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My father served as a union president — a teachers union president — in Suffolk County nearly four decades ago, in the days when educators like him were given little respect, and even lower wages.
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Scott Brinton
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6/3/10
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As a busy New York City wife, mother and attorney, Stephanie Bhonslay was searching for ways to spend quality time with her family. Gardening came to mind. Her concept grew into an idea for a business: providing personal coaching in the joy and know-how of gardening.
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Teri-Ann Loeser
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5/14/10
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By Anthony Rifilato
The Herald recently caught up with school board candidates Richard Schurin and Richie Hayes, who are running for a five-year seat on the Island Park Board of Education. The …
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5/12/10
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I was a teacher for years, so I know firsthand the challenges of the classroom, and I continue to be in awe of those who inspire the children they teach and honor the profession they have chosen.
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Randi Kreiss
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4/30/10
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The Oceanside Board of Education unanimously adopted its 2010-11 budget last week, finalizing a proposal that residents will vote on on May 18.
Although residents face an increase in school taxes …
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Anthony Rifilato and Alex Costello
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4/28/10
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Back in 1983, when Oceanside Middle School opened, students could take short elective classes known as mods. There were the basics, like calligraphy, typing and computer programming. And there were …
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by Alex Costello
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4/13/10
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Attorney Jay Korn, who died of an apparent suicide last week, is currently under investigation by the Nassau County district attorney's office in connection with a Ponzi scheme that may have …
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3/31/10
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A resident physician at Stony Brook University Medical School recently got herself into trouble by posting an old photo of a former classmate giving two thumbs up next to a cadaver on Facebook.
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2/11/10
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In one early visit to the U.S., Albert Einstein, perhaps the greatest scientist in history, was subjected to a very public pop quiz devised by none other than American inventor Thomas Edison, according to author Walter Isaacson in “Einstein: His Life and Universe.”
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1/29/10
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Last week, the biggest loser wasn’t Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley or the Democratic Party or President Obama. The biggest losers were New York schoolchildren, who were sold out by the state Legislature in favor of the tremendously powerful teachers unions.
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Al D'Amato
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1/29/10
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