Laura Gillen is a step closer to claiming the open U.S. House seat left vacant by Kathleen Rice.
The former Hempstead town supervisor was projected to win the Democratic primary for the 4th …
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By Kyle Chin
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8/23/22
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As the population of Long Island has grown, so has its racial diversity. Not just in neighborhoods, but also in public schools.
Today, roughly half of Long Island students are white, a sharp …
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By Juan Lasso
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8/19/22
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With school board elections and the June primary for the Assembly, it seems we’re making more trips to our polling precinct than we might make to the gym.
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8/4/22
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The Valley Stream District 13 board of education held its annual reorganization meeting last Wednesday to install new officers for the incoming board as well as reshuffle its committee …
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By Juan Lasso
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7/15/22
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He’s young. He’s still in college. And he wants to represent his Valley Stream community on the Town of Hempstead council.
His name is Anthony Cruz, a 20-year-old Democrat, who will …
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By Juan Lasso
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7/14/22
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Valley Stream district 24 sixth graders walked the commencement during their respective graduation ceremonies last month. Families, faculty, and administrators gathered to congratulate the graduates …
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By Juan Lasso
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7/7/22
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It has been weeks since an alleged lone gunmen walked into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, shooting and killing 19 children and two adults. Since then, the tragedy’s aftershocks — …
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By Juan Lasso
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7/7/22
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Valley Stream district 13 students visited the Crossroads Farm, operated by the Nassau County Land Trust, as they came full circle on a planting project a year in the making. Students had originally …
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By Juan Lasso
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6/30/22
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Hundreds of graduating seniors from across the district’s three high schools —North, Central and South —walked the commencement stage last week to receive diplomas marking the end …
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By Juan Lasso
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6/30/22
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District 24 students were able to get out and get moving during their annual Field Day event. Students enjoyed a full school day of sun and physical activity with their fellow classmates.
Wheeler …
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By Juan Lasso
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6/16/22
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