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U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos has yet to directly respond to questions about his claimed work and education history, as well as where hundreds of thousands of dollars he loaned his campaign originated from. Now he's facing additional questions about whether his claims his grandparents escaped the Holocaust are true.

Santos claims grandparents were Holocaust survivors challenged

George Santos faces growing scrutiny over where he has worked, where he went to school, and where his seemingly sudden wealth has come from. But now the U.S. Representative-elect is being questioned about something much different: Is he a descendant of Holocaust survivors? more

By Michael Hinman | 12/22/22

Joseph DiSalvo, right, created a film to honor his former professor, Bob Gurland, after he made a great impact on his life as a student at New York University.

'Bronx Socrates' documentary an ode to Rockville Centre native's professor

Joseph DiSalvo was taking a sample philosophy class at New York University in 1990 when he first met Professor Bob Gurland and felt immediately welcomed by his outer-borough Bronx accent. DiSalvo, a Rockville Centre native, recalled that he looked over and told his parents, “I am going to this school.” Thirty years later, DiSalvo is still close friends with his mentor and made a documentary “Bronx Socrates” in honor of his retirement after 65 years of teaching. more

By Lilly Mullaney | 6/9/22

Brooke Williams, left, and her brother, Jack, second from right, were honored at the Cancer Center for Kids at New York University Winthrop Hospital’s Black and White Ball. They were joined by their parents, Donna-Marie Korth-Williams and Ken Williams, and Dr. Mark Weinblatt, far right, chief of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at NYU Winthrop Hospital and the director of the Cancer Center for Kids.

Rockville Centre siblings honored for service to children with cancer

Siblings Jack and Brooke Williams, of Rockville Centre, were named youth award recipients during the Black and White Ball in Garden City on April 12, an annual fundraiser hosted by the Cancer Center for Kids at New York University Winthrop Hospital. more

5/8/19

During the 2017 Memorial Day ceremony in the Freeport High School auditorium, Franco Ramirez, center, stood alongside Navy Junior ROTC commrades, Jonhansen Morales, left and Erick Rivera, right. Ramirez is the executive officer and the second in command for the entire unit at the school.

Full ride to NYU to study engineering

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By Maya Brown | 5/24/18

Alex lipton, center, with his parents Wayne and Karen Lipton at the Beacon Theatre in New York City after the New York University Law School graduation.

Congratulations to NYU Law School graduate

Alex B. Lipton, son of Karen and Wayne Lipton, graduated from New York University Law School on May 19, earning his J.D. A 2007 graduate of South Side High School, he earned his B.A. from Harvard … more

6/1/16

Louis Frontario will be the new assistant superintendent for business in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District.

Frontario succeeds Weber as business head

Louis Frontario will succeed the retiring Dr. Peter Weber as assistant superintendent for business in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District as of July 1, the beginning of the new school year. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/1/16

Linda Scherzer, the director of the Write On for Israel program, will be one of the panelists discussing anti-Semitism at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre on April 13.

Battling anti-Semitic rhetoric

A rise in anti-Semitism on college campuses, fueled by a hatred of Israel and its policies toward Palestinians, has propelled groups such as the National Council of Jewish Women to offer college-bound students the facts they need to respond to what is perceived as misinformation about the Jewish state. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/6/16

Kim Wyant, of East Meadow, is the only woman serving as head coach of an NCAA men’s soccer team.

Kicking down boundaries

Kim Wyant, a 51-year-old East Meadowite, has achieved a lot of firsts in the world of soccer. Wyant, who became head coach of the New York University Violets this fall, is the only woman who leads … more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/11/15

Len Kirsch was instrumental in the creation of the North Merrick Public Library in 1964 and received its first library card. He lived in the Merricks and worked in public relations for decades. At right, his wife, Ruth.

Len Kirsch, library founder, dies at 88

Longtime Merrick resident Len Kirsch, whose intellectual curiosity, public messaging savvy and can-do attitude made him the ideal person to head the citizens’ committee that advocated for the North Merrick Public Library’s founding in the mid-1960s, died last month after a lengthy illness. He was 88. more

By Brian Racow | 3/25/15

Calhoun researcher to be published

Calhoun High School senior Nicholas Moehringer of Merrick, 17, has been selected to have his research into sideline concussion tests for athletes published in an upcoming edition of the Journal of Euro-Ophthalmology. more

3/5/15

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