The 80th anniversary of Valley Stream Central High School is coming up and to celebrate, Central’s Alumni Association is hosting an alumni dinner on Oct. 3 at the Coral House in Baldwin. more

It’s impossible to imagine funnyman Jim Breuer without the image of Saturday Night Live’s Goat Boy coming to mind. Breuer starred as the annoying bleeter from 1995 through 1998, during which time he also gave himself a name when he impersonated Joe Pesci opposite Colin Farrell’s Robert DeNiro. more

Central Synagogue Rosh HaShanah Friday Evening, Sept. 18 8:30 p.m. - Sanctuary Saturday Morning, Sept. 19 First Service - 9 a.m. Second Service - 12:30 p.m. Children’s Service … more

We are so preoccupied with record-keeping that even at this most auspicious season of the year, we often forget to record what is ultimately important. We often neglect that which brings real … more

An ad hoc group of students and high school parents converged on the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education meeting Sept. 2 to call on district officials to reconsider their 2007 stance against synthetic-turf football fields at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. Roughly 250 parents and their children attended, with young people donning Merrick Police Activity League, Merrick-North Merrick Little League, Bellmore Braves and Calhoun football jerseys. In response to recent calls for artificial turf, Board of Education President Diane Seaman announced at the meeting that the district was forming a committee to explore ways to improve the high schools' football fields. She noted that the committee would look not only at synthetic turf, but also at ways to upgrade maintenance of the current grass fields. more