Out with Winter, In with Spring as Long Island Celebrates Ostara
By Ashley Pavlakis, Kelsie Radziski and Menka Suresh Ostara, the pagan celebration of the spring season aligned with the spring equinox on March 20th, was […]
Education
More than 15,000 second-grade students and their parents struggle with virtual home-schooling amid closure of Suffolk County schools
By Stephanie Melo займ 10000 рублей “I don’t get this,” Leila Quintanilla, my 8-year-old daughter, said after five consecutive hours in front of our shared […]
Graduating students come to terms with postponed ceremonies and online alternatives
By Andrew Zucker Jhinelle Thompson finished her Masters of Arts in Youth Studies at City University of New York (CUNY) School for Professional Studies (SPS), […]
Over 14,000 Students stuck abroad due to embassy closures and flight cancelations
By Rabia Gursoy My sister, Nihal Gursoy, sent me a text on April 10 at around 8 p.m. “Don’t tell my parents I don’t want […]
High school musical productions face uncertain show dates due to COVID-19
By Maya Brown Samantha Carey, a senior at Walt Whitman High School, pictured herself smiling with tears of joy rolling down her cheeks, as the […]
Eight museums in Long Island put their exhibits online catering to quarantined children
By Kelly Alvarado About eight museums on Long Island have opened exhibits and spaces online since the COVID-19 outbreak, so parents can have tools to […]
Workshop teaches Long Island how to rescue their native sea turtles
By Jhonatan Bonilla and Stephanie Melo At the second floor of the Wilderness Visitor Center on Smith Point Beach, the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research […]
Mealworm prank at Sachem East High School sparks water quality rumors
By Noor Lone and Niki Nassiri In a water fountain at Sachem East, three maggots wriggle next to the drain holes. At least, that’s what […]
Local library to offer free admission at Long Island Science Center in Riverhead
By Irini Orihuela and Ryan J. Ferguson On her way out the door, Kelsey Burchard called her younger brother and sister a third time. “Let’s […]
Southampton High School joins national lawsuit against vaping company Juul
By Joe McQueen and Anthony Leon Southampton High School filed a lawsuit against vaping giant Juul on February 7 in the multidistrict litigation court in […]