Education

Largest Grant in Its History Suffolk County Community College has been awarded the largest grant in its history—nearly $1 million annually for the next five years—to expand healthcare education and support services for students preparing […]

Stony Brook University Libraries hosted the family of former United States Senator Jacob Javits for a private viewing of  The Senator Jacob K. Javits Collection, which resides in the university’s Special Collections and University Archive, […]

A 15-year-old was arrested for allegedly calling a school and making a bomb threat. On September 16 at 7:35 a.m., a bomb threat was called in to Long Beach High School, located at 322 Lagoon […]

Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation allowing Stony Brook University to expand housing on its north shore campus.  Sponsored by Sen. Monica R. Martinez (D-Brentwood) and approved unanimously by the state Senate in June, the […]

A high school student was arrested on charges that he allegedly sent text messages to other students saying he would shoot up the school. According to Nassau County Third Squad detectives, East Meadow High School […]

A $300 million grant was presented to Stony Brook University (SBU) to establish a Quantum Research and Innovation Hub. The governor’s office said this grant will further catapult New York’s national leadership in groundbreaking research […]

By Hank Russell A piece of legislation that would amend the state’s Education Law to establish a committee to conduct a survey of instruction on the history and civic impact of the September 11, 2001 […]

By Hank Russell In advance of the 24th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-Patchogue), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, reintroduced his House Resolution that would require […]

At a special press conference on September 2, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, Nassau County Council of School Superintendents President Marie Testa, and Nassau County Legislators Thomas McKevitt […]

By Hank Russell A local school district was cited for not properly recording and accounting for capital assets valued at more than $181 million. As a result, the district had a greater chance of the […]