New school garden dedicated by Department of Environmental Conservation
     The gardens at the Paul J. Bellew Elementary School on Higbie Lane in West Islip are impressive. A new garden, created recently with a grant given by New York ReLeaf-Long Island Region, was dedicated with the help of representative Michael Giocondo (shown at podium) from the New York State Departmen
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Fifth grade Deer Park student wins poster contest
     Samantha Mendez, a fifth grade student in Mrs. Finley's class at the John F. Kennedy Intermediate School in the Deer Park Union Free School District was recently selected a winner in the Silence Breeds Violence...Speak Up And Tell Someone Children's Poster Display contest. The contest, sponsored by
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Deer Park students Clean Up with soap donation
     Student members of the Robert Frost Middle School Student Council in Deer Park helped the National Council on the Aging with their "Soaps for Seniors" Program by holding a school-wide drive.
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South Bay Elementary in West Babylon met with Chef Thomas Furnari
     Mrs. Vitale's second grade class at South Bay Elementary School in West Babylon was recently visited by its very own top chef. Thomas Furnari, father of student Julia Furnari and executive chef at the Huntington
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North Babylon's Parliament Place holds Moving-Up Ceremony
     Fifth grade students at North Babylon's Parliament Place Elementary School have spent the last year studying hard and were rewarded with certificates during a Moving-Up Ceremony. Students sang songs in front of family and friends on June 21. Students were treated to their DARE Officer George Lynagh
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Fowl Ball!
Long Island Ducks need strong finish in second half
by Jason Eisenberg
     As the Long Island Ducks reach the midpoint of the second half this week, it will be very important for the team to start finding some consistency in their play and put together a few winning streaks. It has been proven,
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