Ronnie Cione, 72, has been the owner of Ronnie’s Hardware, at 187 Franklin Ave. in Franklin Square, for the past 31 years. Before Ronnie took the reigns in 1979, his father, Ronald R. Cione, owned the store. The store has been a well-known local business for the past 63 years, and is now planning to close its doors in April.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/1/11
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At the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 15, some parents expressed concerns about the district’s English as a Second Language program. The concerns focused on the fact that the program is only held at the H. Frank Carey High School, although there are four other schools in the district.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/22/11
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An infectious, carefree smile and jovial attitude: that is how many Sewanhaka High School students will remember Naquan Bell, 21, and Bell's uncle, Brendon McRae, 24, who were both Sewanhaka students. Bell and McRae died in a car accident on Sunday, Feb. 13, along with friend Stanley Sagesse, 23, a Uniondale graduate and Hempstead resident. The three young men were heading home from a birthday gathering, when they struck a bridge embankment on the eastbound side of the Southern State Parkway.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/22/11
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Gerald Waldman, of Huntington, the former assistant principal of Sewanhaka High School, was arraigned on charges of grand larceny and official misconduct on Feb. 18, accused of taking $113,000 from a union fund. Waldman, 59, was arrested by investigators from the Nassau County district attorney’s office.
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By JACKIE NASH
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2/21/11
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The payoff for four minutes of overtime was huge for Sewanahaka on Friday night.
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Tony Bellissimo
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2/19/11
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Three young men were killed in a car accident on Sunday, Feb. 13, around 5 a.m., when the 2006 Saturn Ion they were traveling in struck a bridge embankment on the eastbound side of the Southern State Parkway, at Nassau Road, in Roosevelt.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/17/11
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The Sewanhaka High School’s Cosmetology Department volunteered their time after school on Tuesday, Feb. 8, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., to raise money for cancer survivors and previvors. A total of $1,126 was raised by nearly 60 participating cosmetology students at Sewanhaka High School, located at 500 Tulip Ave. in Floral Park. Teachers Maryanne Contarino, Grace Jennings, Virginia Amadi and Ann DiMaria were also very involved.
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By JACKIE NASH
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2/15/11
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After watching the last eight games from the bench with an injured left wrist, South Side’s Kevin Waxon returned to action and helped seal the Nassau Conference A-II title
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Tony Bellissimo
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2/11/11
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The Franklin Square Union Free School District has been working over the past several years to implement state-of-the-art technology in its classrooms. Five years ago, the district didn’t even have an e-mail system; now, it is working on installing its final interactive whiteboards in general education classrooms, and its speech and hearing teachers are piloting iPads.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/9/11
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The 50th annual District Music Festival, sponsored by the Sewanhaka Central High School District, was held at the New Hyde Park Memorial High School on Thursday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. The event featured the most talented young musicians from each of the district’s five schools, including the New Hyde Park, Sewanhaka, H. Frank Carey, Elmont Memorial and Floral Park Memorial high schools. Students were selected by audition in November, and more than 300 students from the district participated.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/9/11
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