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Mostly Cloudy South Side High School students named to honor, high honor rolls
South Side High School Grade 9 High Honor roll Paul A. Adal Yann David Yao Adjoumani Katherine G. Ahern Nicolas J. Albarano Jack P. Alcock James T. Beatty Andrew G. …
Remembering Rockville Centre resident Arlene Wohlfarth
Arlene Wohlfrath, a resident of Rockville Centre for 62 years and former owner of Front Street Bakery, died on Feb. 9. She was 86. She was surrounded by her children until she peacefully took her …
Rockville Centre likely to opt out on pot
Residents, officials react to marijuana legalization
Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray and the board of trustees said they intend to opt out of allowing cannabis sales in the village after New York state legalized recreational marijuana use on …
Rockville Centre women honored for overcoming obstacles
From being denied opportunities because of their race and gender to becoming successful businesswomen and community activists during a global pandemic, the seven women honored at the Rockville Centre …
South Side High School juniors lauded for heroism
Pair helped rescue trapped motorists in Baldwin
Local elected officials and residents recently gathered to celebrate the heroism of two young men, Billy Mohr and Patrick Erickson, after the pair helped save motorists trapped in an overturned car …
Rockville Centre Diocese sells headquarters for $5.2 million
The Diocese of Rockville Centre has sold its Pastoral Center headquarters, on North Park Avenue in downtown Rockville Centre, for $5.2 million, church officials announced last Friday. The diocese …
Focusing on autism awareness
RVC Blue Speaks, a Rockville Centre-based autism awareness organization, will light the Village Hall tree blue in collaboration with the village beginning April 1 to honor those with autism spectrum …
Former Rockville Centre chamber president and activist dies at 95
Sylvia Chertow was an activist before her time, fighting for Nassau County’s small business owners and disadvantaged populations right up until the day she died — on Jan. 29, at age …
Rockville Centre police reform plan to be adopted by April
Village trustees hosted a virtual public hearing March 1 on the Rockville Centre Police Department’s proposed reform plans, created in accordance with the New York State Police Reform and …
Former Franklin Square doctor charged with murder in opioid case
A doctor who had previously operated out of a former Radio Shack building in Franklin Square is facing murder and reckless endangerment charges for overprescribing opioids between 2016 and 2018, which led to five patients’ deaths, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said at a news conference on Thursday.
Save the date: RVC schools budget hearing to be held April 20
Save the date: The Rockville Centre Board of Education will host a preliminary budget hearing on Tuesday, April 20. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the South Side High School auditorium …
Editorial
We need more women elected leaders
It’s been over 27 years since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. The attack propelled Carolyn McCarthy to run for Congress.