When Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan, 88, spoke to seventh- and eighth- graders at Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park, she didn’t just want to pass on a message — she …
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By Sean Kennedy and Karina Kovac
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5/28/23
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So you’re looking for a way to give back to your community? Maybe burnish your resume for a future run for public office? Look no further than your local education board.
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By Mark Nolan
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5/11/23
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The Sewanhaka Central High School District has proposed a budget of nearly $245 million for the 2023-24 academic year, funding a number of projects beginning this fall . . .
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5/4/23
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The Oceanside school district is presenting a $174.3 million proposed budget for the 2023-24 school year, a 3.83 percent increase over the current spending plan.
There will be no cuts to any …
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By Karina Kovac
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4/23/23
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I’m known as a surly crank. I’m blunt but honest, satirical yet sympathetic. I can be both acerbic and considerate.
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By Mark Nolan
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4/20/23
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The sounds of metalwork, woodwork and general tinkering can be heard coming from a woodshop in Oceanside High School dubbed the “dirty room.” In it sits a 1968 Chevrolet Impala that, …
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By Karina Kovac
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4/16/23
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Senior citizens of the Island Park community read to kindergarten students at Francis X. Hegarty Elementary as part of the new district initiative called Senior Citizen Reading Partners Program …
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Farrah Salazar
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4/16/23
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Alexis Alfasi, an Oceanside High School junior, has been awarded third place at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, which is sponsored by Regeneron, the nation’s oldest and most …
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By Karina Kovac
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4/16/23
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Herald Community Newspapers took home nine state awards at the New York Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest over the weekend in Albany.
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STAFF REPORT
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4/1/23
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The new Oceanside High School Wellness Center did not have an opening day celebration, because it continues to be an ongoing collaboration among the school’s students. The space — which …
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Karina Kovac and Farrah Salazar
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3/31/23
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