In the hours after 17 students and staff members were shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., superintendents in the Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown school districts emailed letters to parents or posted notes to the community on their websites
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By Eden Laikin
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3/2/18
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Khurram Ahmed awoke to a burning sensation on his forehead. The Levittown resident had been sleeping with his face pressed to the wall of his apartment at Newbridge Gardens. On the other side, flames leapt at his roommate Michele Sanchez, 68, who awoke to the screech of her fire alarm on Feb. 11.
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By Brian Stieglitz and Erik Hawkins
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2/22/18
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MacArthur High School Junior Jessica Budrewicz was one out away from pitching a complete shutout in the 2017 Nassau County Division A title game Island Trees last May. With her twin sister, Ashley, …
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By James Mattone
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1/25/18
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The MacArthur High School gymnasium was packed with students, faculty, administrators and alumni who were ready to watch teens from Levittown, North
Wantagh and Seaford bounce around on Jan. …
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By Rebecca Anderson
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1/18/18
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Although temperatures dropped well into the single digits last week, that didn’t stop puppies from Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown from playing in the first snowfall of the year.
The National …
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By Rebecca Anderson
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1/10/18
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The Seaford and Levittown school districts have announced that all classes and after school activities are canceled for Friday, Jan. 5.
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1/4/18
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Seventh-grade students at Jonas E. Salk Middle School in Michele Witte’s class decided to pay it forward by selling colorful teddy bears as part of the school’s movement, Tyler’s …
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By Rebecca Anderson
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1/3/18
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Third and fourth-grade students in the new Mindfulness Club at Lee Road Elementary School in North Wantagh gathered on the morning of Dec. 8 to learn the importance of mindful eating. Under the …
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By Rebecca Anderson
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1/3/18
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“People aren’t looking any less for comfort and religious experiences,” said Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum, of Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow. “But the way they approach it is …
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By Rebecca Anderson and Stephany Reyes
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1/3/18
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Santa’s elves are working in overdrive this holiday season. Levittown School District students and residents gathered for the annual Adopt-A-Family program on Dec. 11, wrapping hundreds of …
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By Rebecca Anderson
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12/14/17
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