Over the past few years, the state and federal governments have made it a priority to improve school students’ physical well-being.
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1/17/13
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The two social workers had been counseling drug addicts on how to stay clean. Then, on July 5, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano slashed funding for drug-treatment and youth services, and suddenly they were without jobs. One is the mother of three children, all under age 12, whose husband is unemployed. The other is a single woman who had recently taken out a mortgage to buy a fixer-upper home.
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By Scott Brinton
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7/17/12
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Last year I described former Merokean Jessica Sussman’s plans to travel to Cameroon, where she would use her expertise as a social worker to help in AIDS prevention. She has now returned— and in the two-part series that begins with this column, she details her experiences in Africa.
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By Steve Kussin
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1/20/12
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Calhoun High School recently held its fourth annual Pre-Thanksgiving Fundraising Dinner to raise money for local Bellmore and Merrick families in need during this holiday season.
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David Weingrad
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12/2/10
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