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Concerned parents in the Seaford School District attended their school board’s meeting on March 1 to discuss their ideas for increased safety in schools.

Seaford parents, students want safer schools

The Seaford School District is taking steps to upgrade school safety in the wake of the Majory Stoneman High School mass shooting. more

By Eden Laikin and James Mattone | 3/8/18

Liz Dion, vice president of the Board of Education, voiced support for the walkout during a meeting on Feb. 28.

South Side students to participate in national walkout

South Side High School students will be among the thousands of teenagers expected to walk out of their schools on March 14 as part of a national movement to honor the victims killed in the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. and to raise awareness about gun violence. more

By Ben Strack | 3/8/18

Letter to the Editor: Lynbrook, East Rockaway

So many Americans agree on gunsTo the Editor:Sensible gun-control laws aren’t complicated. For example, take universal background checks. We have a Second Amendment, but we also have a Fourth … more

3/7/18

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky joined other Democratic senators, students, teachers and community members last Saturday to announce a proposed bill that would prohibit teachers from carrying guns in school.

Senate defeats Kaminsky's bill to prohibit arming teachers

In the wake of last month’s school shooting in Parkland, Fla. that killed 17 people and spurred a range of proposals on how to curb gun violence, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky said last Saturday that arming teachers with guns is not the solution. more

By Ben Strack | 3/7/18

Claudia Borecky and the South Shore Women’s Caucus discussed how they could address gun violence.

South Shore Women's Caucus mulls gun violence solutions

The South Shore Women’s Caucus held a moment of silence for the 17 children killed in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., at the beginning of their Feb. 21 meeting at the Merrick Golf Club Clubhouse. “We cannot sit back and do nothing about this,” Claudia Borecky, caucus chairwoman, said. “We can’t let . . . [another] mother’s child die.” more

By Alexandra Ramey | 3/1/18

Just another day in America: 17 shot dead

Golda Meir famously said that when Israel’s enemies loved their children more than they hated Israel, peace would be possible. The same could be said of members of Congress: When they . . . more

2/23/18

Rockville Centre resident Arielle Kane wiped away tears during a vigil on Feb. 16 at Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth, which remembered the victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

Rockville Centre residents call for action after Parkland shooting

“This must stop here,” said Rockville Centre resident Cindy Vaupel, her frustrated tone filling the pews at Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth on Feb. 16, two days after a gunman took the lives of 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. “This must stop with us.” more

By Ben Strack | 2/22/18

Police: man charged with attempted murder after reaching for officer’s gun

Police arrested a man in Island Park early Monday and charged him with attempted murder after he reportedly tried to grab an officer’s gun. According to police, the officer encountered Nick … more

By Peter Belfiore | 9/5/17

Former NYPD Lieutenant Paul Dean, a Wantagh resident, left a federal courthouse in Manhattan on April 25 after being arrested and charged with two counts to conspiracy to commit bribery and one count of extortion.

Ex-cops from Wantagh-Seaford charged in gun-license bribe plots

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced on April 25 charges against three former NYPD officers from the South Shore, among others, for their alleged roles in multiple, years-long schemes to extract bribes for expediting and approving gun licenses. more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/3/17

Ex-cops charged in gun-license bribe schemes

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced on April 25 charges against three former NYPD officers from the South Shore, among others, for their alleged roles in multiple, years-long schemes to … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/26/17