Saturday, June 14, 2025
South Side High School’s girls’ lacrosse team captured its first-ever Nassau Class C championship with a dominant 14-8 victory over defending champion Wantagh, ending years of playoff heartbreak and advancing to the Long Island finals.
After 28 years of dedicated service to the Rockville Centre School District, Deputy Superintendent John Murphy is retiring, leaving behind a powerful legacy of educational leadership, International Baccalaureate program expansion and student-centered innovation.
The Backyard Players & Friends raised over $12,000 at their inaugural Walk for the Backyard fundraiser in Rockville Centre, bringing together more than 100 community members to support inclusive arts programs and Love Nana’s mission to aid young families with essential baby items.
In honor of beloved coach Paul Ellis, Rockville Centre high school students organized the inaugural Paul Ellis Memorial Youth Soccer Tournament, raising $14,000 for the American Stroke Association and advancing stroke awareness through youth sports and community action.
Assemblywoman Judy Griffin honored top high school seniors from New York’s Assembly District 21 with the 2025 Student Standout Awards, celebrating academic excellence, community service and student leadership across Long Island.
A Rockville Centre mother and daughter made history at Molloy University’s 2025 commencement by graduating together — Debra McCarthy with a master’s in criminal justice and her daughter Kelly with a summa cum laude bachelor’s in speech-language pathology — showcasing the power of family, education and second chances.
Rockville Centre commemorated Memorial Day 2024 with a heartfelt parade and ceremony led by Colonel Wilem Wong, honoring 106 fallen service members and featuring patriotic tributes from Mayor Francis X. Murray and Representative Laura Gillen.
Molloy University celebrated the Class of 2024 with a dynamic commencement ceremony at Nassau Coliseum, honoring 804 graduates with degrees and featuring keynote addresses from renowned neuroscientist and author Daniel J. Levitin and energy leader Bob Catell.
Long Island climate activists gathered outside Assemblywoman Judy Griffin’s office demanding support for the NY HEAT Act, a groundbreaking bill aimed at slashing utility bills, ending fossil fuel dependence and creating clean energy jobs across New York.
Retired NYPD officer Nestor Montalvo defied a devastating 15 percent stroke survival rate thanks to rapid emergency care, advanced treatment at Catholic Health’s Mercy and St. Francis Hospitals, and months of intensive rehabilitation in West Hempstead.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman kicked off his re-election campaign, touting his record on crime, taxes, and public safety as Democrats criticize his leadership.
Editorial
As the calendar turns to June, the Atlantic hurricane season officially begins—and this year, forecasters are predicting an active one.
Columnist
Gov. Kathy Hochul is making a major push to not only build new nuclear plants in New York State, but also to make New York “the center of a nuclear revival in the U.S.,”
Columnist
The unfortunate closure of The Safe Center LI, a private nonprofit agency that served victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, has understandably raised concern across our community and in my office.
Columnist
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman recently stated that “having the President of the United States as a friend of Nassau County is a very good thing.”