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in honor of the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 14., East Rockaway High School Interim Principal Neil Lederer organized an assembly.

East Rockaway students recognize Parkland shooting victims

East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School students and staff participated in an assembly Wednesday in honor of the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. more

3/15/18

Aman Islam held up a sign at Central High School's walkout.

Valley Stream students walk out, memorialize Marjory Stoneman Douglas students

Students at all three Valley Stream high schools walked out of class on March 14 as part of the 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 control. more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/14/18

Student Government Association members read the names of the 17 victims of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. during a special ceremony at Lynbrook High School on Wednesday.

Lynbrook students remember Florida school shooting victims

For 17 minutes Wednesday morning, every student at Lynbrook High School stood in the gymnasium to remember the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/14/18

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky joined other Democratic senators, students, teachers and community members on March 3 at South Side High School in Rockville Centre to announce a proposed bill that would prohibit teachers from carrying guns in school.

Opposed to arming teachers

In the wake of last month’s school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that claimed 17 victims and spurred a range of proposals on how to curb gun violence, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky said on March 3 that … more

By Ben Strack and Bridget Downes | 3/8/18

Letter to the Editor: Lynbrook, East Rockaway

So many Americans agree on gunsTo the Editor:Sensible gun-control laws aren’t complicated. For example, take universal background checks. We have a Second Amendment, but we also have a Fourth … more

3/7/18

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky joined other Democratic senators, students, teachers and community members last Saturday to announce a proposed bill that would prohibit teachers from carrying guns in school.

Senate defeats Kaminsky's bill to prohibit arming teachers

In the wake of last month’s school shooting in Parkland, Fla. that killed 17 people and spurred a range of proposals on how to curb gun violence, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky said last Saturday that arming teachers with guns is not the solution. more

By Ben Strack | 3/7/18

Claudia Borecky and the South Shore Women’s Caucus discussed how they could address gun violence.

South Shore Women's Caucus mulls gun violence solutions

The South Shore Women’s Caucus held a moment of silence for the 17 children killed in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., at the beginning of their Feb. 21 meeting at the Merrick Golf Club Clubhouse. “We cannot sit back and do nothing about this,” Claudia Borecky, caucus chairwoman, said. “We can’t let . . . [another] mother’s child die.” more

By Alexandra Ramey | 3/1/18

Rockville Centre resident Arielle Kane wiped away tears during a vigil on Feb. 16 at Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth, which remembered the victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

Rockville Centre residents call for action after Parkland shooting

“This must stop here,” said Rockville Centre resident Cindy Vaupel, her frustrated tone filling the pews at Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth on Feb. 16, two days after a gunman took the lives of 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. “This must stop with us.” more

By Ben Strack | 2/22/18

This isn’t a diatribe about guns

Dec. 14, 2013. It was nail-biting cold. The sort of cold that foreshadowed snowflakes in the coming days but still coddled them in gray-blanketed skies. more

1/13/17

Re-elect Kathleen Rice in 4th C.D.

The Herald enthusiastically endorses Kathleen Rice for Congress. Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, has represented the 4th Congressional District since 2014, and we see no reason to replace her. more

11/3/16

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