By Melanie Haid Nationally, animal shelter numbers have decrease in intake of animals as well as animal euthanizations in 2011. Despite these promising numbers, shelters
By Claire Blaha Editor’s note: Part one in a multi-part Advocate series on the opioid epidemic on Long Island. Growing up on Long Island, Julianna
By Micaela Erickson The Hempstead School District has suffered for years because of a comparatively low graduation rate. The New York State Legislature passed a
Dr. Michael Nagler was recently named New York State Superintendent of the Year by the New York State Council of School Superintendents. In New York,
By Jenna Park Members of the Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force appeared before the Southold Town Board recently to raise concerns about a number of
By Nathaniel Puciato The Town of Hempstead owns roughly 750 plots of land, valued around $4.85 billion, according to Adam Haber, the town’s executive assistant for
By Claire Blaha The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority hosted the fifth of seven offshore wind open houses on Sept. 19 to
By Claire Blaha New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free District schools have started to hold recess before lunch to give students the chance to
By Annemarie LePard Jennifer Levi’s dream had long to teach kindergarten, and 15 years ago she began to live out that dream when she started
By Robert Traverso and Nakeem Grant More than 50 years ago, racial tensions in the Malverne School District peaked. Prejudice divided the local community as
By Annemarie LePard The Mineola Union Free School District has traded in grades for badges in pre-K, kindergarten and first grade at Hampton Street School
The newest addition to the National Lacrosse League will be calling Long Island home but for one member of the New York Riptide, coming to
