Those who know Nina DiFranco say that the Mepham High School senior isn’t one to back down from a challenge.
DiFranco, 18, spent seven weeks in the Michigan State University High School Honors Science Program last summer. She worked for 40 hours a week with professors and doctoral candidates, evaluating a new water-filtration technology designed to remove viruses from water using a “photocatalytic membrane reactor.”
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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4/26/12
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More than 150 people attended the Rockville Centre Education Foundation’s 22nd annual black tie optional gala this past Saturday night at the Garden City Hotel, raising well over $50,000 — a record.
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Judy Rattner
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3/7/12
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Sludge is the best way to describe the oily black substance that fell from the sky onto two Malvernites sitting in their backyard last week.
Around 9:30 p.m. last Thursday, Arthur Hughes and his …
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By Sean Harmon
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2/29/12
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From Irish fiddling and step dancing to classical masterpiece featuring an appearance by renowned clarinetist Stanley Drucker, its a musical weekend on area stages.
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2/29/12
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In early January, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy voted against the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act because it did not include a formal environmental review to study the impact …
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Ann Friedman
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2/15/12
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It was show time last weekend as members of South Side High School’s International Baccalaureate Theater Class presented shows that they wrote, casted, directed and produced in a month’s time.
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1/11/12
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Merrick tennis phenom Noah Rubin took top honors last week at the Copa del Café, a Junior International Tennis Federation tournament in Costa Rica.
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1/10/12
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Dressed as pilgrims, Native Americans and turkeys, students at the Maurice W. Downing Primary School in Malverne sat down together to enjoy an International Thanksgiving feast that featured family …
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11/30/11
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The kindest person I ever met was a drunk Irishman on a street corner late one night in June, 2005.
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Alex Costello
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11/16/11
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More jets began flying over Nassau County on Oct. 20, under new flight patterns designed for New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia, causing many residents to become concerned about the frequency of jet noise.
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By Jackie Nash
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10/20/11
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