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Middle Country’s 2024 valedictorians and salutatorians
The Middle Country Central School District announced that Michael Cosmo from Centereach High School and Saitta Roy from Newfield High School are their schools’ respective Class of 2024 valedictorians, while Gregory Mears from Centereach High School and Danica Lyktey from Newfield High School are the salutatorians. Throughout their four...
Huntington School Superintendent Resigns
Christian Bowen, who became superintendent of the Huntington school district in September, resigned Wednesday. Meeting in a special session Wednesday morning, the Board of Education accepted the resignation, and named Dr. Alan Groveman interim superintendent, effective Thursday. The board hired an attorney in April to Read More ...
Athletic Cuts, Bigger Class Sizes Loom After Voters Reject Suffolk County School Levy Increases
In Suffolk County, both the Sachem Central School District and the West Babylon School District fell short of the 60-percent supermajorities that were needed as the proposed budgets exceeded the tax cap. Final vote tallies Wednesday, May 22, showed 56-percent of voters backed West Babylon’s levy increase, while just 50.3-percent...
Sayville ends Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats baseball season
Having survived a must-win game the day before, Shoreham-Wading River (No. 3) lived to face Sayville (No. 6) at home Sunday, May 19, in a Suffolk Class A playoff match. Sayville banked two runs in the opening inning, but the Wildcats answered when Kyle Stella drove in Christian Cox to get on the scoreboard. Shoreham-Wading River sophomore Daniel Laieta homered in the bottom of the second driving in to put his team ahead 3-2, a lead that would be short-lived.
Feinstein Academy of Scholars Symposium and Elmezzi Graduate School Commencement draws top scientific minds: Peter J. Hotez, Robert S. Langer, others
MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2024-- Many of the nation’s leading physician-scientists came together for two special events hosted by The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. On May 22, the Feinstein Academy of Scholars Symposium, an integrated network of researchers and scholars who share a passion for revolutionizing translational research, hosted its 7th annual symposium at The Oheka Castle, Huntington, NY. On the following day, May 23, the 2024 Commencement Exercises for the Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine were held at the Feinstein Institutes in Manhasset, NY, where three PhD candidates received their degrees. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240524531165/en/ (Left to right) 2024 Elmezzi graduates Drs. Bailey Roberts, Prashin Unadkat and Colleen Nofi. (Credit: Feinstein Institutes)
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