3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (243+ words) Seaford High School senior Meridith Goldberger has been active in student life and is adding another title to her résumé: ex-officio student member of the Board of Education. Goldberger was sworn into the role, which is in its second year,…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (476+ words) The North Hempstead Town Board unanimously approved a resolution designating Sept. 22 as Veterans Suicide and Remembrance Day, aiming to raise awareness of veteran suicide and encourage those struggling to seek help. “By recognizing September 22 and displaying the S.A.R. Flag throughout…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (269+ words) The doors to Massapequa’s nine schools opened Sept. 2, with nearly 6,000 students returning for the first day of school for grades 1-12 following two months of summer vacation. The district’s youngest students arrived the following day, continuing a Massapequa School District tradition…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (792+ words) Public schools across Long Island are reopening for the 2026-27 school year. Patrick Ryder, Nassau County Police Commissioner, said the county’s law enforcement is focusing on maintaining connections with the community. Ryder visited the Bethpage John F. Kennedy Middle School on…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (914+ words) Patricia Shea, associate director and founder of MOMMAS House, said she began the organization in 1986, after she had taken in a young pregnant woman in her own home. This year, the organization is celebrating 40 years of service after assisting more…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (594+ words) The start of the new school year, filled with smiling students reconnecting with friends and favorite teachers, comes with a kind of back-to-the-future moment as questions about how much technology is appropriate in the classroom continue to be debated. The…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (167+ words) A Great Neck man was arrested Monday after police said he pushed a 76-year-old woman to the ground during an argument over his dog running onto her lawn. Michael Kane, 47, of 50 Colgate Road, was arrested without incident following the 4:15 p.m., Sept....

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (468+ words) Karen Vacchio said that after losing her husband two years ago to a 9/11-related cancer, she had his name inscribed on the Town of Oyster Bay’s Sept. 11 memorial. She said that before he died, she told him she would try…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (199+ words) A Lake Ronkonkoma man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his 69-year-old father to death in the victim’s Mastic home shortly after midnight on Labor Day, Suffolk County police said. Edward Brown called 911 to report that he had been stabbed…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (153+ words) Herricks Public Schools welcome students back for new school year LI Press Herricks Public Schools welcome students back for new school year Students returned to classrooms with a sense of excitement, school pride and a focus on building strong connections…...