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City Council Member Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. has announced that he has cosponsored a Resolution in the council calling on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to restore the proposed and existing cuts to the Department of Education budget, including the $324 million announced in January and any additional 3 percent cuts (estimated to exceed $200 million) announced in March. More ... Creative Communications, Inc. has selected six poets from Ellen Komisarow's seventh grade English class at Lawrence Woodmere Academy to be featured in their anthology entitled A Celebration of Young Poets. The students who expressed their fears, hopes and dreams in their work are currently eligible to receive the "Top Ten Poet" award. Pictured (top to bottom, left to right) are Neil Boneparth of Lawrence, Jakob Cayne of North Bellmore, Komisarow, Adeena Fisch of Atlantic Beach, Erikka Silverman of Baldwin, Talia Berry of Freeport, and Marni Goodstein of Rockville Center. More ... The Stella Maris Chorus traveled to Boston to participate in the Heritage Festival, where, under the direction of Silvestre Padron, they were awarded a silver plaque. Pictured are (back row) Padron, A. Nieves, J. Rivera, D. Feddern, I. Mendez, A. Falco, C. Schavarria, N. Martin and C. Brennan, (front row) A. Sullivan, Y. Locke, J. Marnick, F. Ruolo, J. Mendoza, D. Sandora, G. Bucchio and R. Catwell. More ... Volunteers from across the city took time out from their busy day on Tuesday to speak to students at PS 183 during its annual Career Day. Among those represented were the NYPD, the FDNY, the Sanitation Department, city lifeguards, the U.S. Army, the Parks Department, Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer's office, Peninsula Hospital and The Wave newspaper. More ... PS 215 Math Coach and Penny Harvest Coordinator Lois Mann, traveled with students and chaperones from the Penny Harvest Round Table Group to Peninsula Hospital Center's Angels on the Bay Pediatric Unit. The students raised and donated $1,000 to the hospital's pediatric unit. Pictured is Lois Mann (center) with PS 215 students. More ... |
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