Test scores fell across Long Island and throughout New York after the State Education Department raised the bar at all grade levels in an effort to better prepare students for higher education.
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ANDREW HACKMACK, JUDY RATTNER and JEFF BESSEN
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8/5/10
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Nearly a foot of soil contaminated by oil spilled on Peninsula Boulevard between Lafayette Drive and Saddle Ridge Road in Woodmere during the July 22 crash of a gasoline tanker was excavated on July 29 and 30.
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Lori Gross
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8/4/10
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Homicide detectives continued to hunt for leads in the slaying of a 20-year-old Woodmere man who was fatally shot as he attempted to escape from robbers on June 15.
Police investigators have been …
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Jeff Lipton
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6/24/10
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Lawrence Woodmere Academy avenged regular-season defeats to Bay Ridge Prep and Brooklyn Friends in the PSAA (Private School Athletic Association) baseball playoffs to capture its first league title since 2006.
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Tony Bellissimo
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6/9/10
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Once inside Soigné, a quaint ten-table restaurant on Broadway in Woodmere, you feel as if you have entered a quiet, romantic out-of-the-way spot in France.
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Mary Malloy
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5/30/10
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If you plan on driving to Eisenhower Park this weekend, have your identification ready. Starting Memorial Day, non-residents will be charged a $5 vehicle fee at the county-run park …
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Mike Caputo
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5/26/10
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Anne Marie Ballato had nowhere to go. She was pregnant, and suffered from a rare, dangerous heart condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Ballato, who was uninsured, was deemed …
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Mike Caputo
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5/12/10
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When Daniella Shiloah, 25, was diagnosed with kidney disease last October, she didn’t know what to expect. She said she used to get bad migraines, have high blood pressure, and doctors detected too much protein in her urine. She was planning to get married in a year, but the diagnosis left her feeling unsure of what route her life might take.
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By Anthony Bottan
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5/12/10
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On April 7, a new field for the Hewlett High School and Woodmere Middle School baseball teams was dedicated.
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Andrew Coen
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4/26/10
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The Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre on 295 Main Street, East Rockaway, will hold its annual Holocaust Commemoration on April 8 at 7:30 p.m.
The keynote speaker for this year's commemoration …
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4/2/10
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