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Sportsmanship Defined

February 7, 2014 10:10 pm Comments Off

Wrestling is a sport of physical toughness and agility, combined, on occasion, with psyching one’s opponent out a little. A wrestler gets to stare across the mat at his opponent and begin a preliminary round of assessing who looks the toughest

Huntington Station Native, Headed to Sochi to Compete for Team USA

February 7, 2014 7:20 pm Comments Off

Despite growing up with four brothers and two sisters, Matthew Mortensen was not one to get lost in the crowd. At the age of 12, Mortensen, a Huntington Station, N.Y. native, got his start in luging. After years of training, his lifelong dream finally came true when he was named to Team USA to compete in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Three Arrested for Stealing Cemetery Vases

February 7, 2014 8:22 am Comments Off

On Thursday, February 6, 2014 at approximately 12:15 p.m., Suffolk County Police officers responded to a 911 call of a theft in progress at Pinelawn Cemetery, located at 2030 Wellwood Avenue. Officers located two male suspects who were still at the cemetery in a white 2010 Volkswagen Beetle which had also been driven in a prior larceny at […]

Elwood Students “Tech” It to the Next Level

February 7, 2014 5:20 am Comments Off

By Alison DeMaria

Fifth-grade students at James H. Boyd Intermediate School in the Elwood Union Free School District read “Running Out of Time” and created websites about the characters and story. The students used Google Sites to create the websites and integrated book reviews, games, quizzes, summaries and character portraits into the sites. The students then created […]

Lupinacci & Colleagues Interview Candidates For State Board of Regents

February 6, 2014 8:12 pm Comments Off

As Ranking Minority Member of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci was part of a select group of lawmakers chosen to interview the prospective candidates for the state Board of Regents yesterday.

Raia, Colleagues Unveil Education Plan

February 6, 2014 7:02 pm Comments Off

Raia and members of Assembly unveil the conference Apple Plan, a solution to Common Core.

PARP At TJL

February 6, 2014 5:13 am Comments Off

Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School students in the Harborfields Central School District took part in the Parents as Reading Partners’ Ride the Reading Wave celebration, which kicked off with an interactive assembly.

Assembly Colleagues Write To Governor In Support Of Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center

February 5, 2014 2:47 pm Comments Off

Letter urges against the potential closure, scale-back of facility

Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs at The John W. Engeman Theater

February 5, 2014 1:46 pm Comments Off

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is thrilled to present the classic tale of SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS! This adored fairy tale is part of the Bethpage Federal Credit Union Youth Theater Series and will run February 1st through March 9th.
The tale we love, plus a few new twists and turns, is […]

Vanderbilt Museum Offers Winter-Recess Children’s Workshops

February 5, 2014 12:50 pm Comments Off

When schools break in mid-February for winter recess, the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Education Department will offer fun, creative workshops for children (Pre-K and Grades K-3).