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Mayor Paul Ehrbar (L.) addresses the public at a meeting for the Williston Park Board of Trustees.

Full-time mayor: Paul Ehrbar’s retirement means more hours in village hall

By J. Cav Scott

Manhasset students at All-State Conference

Community Events

Manhasset Schools awarded NYSSMA’s highest music honor

By Michael Campbell

Carle Place High School's work-based learning program gives students working experiences before they graduate high school, which was discussed at the school district's board of education meeting.

Business

Carle Place learning program highlights real-world opportunities

By Casey Fahrer

LIA celebrates centennial and advocacy for LI

By Claude Solnik

Seaford High School sophomores Finley Kirrane, Luciana Sacco Catherine Clasen, Morgan DaSilva and Jimmy Hurson (L. to R.) will attend the New York Meto region’s 2026 Hugh O’Brian Youth leadership seminar.

Seaford’s rising leaders bound for Hugh O’Brien Youth conference

ICT and wound specialist Gerry Connelly (L.), who is the brother of BHS Spanish teacher Kathryn Oak (R.), shared stories from his daily work with Spanish-speaking patients.

Community Events

Bethpage’s Spanish Club explores real-world benefits of bilingualism in healthcare

Floral Park Memorial High School seventh grader Marcus Pena won the school’s Spelling Bee contest.

Spelling bee champion crowned at Floral Park Memorial

Bethpage High Schoolers put the finishing touches on ambitious scale model projects.

Bethpage

Bethpage High School architecture students bring dream designs to life

Second graders presented their speeches to other classes.

Carle Place second graders bring civic responsibility to life through “campaign trail” project

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Business

Private bankers provide session on transitioning biz

By Claude Solnik

Board of Education President Cheryl Lampasona (L.) and Superintendent Michael Nagler (R.) during the Mineola School Board meeting.

Nagler suspended after investigation finds he violated district code of ethics, employment contract

By J. Cav Scott

A 21-year-old from East Meadow was killed by a bus carrying Hicksville School District middle schoolers on Old Country Road.

21-year-old fatally struck by school bus carrying Hicksville middle schoolers

By Casey Fahrer

Glen Cove was identified in a state audit as one of several school districts to have water testing compliance failures.

Glen Cove one of several school districts identified in state audit to have water testing compliance failures

By Casey Fahrer

Young entrepreneur Inaya Sayed with her Sound Damp, which she developed in NYIT's NEST program.

Business

NYIT startup engine igniting young entrepreneurs

By James Bernstein

Alexa Santiago Munoz (R.) was the first recepient of the Sissions Memorial Scholarship.

Westbury

Deer Park Recycling provides scholarship at SUNY Old Westbury

By Casey Fahrer

Artists were excited to share their creations at the Herricks Art Student Recognition Show at Herrick Community Center on Dec. 18.

Herricks celebrates creativity at District Art Student Recognition Show

Students at Herricks’ Center Street Elementary School are joined by parents for the eleventh annual DeSTEMber Challenge, an event that encourages creativity and collaboration in an engineering activity.

Herricks students use creativity and cooperation to conquer STEM challenge

At the Dec. 18 meeting, the Mineola Board of Education proudly recognized the exceptional students of the Mineola High School Class of 2026 Physical Education Leadership Program.

Mineola Board of Education celebrates physical education leaders

Mineola High School’s choir recently brought the joy of the season to NYU Langone with their annual caroling performance.

Mineola High School Choir spreads holiday cheer at NYU Langone

ChatGPT is among the most popular AI tools to emerge so far. (Getty Images)

Business

Schools step up with education as frontline in AI battle

By Claude Solnik

Locust Valley High School students C.J. McKenzie, Alex DeFilippis, Mia Dessner, Thomas Simon, Sarang Cheon, Oliver Dostalek, Kristy Martinez and Durand Tchanga Mangwa earned delegate awards at the Model UN conference.

Locust Valley Model UN team earns eight delegate awards

Locust Valley High School alumnae Sienna Singe (L.) and Grace O’Mahony (R.) reconnect at the IB alumni event

Community Events

Locust Valley alumni offer advice to current students

Locust Valley High School seniors Liam Baker and Sophia Georgiopoulos were named 2025-2026 Nassau County Zone Winners for their physical education performance.

Community Events

Locust Valley students earn Nassau Zone Award

Wantagh Middle School’s inaugural Elective Showcase for seventh graders featured an overview of elective courses they can take in eighth grade.

Community Events

Wantagh seventh graders sample elective studies

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