Our Dwindling Water Supply
Throughout the world our water supply has been dwindling, especially potable water. The United States is seeing it most visibly in drought-ridden Northern California. There water is still wasted as if...
View ArticleAnatomy Of An Emergency
Syosset schools react in wake of plane crash All eyes were on Syosset earlier this month when a plane went down on Cold Spring Road, but Syosset Schools Superintendent Dr. Thomas Rogers’ eyes were on...
View ArticleA Meditative Exercise
A female mottled duck wakes up. (Photos by Michael Givant) Birding is much more than identifying avian species. It combines aesthetics and contemplation about nature. Most of my birding is done alone...
View ArticleJackson Visits Nursing Home
The entire third grade from the George A. Jackson Elementary School in Jericho paid a visit to White Oaks Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Woodbury to spread some springtime cheer. Under the...
View ArticleSyosset Artists Among The Best
Photography students Sanaya Dhablania and Evan Garry are congratulated by Principal Dr. Giovanni Durante (left) and district coordinator of fine and performing arts Michael Salzman. Four Syosset High...
View ArticleStudents Earn Chem Honors
From left: Students Ben Rhee and Philip Jang have been recognized for their high scores in the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad and the 2016 USA Biology Olympiad competition. Philip Jang and Ben Rhee...
View ArticleNew Home Sales In Jericho
The Syosset, Jericho, Woodbury area is a highly desirable section of Long Island, with plenty of shopping, a great school district and a seemingly endless amount of amenities. That is why homes seem to...
View ArticleSyosset Schools Add Multiple Math Medals
Winners of the LI Math Fair high school competition from Syosset and their adviser John Chae (second from left) are congratulated by Syosset Principal Dr. Giovanni Durante (far left) and district Math...
View ArticleSeaman Students Celebrate Publishing
Students in Daniella DeJesus’s class recently celebrated the nonfiction expert books that they published with a publishing party. Parents were invited in to help celebrate the great works that the...
View ArticleArrests In Local Burglary
Three individuals were arrested last week for a Plainview burglary, cops said. According to detectives, police officers responded to an alarm at Ace Motorsports on Old Country Road on May 9 at about 2...
View ArticleSouth Grove School Essayists Honored
From left: South Grove enrichment teacher Michele Webb congratulates Aayan Subzwari and Russell Erfan, along with Principal Theresa Scrocco and Cablevision public affairs manager Kristen Thurber. Two...
View ArticleJericho Inducts Members Into Hall of Fame
Pictured are the student representatives and the 2016 Inductees. The Jericho High School Alumni Hall of Fame hosted their 26th annual induction ceremony recently. Students, faculty, administration and...
View ArticleRun To Benefit Syosset Hospital
Cary Kravat, president of Kravet, Inc. (right) is thanked for his support of the Heart & Sole 5K by Dr. Alan Mensch, senior vice president of medical affairs for Plainview and Syosset Hospitals...
View ArticleSend In Sports Announcements
Thank you to the coaches, parents and students who have sent in announcements regarding various local area sport teams, organizations and events. Please continue to send us information on school and...
View ArticleLocal Speller On National Bee
Syosset eighth-grader Rika Mizoguchi, champion of the fifth-annual Hofstra Long Island Regional Spelling Bee, is competing on May 26 at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Mizoguchi will be among 285...
View ArticleRenovate Your Binge Watching
By Gabrielle Katz An average teenager’s recently watched Netflix page might include Grey’s Anatomy, The Blacklist, Gossip Girl and Breaking Bad. Well, not for me. The shows I have recently watched are...
View ArticleSyosset Car Fire
The Syosset Fire Department responded to multiple calls of a car into a tree and on fire on the South Service Road by South Oyster Bay Road. The driver was injured and able to get out of his car before...
View ArticleDemocrats Debate For Third District Congressional Seat
Attorney Jonathan Clarke, North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan, former Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman, Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern and former Nassau County Executive Tom...
View ArticleForensics Society Wins Big At States
Members display their individual awards and the two team trophies they won at the Forensic League State Championship. From left: Faisal Younus, Christopher Moon, Jordan Korgood and Ayesha Kamran with...
View ArticleTown Nets Poor Rating
Supervisor John Venditto formed a task force to find a solution to the town’s credit problem. After years of operating under budgetary deficits, the Town of Oyster Bay’s had its credit rating...
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