Pictured: Assistant Principal Chris Hoisik, local business owner Gary Hudes, Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray, Principal Dana Bermas, Superintendent Dr. Dominick Palma, Hempstead Town Councilman Chris Carini and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. Photos courtesy of the Merrick
Thanks to the kindness of PSEG Long Island employees, more than 100 children enrolled in the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program had their holiday wishes fulfilled last month. Hundreds of gifts, including tablets, trucks and remote control vehicles, dollhouses and dolls, toys, games, action figures, and clothes were purchased to support the annual program. “We […]
Photo courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District Bethpage students from Central Boulevard Elementary School participated in Nassau County’s annual Valentines for Veterans program. The Central Boulevard student body takes part in this program each year leading up to Valentine’s Day to give back to veterans in hospitals and nursing homes. The students colored […]
Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District On Jan. 27, West Babylon Science Olympiad’s three teams competed at the annual Regional Science Olympiad Tournament. Suffolk County’s regional tournament is comprised of 60 teams from throughout the county. The tournament is the largest in New York and the nation. Each team competed in 23 events, from rubber-band powered […]
While walking through the halls of Wantagh Middle School, you may hear an occasional “You’re beautiful!” from the 7th and 8th grade girls who participated in the two-day Hance Family Foundation’s Beautiful Me program. The program was created after Warren and Jackie Hance lost their three young daughters, Emma, Alyson, and Katie in a car […]
On January 27, 2024, Legislator Leslie Kennedy attended a pickle ball fundraiser of the Smithtown Children’s Foundation at the Pickle N Par Club in Smithtown. The successful fundraising effort saw large community involvement to fund the ongoing initiatives of the foundation. “The Smithtown Children’s Foundation provides regular and irregular assistance to students and
Photo courtesy of East Islip School District A group of East Islip High School music students and teacher Giovanna Sciandra recently traveled to New York City to see the New York Philharmonic perform at Lincoln Center. The day started with an amazing performance by the Philharmonic with violinist and 2023–24 Artist-in-Residence Hilary Hahn, performing Prokofiev’s […]
Photo courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip’s LEGO Girls robotics team – composed of John F. Kennedy Elementary School fifth-graders Jayne Elliott, Sonali Kamath and Antonia Rezza – recently excelled at the FIRST Lego League Long Island Qualifier event at Mineola High School, earning two awards and an invitation to compete in the […]












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