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By Robert Ottone March 25, 2013
John and Stacie Butler are out on bail after hosting an underage drinking party.
By Wendy L March 20, 2013
The assistant principal of Wyandanch Memorial High School faces charges of harassment and endangering the welfare of a child as a result of sending sexual text messages.
By Vickie Moller March 19, 2013
As a result of the across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration, which went into effect March 1, thousands of students across Long Island and the nation could be affected by cuts in funding for federal ...
By Vickie Moller March 18, 2013
Stony Brook residents were out in numbers yesterday protesting the housing in their neighborhood that is allegedly being illegally rented to Stony Brook University students.
By Debbi Spiegel March 15, 2013
It's not too late to plan your family's spring break.
By Vickie Moller March 14, 2013
Mineola and Three Village School Districts are among twelve districts statewide to be awarded competitive education grants for management efficiency by Gov. Cuomo.
By Vickie Moller March 13, 2013
The NYS Teacher of the Year Program is seeking nominations from all school districts across LI and NYS for 2014 Teacher of the Year.
By Vickie Moller March 12, 2013
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced Sunday the official launch of her NYC mayoral campaign.
By Long Island News & PR March 08, 2013
Current Mercy College president/former SUNY CFO will become LIU’s first woman president
By Vickie Moller March 05, 2013
Following the 2008 recession, thousands of private sector jobs affecting most industries on Long Island were lost, personal income dropped, housing values declined dramatically, the numbers of foreclosures grew at an alarming rate and health ...
By Vickie Moller March 05, 2013
In efforts to ensure the safety of our children while riding on school buses, the New York State Senate passes legislation Monday toughening restrictions on school bus drivers and monitors.
By Vickie Moller March 04, 2013
After investment banking firm Cantor Fitzgerald lost 658 of its 960 employees in the 2001World Trade Center attacks, the company's Chairman and CEO, Howard W. Lutnick, and his sister, Edie Lutnick, co-founded The Cantor Fitzgerald ...
By Christian Abbatecola March 04, 2013
As the federal government cuts $85 billion in spending, many agencies brace for impact.
By Vickie Moller February 28, 2013
For the past six years, TV producer Liam Murphy has been recruiting well-known celebrities to appear in "REAL Change--Artists for Education," a television special due to air in April to celebrate the teachers who made ...
By Wendy L February 26, 2013
A Long Island music teacher involved in child sex abuse and endangerment will lose his teaching license, go on probation and have to register as a sex offender, but he faces no jail time.
By Debbi Spiegel February 26, 2013
Dr. Seuss published 46 children's books. Celebrate his birthday by reading.
By Vickie Moller February 26, 2013
An unidentified seventh grade student from the Finley Middle School in Glen Cove was taken into custody late last week for creating a "hit list" of faculty, students and family members.
By Vickie Moller February 22, 2013
One day following President Obama's State of the Union address outlining a series of bold proposals to strengthen the middle class and increase access to high-quality education, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the ...
By Vickie Moller February 22, 2013
Joseph Tutaj, a popular 15-year-old Seaford High School sophomore died suddenly on Tuesday during a trip to Disneyland with 80 members of the school band.
By Vickie Moller February 21, 2013
Abrakadoodle is an award-winning mobile art education program that has offered innovative art programs to children all across the country since 2003.