Superintendent of Schools for the Elmont School District Dr. Maria Palandra was selected to receive the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award, the highest honor for service that advances civil and human rights, making the school superintendent one of only four in New York State chosen for the honor. FULL STORY

The Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education is scheduled to discuss the issue of the abandoned Alva T. Stanforth (ATS) Junior High School at its Jan. 28 board meeting. Board President Martin Cernese said the board has received a lot of unsolicited requests for the property and felt it was time for the board to make a statement as to whether it chooses to sell or not to sell the property. FULL STORY