The Levittown Board of Education gathered for its monthly meeting on the night of April 5 at the Levittown Memorial Education Center to honor a number of students, while discussing some crucial issues. FULL STORY

The Mineola-based Nassau County Bar Association held a seminar March 28 on the rights of special education students and the planning of their financial future. The seminar addressed how a child with special needs enters the system, the basics of the law and process that govern these children, understanding classification of disabilities, how to advocate for your child and what to do when discipline becomes an issue. FULL STORY

The Division Avenue Varsity Baseball Team opened its league season with a thrilling 2-1 victory over a very good Clarke High School team. Chris Sanabria was the winning pitcher for Division, scattering three hits while recording 10 strikeouts. The key to the Division Victory was very strong defense by shortstop Brian Grubb, third baseman Sean Connochie and Chris Bauer and a thrilling catch by Pat Carroll. Division scored its two runs on superlative base running by Brian Grubb, Rob Moschetto and Chris Bauer. FULL STORY

The Wisdom Lane girls' eighth-grade basketball team ended its season last week, finishing with an impressive record of 9-2. Showing true determination, the team won one nail-biter after another, with five of its victories coming by five points or less. In every game that they played, the girls gritted their teeth, gave everything they could, and were fearless about taking (and often making) big shots down the stretch. FULL STORY