post 303 Commander Frank Colon during Rosenberg’s 100th birthday celebration in November.

World War II veteran to serve as grand marshal of Rockville Centre's Memorial Day Parade

Herb Rosenberg can still vividly remember being a prisoner of war in Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II. more

By Mike Smollins | 5/26/22

Must a girl in STEM be a ‘girl in STEM’?

Every weekday at 10:06 a.m., I walk into my high school engineering class and take a seat among my peers. I spend the period learning the same material as my classmates . . . more

By Ilana Greenberg | 5/19/22

Organist Peter Richard Conte will perform a concert free to the public at Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre.

Organist Peter Conte to perform in concert

Acclaimed organist Peter Richard Conte will perform a recital on May 13 at St Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre. Doors will be open at 7:30 p.m. and the event is free to the public. Suggested … more

By Juan Lasso | 5/12/22

The Legislature is focused on helping veterans

Recently I joined the Nassau County Legislature’s majority caucus, veterans groups and County Executive Bruce Blakeman to announce the creation of a program to provide grants of up to $10,000 to every eligible veterans hall in the county. more

By Bill Gaylor | 4/14/22

Barnum Woods is one of the five elementary schools in the East Meadow district that will have integrated co-teaching in every grade starting next school year.

East Meadow School District to expand integrated co-teaching

The East Meadow School District is expected to expand its integrated co-teaching program to the elementary level next year, administrators announced during a budget presentation at the Board of … more

By Mallory Wilson | 4/7/22

The board of the Asian American Institute for Research and Engagement includes, from left, Laura Curran, Dr. Ijaz Ahmad, Farrah Mozawalla, Cherry Huang, Dawei Zhou and Dr. Sadia Chaudhury.

Focusing on hate crimes

Anti-Asian sentiment has grown since the coronavirus outbreak. According to the Pew Research Center, one-third of Asian Americans fear threats, physical attacks or other violence against them. Since … more

By Letisha Dass | 3/31/22

John Datre and his daughter, Gabrielle Alexander, celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by friends and family on Saturday.

For WWII vet, 100 felt like 50

John Datre, a World War II veteran who turned 100 on Saturday, enjoyed two celebrations last weekend. One of them became quite the community affair. “I feel as though I’m 50,” … more

By Mallory Wilson | 3/31/22

We need to memorialize this pandemic

As the sun sails northward and we stand in the doorway known as spring, between a stark winter and a hopeful-looking summer, there is a passion to embrace life again . . . more

3/24/22

Sunshine Week is all about open government

Journalists celebrate James Madison’s birthday — March 16 — as part of “Sunshine Week,” a national initiative created by the American Society of News Editors to educate all of us about the importance of open government. more

3/10/22

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