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Glen Cove High School students walked out of their building to honor the lives lost in the Parkland Florida shooting a month ago. The walkout appears to mark a change of plans, as the district had repeatedly stated that a walkout posed a security risk.

Glen Cove students remember Parkland shooting victims, walk out after plans to stay in

As expected, hundreds of students from across Nassau County took part in Wednesday’s planned National School Walkout to remember the 17 victims of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School a month ago and to call for stricter gun controls, according to student activists and educators. more

By Scott Brinton, Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 3/14/18

North Shore High School students flooded the outer perimeter of the school today to participate in the National School Walkout event.

North Shore students remember Parkland shooting victims, walk out to protest gun violence

As expected, hundreds of students from across Nassau County took part in Wednesday’s planned National School Walkout to remember the 17 victims of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School a month ago and to call for stricter gun controls, according to student activists and educators. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/14/18

Wantagh High School students expressed their solidarity with the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during Wednesday's walkout. The event was part of a national walkout that took place at 10 a.m.

Nassau students remember Parkland shooting victims, walk out to protest gun violence

As expected, hundreds of students from across Nassau County took part in Wednesday’s planned National School Walkout to remember the 17 victims of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School a month ago and to call for stricter gun controls, according to student activists and educators. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/13/18

A vigil at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after the shooting on Feb. 14 in which 17 people died.

Long Beach native: Parkland students call for change

Former Long Beach resident Neil Vogel and his wife, Jill, moved to Parkland, Fla., shortly after Hurricane Sandy, and also survived the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma in southern Florida last … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/8/18

The Lynbrook Student Government Association organized the annual Human Relations Day event on Feb. 15.

Human Relations Day brings Lynbrook students together

Lynbrook senior class president Dustin Mandell said Feb. 15 turned out to be the perfect time for the Student Government Association to host the annual Human Relations Day event. In the aftermath of the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Fla. the day before, he noted it was a good time to unite students and talk about important issues. more

By Mike Smollins | 3/1/18

Paul Lynch, left, Lynbrook’s assistant superintendent of finance, operations and information systems, presented the district’s smart bond proposal in December 2016. Superintendent Dr. Melissa Burak, second from left, wrote a letter to the State Education Department last month after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., because the nearly $893,000 plan — which focuses on school safety initiatives — has yet to be approved.

Lynbrook school officials awaiting funds for safety initiatives

With educators across the country evaluating safety procedures after the recent mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., Lynbrook School District officials sent a letter to the State Education Department seeking to expedite hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding that the district should have been awarded last spring for security initiatives — but was not. more

By Mike Smollins | 3/1/18

It will take us all working together to defeat MS-13

There is a frightening image of the typical MS-13 member that many Long Islanders carry with them — that of a shirtless, muscled, tattooed, sneering . . . more

11/9/17

Much of Oceansider Nancy Rodriguez’s garden was destroyed when hurricane Irma swept through Florida. Her house remained intact and her family safe.

Floridians from Oceanside cope with Irma’s aftermath

Oceansider Nancy Rodriguez moved to Florida 13 years ago. She was walking her dog one last time through her current neighborhood of Boynton Beach on Sept. 9, the day before Hurricane Irma began … more

By Peter Belfiore | 9/26/17

Protect the wetlands, our only defense in a hurricane

In short order over the last three weeks, two Category 4 hurricanes — Harvey and Irma — slammed into the U.S., wreaking havoc in Texas and Florida. At press time, what was left of Irma was pushing north from Florida. The destruction has been massive. more

9/14/17

Hurricane Irma reached Florida on Sunday and flooded many areas, including the Miami Shores condominium complex where Evan Sobel, a friend of former East Rockaway resident Tina Ohman, lives.

Former Lynbrook, E.R. residents endure Hurricane Irma

Former East Rockaway and Lynbrook residents braced for and got through Hurricane Irma in Florida. “If you have family down here, open your doors and open your hearts,” said Lorey Tinti, who lived in Lynbrook for more than two decades before moving to the Tampa area. more

By Mike Smollins and Melissa Koenig | 9/13/17