Local Quilter Keeps Rolling Along

Laura Borley of Jericho is getting her act together and entering her latest quilt creation in the Long Island Quilters’ Society’s biennial quilt show, Asian Inspired, in Garden City at the Field House at 295 Stewart Avenue on March 20 and 21.

County Declares War on Heroin

At Least Four Die a Month to Use, Officials Say

The last words from a 20-year-old resident came from a text message sent to his dealer. It read, “i’m diggin’ this —— my dude, best I had in a while. 4 real. Save my number, peace.” That was sent before he was found by his mother dead in the bathtub.

Neighborhood Watch Signs Installed in West Jericho

The West Jericho Civic Association started a Neighborhood Watch program last year to better protect residents against crime and to build a sense of community among the residents.

Syosset Central School District Holds Board Meeting

At the Monday, February 8 Syosset Central School District Board of Education meeting, the night belonged to the third grade. Students from every elementary school in the district presented their findings in the third grade Buoyancy Challenge, a district-wide program where students designed and built their own floating objects. The board was also treated to a video montage of the students working on their projects in all of their various stages.

Syosset Chamber Website Offers Free Syosset Book and More

The newly redesigned Syosset Chamber of Commerce website is on its way to becoming Syosset-Woodbury’s premier resource for information about the people, businesses, and events that keep our community on the move.

Man Falls Through Gap at Syosset Train Station

After Improvements,

Dangers Still Exist on Platform

On Tuesday, at approximately 1 p.m., a passenger was exiting the third car from the front of a westbound train that had originated in Huntington when he fell into the gap between the train and the platform and down to the track at Syosset’s Long Island Rail Road station, a LIRR spokesperson said.

While the train remained stopped at the station, LIRR officials cut off the electricity to the third rail until the man was safely brought up onto the platform, according to Sam Zambuto, spokesperson for the LIRR.

Syosset Chamber of Commerce Announces Installation Dinner

The Syosset Chamber of Commerce 2010 Installation Dinner will be held on February 11 from 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. at the North Ritz Club, which is located on Jericho Turnpike in Syosset.

Three Syosset High School Students Named 2010 Intel Semifinalists

Syosset Central School District is proud to announce the three Syosset High School students who were named 2010 Intel Talent Search semifinalists: Dylan Jared Assael, Devi Mehrota and John Joseph Sullivan. These three students have been awarded this prestigious honor for their outstanding research in science.

Jericho School District to Host Bone Marrow Drive Feb. 6

Residents Encouraged to Get Swabbed

When Jericho resident Amanda Zwilling heard her best friend Lindsay Rawot was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, in November of 2008, she knew she would do everything she could to help her.

Report Shows Jericho Implemented Comptroller's Recommendations

The first 15 school district follow-up reviews conducted across the state found the districts, including Jericho School District, collectively implemented 82 percent of the recommendations the State Comptroller's office included in its audits of the districts, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.