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East Islip High School Holds First Teacher And Student Connect Day

LIMG June 1, 2023

Photos courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School students and staff recently participated in the first Teacher and Student Connect Day as well as a fun spring pep rally. Teachers signed up for activities that they wanted to do with their classes. Some took place inside the

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Harborfields National Art Society Displays Collaborative Work At 6×6

LIMG June 1, 2023

Pictured: Harborfields High School’s National Art Honor Society students displayed their work at the ninth annual NAHS 6×6 Collaborative Art Installation at the Heckscher Museum in Huntington on May 18. Photo courtesy of Harborfields Central School District Showcasing collaborative creativity, Harborfields High School’s National Art Honor Society students displayed

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Selden Middle School Donates 864 Items To The Long Island Coalition For The Homeless

LIMG June 1, 2023

Pictured: Donated items for the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, top row – Mike Weaver, Student Government Advisor, Patrizia Marrero, Service Club Advisor, bottom row- Jaclyn Rose, National Junior Honor Society Advisor, Liz Scott, Home and Careers Club Advisor, Bailey Reikkenen, LICH Coordinator. For the first time ever, six different extra-curricular clubs,

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Legislator Arnold Drucker Honors Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School “Medical Marvels” Winners

LIMG June 1, 2023

Pictured: Left to right; Lead Research Coordinator Raymond Tesar, Abigail Rajan, Zahara Naqvi, Chloe Ng, Legislator Drucker, Haley Brodzansky, Sophie Hu, and Science Chairperson Joyce Barry. Photo by Holly Curtis, Press Secretary During the Monday, May 22 meeting of the Nassau County Legislature, Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) honored

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Farmingdale State College Receives U.S. Department Of Education Designations

LIMG May 31, 2023

Farmingdale State College (FSC) today announced it has received two Federal designations from the U.S. Department of Education, for higher education institutions enrolling populations with significant percentages of undergraduate minority students. The designations will make available increased federal funding for programs to recruit and retain minority undergraduate

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Northwell Direct To Provide Telehealth Services To U.S. Department of State

LIMG May 31, 2023

Northwell Direct today announced that it has been selected as the subcontractor on a U.S. Department of State (DOS) contract to provide telehealth consult services to DOS medical providers serving U.S. Government (USG) employees and family members posted overseas. Leveraging Northwell Health’s extensive network of specialists, Northwell Direct will provide consultation

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Sylvan Avenue Students Walk For A Smile

LIMG May 31, 2023

Pictured: Back left, Sylvan Avenue Elementary School speech and language pathologist Laurie Katz and students matched money raised for the Walk for a Smile event for a total of $15,609 and making surgery available to 60 individuals. Photo courtesy of the Bayport-Blue Point School District Sylvan Avenue Elementary School students in the Bayport-Blue Point School […]

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Emergency Department At Cohen Children’s Medical Center Receives National Accreditation For Pain And Substance Use Care

LIMG May 30, 2023

Cohen Children’s Medical Center, a member of Northwell Health and the largest pediatric emergency department in New York State, is the first pediatric emergency department in the nation to be awarded Pain and Addiction Care in the Emergency Department (PACED) accreditation by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Cohen Children’s is challenging industry

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Laura Wenger Named U.S. Presidential Scholar Most Influential Teacher

LIMG May 30, 2023

Pictured: U.S. Presidential Scholar Senior Sabrina Guo (left) with influential teacher Laura Wenger Photo courtesy of Syosset Central School District Syosset High School social studies teacher Laura Wenger has been named a 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholar most influential teacher. Senior Sabrina Guo, who was selected as a U.S. Presidential Scholar earlier this month,

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Father’s Day Gift Ideas

LIMG May 30, 2023

Each year in the middle of June, families honor the special men who help make the familial engine run. Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June in the United States and Canada, and families across both nations make the day all about dads. Many families have their own unique Father’s Day traditions, […]

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Grill Safely This Summer

LIMG May 30, 2023

Plenty of people can be found working their grilling magic year-round. But the vast majority of people do the bulk of their grilling over the summer, when warm temperatures contribute to a relaxed atmosphere that makes outdoor cooking and dining that much more appealing. The relaxing nature of summer can make it easy to overlook […]

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Memorable Ways To Celebrate Dad This Father’s Day

LIMG May 30, 2023

Dads do a lot for their families, and Father’s Day is the perfect time to acknowledge those efforts. The days when dads would receive a colorful necktie for Father’s Day are largely (and, for fathers, thankfully) a relic of the past. Modern Father’s Day celebrations tend to involve more careful planning, and the following are […]