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Taylor Yon, 16, top, survived the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. She and fellow survivor Zoe Gordon, 15, bottom, came to Stony Brook University recently for the Robert W. Greene Summer Institute for High School Journalists. Both are on the staff of their student newspaper, The Eagle Eye.

Inside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High shooting

Part seven in an ongoing series.Sixteen-year-old Taylor Yon found comfort in Pine Trails Park, virtually in the center of Parkland, Fla. There, she and her friends wandered its sidewalks, past its … more

By Scott Brinton | 8/2/18

The Long Island Association, in conjunction with Stony Brook University's Advanced Energy Research Center, the Gershow Recycling Corporation and Deepwater Wind, hosted a tour last Wednesday of the wind farm recently constructed three miles off the Block Island coastline. At center, in yellow, was LIA Board of Directors member Katherine Heaviside.

The future is blowing in the wind

New York officials say they hope to generate half of the state’s power from renewable sources by 2030. To meet this goal, officials are looking to the recently constructed Block Island offshore wind farm as a model for how renewable energy can power whole communities. more

By Tyler Marko | 10/10/17

The Art Academy of Long Island opens on Merrick Avenue

At first glance, The Art Academy of Long Island, on Merrick Avenue in downtown Merrick, appears dark, even cavern-like. The ceiling and floor are black, the walls are charcoal gray, and the lighting is muted. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/31/16

Shannon Duncan, who graduated last year from Seaford High School, has continued her lacrosse career for the Pace University setters.

Former Lady Vikings continue lax careers

Coming from a high school where many students go on to play college sports, Shannon Duncan and Emma Schait know they are still representing Seaford even as their suit up at the next level. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/20/16

Views on computer art

The study and history of computer art is as intellectually stimulating as it is mind-boggling. It serves as both the natural progression of man’s intimacy with nature’s forces to some, … more

By Ayyan Zubair | 2/3/16

Third graders at Bowling Green Elementary School are sending their love to sick children this Valentine’s Day.

Sending a zoo of love

This Valentine’s Day, Bowling Green Elementary School third graders are sending what they called a zoo of love to children staying at Stony Brook University Hospital. East Meadow School … more

By Julie Mansmann | 2/1/16

Views on columnist Charles Blow

There are few works that hit you at your core, at the very essence of your being. There are few places that elicit raw emotion, and they are never where you expect them to be. It is with surprise … more

By Ayyan Zubair | 1/29/16

Views from the Six

Hi, my name’s Ayyan. I’m an 18-year-old recent graduate of East Meadow High School and your average American teenager. My Sundays are devoted to watching football. My music library is … more

By Ayyan Zubair | 1/7/16

Chimps face N.Y. court test of 'personhood'

Chimpanzee stories invite cheap shots, jokes and memories of J. Fredd Muggs (a regular on “The Today Show”), but the true story of these primates in modern times . . . more

6/11/15

Alexis Vandergoot, a Kennedy High School science teacher, received a commendation from the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. Joining her at the BMCHSD Board of Education’s February meeting were Superintendent John DeTommaso, Science Department Chairman Robert Soel, Trustee Susan Schwartz and Kennedy Principal Lorraine Poppe.

Kennedy teacher makes the grade

Alexis Vandergoot, a teacher of chemistry, the living environment, anatomy and marine biology at Kennedy High School, recently passed though the rigorous application process for the state’s “Master Teacher” program. She is one of 70 teachers on Long Island to make the grade since the program began in 2013. more

2/26/15

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