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Four John Glenn Students Earn Commended Student Distinction

October 21, 2016 3:34 pm Comments Off

Four students from Elwood-John H. Glenn High School in the Elwood Union Free School District have earned the title of Commended Student in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. Justin Yoskowitz, Kristopher Kwan, Katherine McPherson and Derek Lee have been placed among the top five percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the […]

Monster Trucks and Connecting Classroom Curriculum

October 21, 2016 3:27 pm Comments Off

Renowned children’s author Anika Denise visited Maplewood Intermediate School this week. Ms. Denise is the author of several critically acclaimed books for young readers, including her latest, “Monster Trucks,” which Publishers Weekly pronounced, “a mash up made in heaven” in a recent starred review.
Ms. Denise discussed the ins and outs of book writing, illustrating, and […]

New York School Bus Contractors Association Supports National School Bus Safety Week:

October 21, 2016 3:18 pm Comments Off

New York School Bus Contractors Association Supports National School Bus Safety Week: Members Holding School Bus Safety Events Throughout New York State

The New York School Bus Contractors Association joins with the National Association for Pupil Transportation and the National School Transportation Association in supporting National School Bus Safety Week, an annual event promoting school bus […]

Elwood Technology Class Creates Wind Turbines

October 21, 2016 3:09 pm Comments Off

Elwood Middle School students in Mr. Matthew McGuire’s technology class recently participated in an engaging lesson about energy sources and created their own wind turbines. The project was made possible due to an Elwood Education Endowment grant that the technology department received last year.
The seventh-grade students formed groups and researched wind turbines before designing […]

7th Annual Holiday Craft Fair Harborfields Public Library

October 21, 2016 2:59 pm Comments Off

The Friends of the Harborfields Public Library will be hosting their 7th Annual Holiday Craft Fair on Friday and Saturday, November 11 & 12, 2016 from 9 AM – 4 PM., at the Harborfields Public Library.

More than 50 vendors of only hand-crafted items will be offering knitted clothing, decoys, garden art, hand-thrown pottery, children’s accessories, […]

Another Body Found on Pilgrim Psychiatric Center

October 21, 2016 2:48 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a teenager whose remains were discovered in Brentwood.
The body of Jose Pena-Hernandez, 18, of 48 Heyward St., Brentwood, NY was discovered on October 17, 2016 in a wooded area at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center, located at 998 Crooked Hill Road. Pena-Hernandez, a known MS-13 gang […]

One Injured in Commack Car Crash

October 21, 2016 2:43 pm Comments Off

The Commack Fire Department, Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Suffolk Police responded to a two-car crash Thursday night, October 20, 2016 at about 8:15 p.m. on Harned Road north of New Highway. One of the drivers involved was injured and transported to Southside Hospital. Commack firefighters were on the scene with an engine and a heavy […]

Ed Mangano-Nassau Executive & Wife, Plus Oysterbay Town Supervisor Venditto Indicted. Who’s NEXT?

October 20, 2016 4:42 pm Comments Off

13 count indictment for Ed Managano Nassau County Executive, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Vendditto, plus Mangano’s wife Linda. Read the full indictment below. It states they are charged with Conspiracy to commit federal program bribery and honest services fraud, plus Mangano charged with extortion. Venditto and the Manganos are charged with obstruction of justice. […]

WHOM SHOULD YOU VOTE FOR PRESIDENT? TEST

October 20, 2016 2:58 pm Comments Off

WHOM SHOULD YOU VOTE FOR?
This “True or False” survey will help you determine your answer.
1 – I want higher taxes. (T) (F)
2 – I want more Islamists of military age fast-tracked into the USA. (T) (F)
3 – Obamacare is very good, but I eventually want single-payer healthcare? (T) (F)
4 – I think the Common Core […]

Huntington Names Field After Jets Legend-Emerson Boozer

October 19, 2016 12:57 pm Comments Off

Following a football career that included helping Jets win Super Bowl III, Emerson Boozer served almost 20 years as Town’s parks director
The Town of Huntington held a ceremony October 15, 2016 to officially name the turf field at Manor Field Park after Emerson Boozer, the former New York Jets star running back who went on […]