A New York City police detective, an NFL administrator and distinguished entrepreneurs were just some of the alumni to be inducted recently into the John F. Kennedy High School Hall of Fame.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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5/12/17
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Frank Pignataro, who touched the lives of many young athletes, stressed the importance of sportsmanship and winning with grace. He used his passion for sports to shape student athletes in East Rockaway.
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By Mike Smollins
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4/6/17
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Dina Grossman Case, Traci Sofsian Maier and Kim Conway Haley did it all on the soccer field together. Each was instrumental in South Side High School’s first-ever state championship nearly 30 years …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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3/22/17
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The Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame (HOF) was created a year ago to recognize, preserve and promote the heritage of interscholastic sports. The HOF is temporarily located in the rotunda of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola and is expected to call the new Nassau Coliseum its home.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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7/7/16
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There are three walls of fame in East Meadow High School, Principal Richard Howard said. One lists valedictorians and salutatorians of each graduating class. A second denotes the school’s …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/6/16
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Donald Snyder joined the Wantagh Fire Department at a time when the community was growing rapidly after World War II. And after 64 years of service to the department, he is ready to commit to another five.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/1/15
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Kim Wyant, a 51-year-old East Meadowite, has achieved a lot of firsts in the world of soccer. Wyant, who became head coach of the New York University Violets this fall, is the only woman who leads …
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/11/15
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For four days last week, the Long Beach International Film Festival brought Hollywood style and filmmakers from around the world to Long Island for the event’s biggest incarnation to date.
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By Matthew Ern
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10/1/15
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Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra left school in the eighth grade to help support his family. He grew up poor . . .
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10/1/15
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Oceanside’s Quarterback Jay Fiedler will be joined by Manhasset High School football legend Jim Brown, and a very impressive list of former high school athletes at the first annual Nassau County …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/23/15
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