It’s not often that a teacher stays in the classroom for a half-century. Richard Herrmann did. The Central High School English teacher, beloved by his students, is retiring after 52 years. The 75-year-old Herrmann, who noted that “a lot people don’t even live to 75,” said it was a tough decision to give up a job he loves.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/13/12
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Eleven students from District 13 participated in the Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged last Friday morning at the Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/6/12
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Becoming a rocket scientist is certainly no easy task. But for a small group of students in District 13, they at least got a taste of a profession that epitomizes smarts.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/16/12
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Jeanne Greco Jacobs’ youngest of three sons is graduating from North High School in June. But the District 13 school board member and president of the Central High School District board will remain a prominent figure in the Valley Stream educational system. She is running unopposed for another term in May.
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By Brian Croce
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5/3/12
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With three decades of experience on the District 13 Board of Education, Bill Stris is no stranger to making tough decisions. That’s just a part of the job, he says, but for Stris, who has also served on the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education for 25 years, that’s a part of the job he likes.
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By Brian Croce
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5/3/12
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A trio of Democratic legislators expressed their concerns about Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano’s plan to privatize the county’s sewer system at a meeting at the Valley Stream American Legion hall on April 12.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/18/12
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Six local synagogues will be sponsoring a Yom Hashoah commemoration on April 18 in Valley Stream.
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4/13/12
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Spring, which seems to have been teasing us since last December, has finally arrived.
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4/12/12
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Dozens of local residents attended a candlelight vigil in memory of Trayvon Martin on April 3, at Elmont Road Park in North Valley Stream, held by the Elmont Cardinals sports club.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/10/12
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Nearly 450 local residents attended a mortgage safety seminar at the Elmont Memorial Library in Elmont on March 10.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/28/12
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