St. William the Abbot students during Catholic Schools Week. More...

St. Rose of Lima School's seventh grade took part in a Diocesan sponsored Technology Day held at Adventureland, in Farmingdale. The students were required to find out how the rides operated and answer questions related to particular rides. More...

S t . David's Lutheran Church's cooking group known as "The Soup Spoilers" cooked up 20 gallons of lentil soup for the Interfaith Nutrition Network (INN) located in the Freeport Church of God Community Center, 146 Babylon Tpke., Freeport. More...

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: THURSDAY, April 24 •Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting: 8 p.m., Simpson Methodist Church, 30 Locust Ave., Amityville. Open meeting. For info., call 24-hr. More...

Bideawee, one of the nation's oldest humane animal organizations, invites you to its Furry Friends Festival, Sat., April 26, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sun., April 27, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bideawee's Wantagh adoption center, 3300 Beltagh Ave., Wantagh. More...

Massapequa Council of PTAs will present a Meet The Candidates program, Thurs., May 1, 7:30 p.m. in the Massapequa High School auditorium, 4925 Merrick Rd., Massapequa. More...

One can only imagine the anguish of the parents of 18-year-old Columbia South Carolina student Ryan Schallenberger went through in making the gutwrenching decision to turn their son in to police. More...

Dear Editor: Standardized tests are the wrong instruments for determining what makes a good teacher. As president of the Amityville School Board, Michele Sikhrangkur should know that. (See Letters, April 9, 2008. More...

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