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Coinciding with Bellmore's JFK High School's 50th anniversary, 13 former students were inducted into the school's Hall of Fame, and two teachers into its Wall of Honor. Alumni included Lyle Phillips, Richard Jackson, Steven Lutvak, Mark Proctor, Joseph Alagna, Howard Riina, Craig Greben, Michael Greenberg, Wayne Levinson, Thomas Buda, Merrick Wetzler, David Silverberg and Jonathan Haas. The faculty members were Shula Hirsch and Gregory Maushart.

Kennedy High School inducts 13 into Cougar Hall of Fame

A New York City police detective, an NFL administrator and distinguished entrepreneurs were just some of the alumni to be inducted recently into the John F. Kennedy High School Hall of Fame. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 5/12/17

Elected officials, school administrators and Pignataro’s family attended the Hall of Fame induction ceremony at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School.

The late Frank Pignataro inducted into East Rockaway Community Hall of Fame

Frank Pignataro, who touched the lives of many young athletes, stressed the importance of sportsmanship and winning with grace. He used his passion for sports to shape student athletes in East Rockaway. more

By Mike Smollins | 4/6/17

Former South Side High School and Long Island Lady Rough Rider standouts Dina Grossman Case, from left, Traci Sofsian Maier and Kim Conway Haley were all inducted in the Long Island Soccer Player Hall of Fame on March 4.

South Side soccer stars join L.I. Hall of Fame

Dina Grossman Case, Traci Sofsian Maier and Kim Conway Haley did it all on the soccer field together. Each was instrumental in South Side High School’s first-ever state championship nearly 30 years … more

By Brian Kacharaba | 3/22/17

Art Heyman starred at Oceanside High School and Duke University, and was drafted No. 1 overall by the New York Knicks.

Nassau High School Hall of Fame grows

The Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame (HOF) was created a year ago to recognize, preserve and promote the heritage of interscholastic sports. The HOF is temporarily located in the rotunda of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola and is expected to call the new Nassau Coliseum its home. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 7/7/16

The new East Meadow High School Hall of Distinction may resemble the W.T. Clarke High School Hall of Achievement.

East Meadow High to start Hall of Distinction

There are three walls of fame in East Meadow High School, Principal Richard Howard said. One lists valedictorians and salutatorians of each graduating class. A second denotes the school’s … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/6/16

Donald Snyder is running for his 11th term as a Wantagh fire commissioner.

Five decades and counting

Donald Snyder joined the Wantagh Fire Department at a time when the community was growing rapidly after World War II. And after 64 years of service to the department, he is ready to commit to another five. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/1/15

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

Courtesy Long Beach International Film Festival John Matton and Linnea Larsdotter accepted the award for Best Narrative Feature for their film “Till We Meet Again” at the Long Beach International Film Festival last weekend.

Cannes? Sundance? Nope, Long Beach

For four days last week, the Long Beach International Film Festival brought Hollywood style and filmmakers from around the world to Long Island for the event’s biggest incarnation to date. … more

By Matthew Ern | 10/1/15

A Hall of Famer on and off the field

Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra left school in the eighth grade to help support his family. He grew up poor . . . more

10/1/15

Oceanside’s Quarterback Jay Fielder to be inducted into the Nassau County Hall of Fame

Oceanside’s Quarterback Jay Fiedler will be joined by Manhasset High School football legend Jim Brown, and a very impressive list of former high school athletes at the first annual Nassau County … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 9/23/15

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