Friday, February 7, 2025
In East Rockaway schools, the district’s standard for food service goes beyond state and federal regulations, steering away from frozen food and aiming to source products locally, creating a chain of deliberate meal planning for K-12 breakfast and lunch.
Lloyd Chrein, of Lynbrook, plugged in his guitar pedals, preparing for a band rehearsal at Center Stage Music on 18-46 Newbridge Road …
Almost six decades after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated for challenging the systemic racism that pervades the United States, his words of unity and equality still inspire communities worldwide.
Rhame Avenue School kicked off the new year with an activity aimed at fostering critical thinking, collaboration and goal setting.
In observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, middle school students across the Lynbrook School District watched the documentary The Barn, which tells the story of one Ukrainian Jew’s survival, on Jan. 22.
The road has been a bumpy one for the West Hempstead and East Rockaway girls’ basketball programs this season with a combined record of 4-25 heading into their Jan. 28 matchup. It was a …
The Lift Our Communities, Advertise Locally Act would provide small businesses with up to $4,000 for marketing in community media.
Fifth graders at Centre Avenue School presented their ‘Government on Mars’ projects in the school library, each designing a unique world with its own name and form of government.
Three Lynbrook students have been named to the Dean’s List at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh for the Fall 2024 semester.
The Lynbrook school district is among several Long Island school districts impacted by a recent data breach involving PowerSchool, a cloud-based software provider used to manage student information.
Columnist
Across the state, families are grappling with the rising cost of living, businesses are struggling under the weight of strict regulations, and public safety concerns remain at the forefront of many New Yorkers’ minds. Additionally, illegal immigration continues to place a significant fiscal burden on our communities, straining resources and compounding these challenges.
Columnist
I’ve known for some time that young people aren’t choosing to read books when the competition is TV or social media.
Columnist
For those unfamiliar with the scale of destruction, the fires that began igniting near Los Angeles in early January have scorched over 40,000 acres, claimed at least 27 lives, injured more than 20 people and destroyed over 15,000 structures.
Editorial
Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, Instagram and Threads, announced a significant policy shift last week: It will no longer employ independent fact-checkers to monitor and flag false content on its platforms.