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By Chelsea Triola December 19, 2012
Police were called yesterday when graffiti was seen on a men’s bathroom wall in an academic building at Farmingdale State College.
By Cait Russell December 18, 2012
The Newtown Post Office has set up a special Post Office Box to receive letters of condolence and support for those affected by last Friday's shooting.
By Vickie Moller December 18, 2012
School leaders across the country have been communicating heartfelt condolences and messages of comfort and assurance to parents and children that their schools are safe in the aftermath of the mass killing inside Sandy Hook ...
By Lyndsay McCabe December 18, 2012
Here are some tips for how to talk to children about handling their feelings after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
By Robert Ottone December 15, 2012
As a bit more information comes to light, police continue to speculate over Adam Lanza's motives.
By Cait Russell December 14, 2012
An unknown shooter has killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary, in Newtown, CT - including 18 young students.
By Vickie Moller December 14, 2012
Each year, out of the 1.57 million students who take the ACT Test, a national college admission and placement examination, less than one-tenth of one percent earn the highest possible composite score (36).
By Vickie Moller December 11, 2012
Last June, the New York State Senate passed the 2012 College Affordability Plan, legislation sponsored by Senator Kenneth P. LaValle to help middle-class families and students afford the increasingly prohibitive cost of a college education.
By Vickie Moller December 06, 2012
New York State Senator Kenneth P. LaWalle, Chairman of the New York State Senate Committee on Higher Education said that technologies being developed at Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory may hold the solution ...
By Lyndsay McCabe December 06, 2012
Three seniors have won the grand prize of $100,000 for research of a plant protein that could be used to fight cancer.
By Vickie Moller December 04, 2012
As part of its partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership, Hofstra University announced that it has increased its purchase of green power
By Debbi Spiegel November 30, 2012
Superstorm Sandy devastated so much of our Island. Now we can add the February break to the list.
By Vickie Moller November 29, 2012
Last month, the Western Suffolk BOCES, the Nassau BOCES and the Eastern Suffolk BOCES, in partnership with NYSCATE, hosted Long Island Tech Summit 2012 in Melville.
By Vickie Moller November 27, 2012
Raymond Ankrum, the new executive director and principal of the Riverhead Charter School, wants to take the school to new levels--literally.
By Lyndsay McCabe November 26, 2012
As a result of Hurricane Sandy, nearly half of Long Island’s school districts plan to cancel or take away days from midwinter recess.
By Vickie Moller November 21, 2012
For the fourth year in a row, Adelphi University's Robert B. Willumstad School of Business will host a business conference for Long Island high school students.
By Robert Ottone November 21, 2012
Stony Brook University unveils their latest technological breakthrough, the "Reality Deck."
By Vickie Moller November 20, 2012
This year, as we gather with family and friends for our traditional Thanksgiving celebrations, many of us will find it hard to give thanks in the aftermath of what is arguably the most damaging hurricane ...
By Vickie Moller November 16, 2012
As district administrators, school leaders and teachers work to reopen schools in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, they face the challenges of power outages that are still being repaired, disabled communications systems, health and safety ...
By Vickie Moller November 13, 2012
The Kings Park Board of Education recently acknowledged the donation of sixteen 61-note electronic keyboards for the Kings Park High School music program, a contribution made possible through the efforts of Students for a Saner ...
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