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Shannon Welcome, 17, will join the Central Connecticut State College in New Britain, Conn. swim team.

Early college decisions announced by athletes

Five Freeport High School seniors signed their national letters of intent earlier this month to continue playing sports in college. A National Letter of Intent is a letter a student athlete submits … more

By Nadya Nataly | 1/31/19

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Although fake news is a big issue for today’s media, particularly in the aftermath of the presidential campaign, it has been a problem in the journalism world for more than 100 years. “There are records of fake news going back as far as Lincoln that were used to [try to] derail his election,” said Dr. Cliff Jernigan, an associate professor and chairman of Hofstra University’s Department of Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 12/7/16

Towanda Glover, left, and her two children paid a visit to Melissa Monteleone while she was working at the Ford dealership in Hempstead last week.

A tragic W.H. fire brings help and friendship

Several weeks after a fire on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead burned her apartment and belongings, Towanda Glover was working at her cashier job at Kings supermarket in Garden City, one of the three jobs she does to make ends meet. Melissa Monteleone, a West Hempstead resident and a student at SUNY Old Westbury, approached her register to make a purchase. “We got to talking and she mentioned her situation,” said Monteleone. “I didn’t know what to do. I was shaken and speechless,” she said. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 2/3/16

Yuvraj Singh, center, of Valley Stream, was awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence by SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, left, and SUNY Old Westbury Provost Patrick O’Sullivan.

Valley Streamer receives top SUNY honor

A Valley Stream resident received the State University of New York’s highest honor for students after graduating earlier this year. Yuvraj Singh, a graduate of SUNY Old Westbury, was honored … more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 7/29/15

Tim Ingram, a 2011 W.T. Clarke graduate, was selected 928th overall by the Tampa Bay Rays last week.

Clarke alum drafted by Tampa Bay Rays

Of the 1,200-plus athletes drafted in last week’s Major League Baseball 2015 Draft, East Meadow and Salisbury residents may recognize a familiar name — Tim Ingram, a 2011 W.T. Clarke High School graduate who was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 31st round, with the 928th pick. more

By David Weingrad | 6/17/15

Malvernite Ben Mevorach is director of news and programming for 1010 WINS.

At 1010 WINS, it’s all Ben, all the time

Ben Mevorach, 54, has been residing in Malverne for the past 25 years, yet still manages to keep a low profile despite his position as director of news and programming for 1010 WINS, the most listened to all news radio station in the United States. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 2/18/15

Tyler Levine, a former pitcher at East Meadow High School and SUNY-Old Westbury, appeared in four professional games for the Brownsville Charros this summer.

A long journey to the pros

October 5, 2011 is a date East Meadow High School graduate Tyler Levine will never forget. Levine, who is now 21, was coming off his freshman season pitching for SUNY Old Westbury, and had been named the Skyline Conference Rookie of the Year, posting a 4-1 record with a 3.12 earned run average for the Panthers. more

Marky Billson | 8/27/14

Old Westbury men's basketball coach Bernard Tomlin, who starred as a player at Malverne High School, recently joined the 300-win club.

Coaching milestone for Malverne's Tomlin

Catching up with Bernard Tomlin is easier these days than it used to be. The former Malverne High School star and NBA draft pick just completed his most successful season in a college basketball coaching career that’s spanned four decades and four states, guiding the SUNY-Old Westbury men’s team to 22 victories. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 2/26/13

Franklin Square resident Lenore Walsh took over as the athletic director at SUNY College at Old Westbury.

SUNY Old Westbury names local as new A.D.

When Lenore Walsh was a senior marketing major at Providence College, the Long Island native assumed she would return to the New York area and work at a marketing firm in Manhattan. That all … more

By Deirdre Krasula | 8/1/12

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Community Parent Center and Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg hosted a panel discussion on the college athletic recruitment process on Thursday. Above, the panel included, from left, Seth Tierney, head men’s lacrosse coach at Hofstra University; Danny Longo, head men’s and women’s soccer coach at Molloy College; Susan Cassidy-Lyke, the Molloy athletic director; Craig Papach, athletic coordinator at Kennedy High School; and Rod Stephan, head baseball coach at SUNY Old Westbury.

L.I. college coaches offer words of wisdom on getting recruited

To the many sports parents who dream of sending their star athletes to college on full athletic scholarships, think again, says Seth Tierney, head men’s lacrosse coach at Hofstra University in Hempstead. more

Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 1/28/12