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At a Board of Education meeting on Feb. 5, the district detailed the pros and cons of four different options for installing artificial-turf fields at East Meadow and W.T. Clarke high schools. From left were Trustees Eileen Napolitano, Allyson Benowitz and Jodi Luce with Patrick Pizzo, the assistant superintendent for business and finance.
East Meadow residents take a stand on turf fields
About two dozen East Meadow students, parents and other residents raised their hands to show their support for installing two synthetic-turf football fields, filled with green rubber granules, in the … more
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At an East Meadow Board of Education meeting on Jan. 8, trustees discussed state legislation that would require all students to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine before entering seventh grade. Above, from left, were district Superintendent Kenneth Card Jr., board President Matthew Melnick and Vice President Alisa Baroukh.
Doctors addresses HPV vaccine concerns at East Meadow board meeting
The East Meadow School District’s medical director, John Zaso, addressed a crowded room at the Jan. 8 Board of Education meeting, in the interest of alleviating flaring tensions over state … more
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Abishek Ravindran, 17, a senior at W.T. Clarke High School, was named one of 300 scholars in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search.
W.T. Clarke H.S. senior is named a Regeneron scholar
The classroom buzzed with students sharing stories and laughing as they poured cups of soda to celebrate the capstones of their research, and one student in particular. The whiteboard at the … more
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald X. Clavin being sworn in on Jan. 7, as his wife, Nancy, holds the Bible.
Clavin, Town of Hempstead board sworn in
Republican Town of Hempstead officials celebrated at Town Hall on Jan. 7 as newly minted Supervisor Donald X. Clavin and the three of the town’s five council members took the oath of office. Former Supervisor Kate Murray was also sworn as town clerk, and Jeanine Driscoll stepped into Clavin’s previous position as receiver of taxes. more
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The school District plans to install cameras on its buses in an effort to prevent vehicles from illegally passing them when their stop-arms are extended.
East Meadow seeks to add cameras to its buses
The East Meadow School District is planning to equip its buses with cameras to prevent vehicles from illegally passing them when their stop-arms are extended. The cameras live-stream the activity … more
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At a Board of Education meeting on Dec. 4, the district revisited the option of installing artificial-turf fields at East Meadow High School and the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center, which is used by W.T. Clarke middle and high schools. From left were Superintendent Kenneth Card Jr., board President Matthew Melnick and Vice President Alisa Baroukh.
East Meadow rejoins the turf war
Some students in the East Meadow School District have been pressuring the Board of Education to replace their grass football fields with synthetic turf. At a Board of Education meeting on Dec. 4, … more
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Newly elected Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin announced his transition team on Nov. 25.
Clavin announces transition team
Newly elected Town of Hempstead Supervisor, Don Clavin, announced his transition team at the Hofstra University Club on Monday. The team, which is comprised of more than 50 people, is headed by … more
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Residents and protesters crowded Ocean Avenue, in front of Malverne High School, circa 1963, over plans to integrate Malverne Public Schools.
Getting past Malverne district’s past
Part four in a series. More than 50 years ago, racial tensions in the Malverne School District peaked. Prejudice divided the local community as hostilities mounted. Today, however, the district is … more
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During a program at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center in East Meadow on Nov. 2, representatives of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention taught adults how to respond to a child having a mental health crisis.
PTA Council programs educates adults about mental illness
More than two dozen East Meadow residents learned how to respond to a child exhibiting signs of a mental health disorder at a workshop at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center on Nov. 2. In the … more
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Ella Foster and Leslie Villafuerte, both 15, neared the finish line, above. Both runners are on the East Meadow High School cross-country team, and entered the race for some friendly competition.
Two communities unite in Mike Verdi's memory at McVey 5K
Mike Verdi would always tell his students, “Dare to be great.” Verdi believed that greatness isn’t being the fastest runner, but what you bring to the race. “He always spoke to [his … more
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