Nearby: High School Students Launch Tutoring Site

SSHS Students Launch Free Tutoring Site

Michael Spelfogel, who tutors other students, came up with the idea for an interactive peer-to-peer tutoring website. The 17 year old, along with friends Matthew Giovanniello, Thomas Keady and Anthony Lai — all National Honor Society students — created and launched SSHStutoring.com, which provides unlimited free tutoring to any South Side student. Read the full story here.

Mother of Deceased Boy: Allergies Must Be Taken Seriously

One month after a peanut allergyled to her son’s death, Georgina Cornago of Lawrence is telling her story, hoping that it will save the lives of other children with the same disorder.

“It’s a tragedy that he was taken from us due to something that is so serious, and many people don’t think it’s as serious as it is,” said Cornago, whose son Giovanni Cipriano died last month. “It’s something that needs to be brought to everyone’s attention.” Read the full story here.

Power Substations to Be Raised

"Superstorm Sandy revealed serious weaknesses in the management and operation of the power utility on Long Island. Now we are investing in giving Long Island ratepayers a stronger and better utility that will be ready for the next storm," Governor Cuomo said. "Today we are building on these efforts with the strengthening of these key vulnerable substations, which will help protect Long Island residents from outages during major storms." Read the full story here.

Resurf Foundation Helps Surf Team Restore Old Boards

The Long Beach High School Surf Club and Surf Team have been working with the Resurf Foundation to collect old surfboards, fix them, paint them, and store them with two main purposes in mind. Read the full story here.

Educators to King: Think of the Children

Mineola High School overflowed with hundreds of teachers, administrators, parents, and board members Wednesday to voice their concerns over the state's actions in education.

"I stand here to demand that our policymakers find a way to fairly fund our schools instead of passing irresponsible tax caps that starve the schools, eliminate programs, increase class size, and harm our children," summed up one woman to a crowd that rallied outside the school before the forum began. Read the full story here.

Click here to check out the live blog from the meeting.

Renewed Interest in the Vanderbilt

There is an effort underway to possibly turn the portion of the famed Long Island Motor Parkway (also known as the Vanderbilt Parkway) that's located in Garden City into a park and nature trail.

"At the very least we'd like to see the area cleaned up, the part that Garden City owns," EPOA president Christine Mullaney told village trustees at the Nov. 7 board meeting. Read the full story here.

Malverne Ambulance Corps to Debut New Ambulance

The Malverne Volunteer Ambulance Corps recently announced that it has purchased its first new ambulance in over 17 years and will unveil and dedicate it in a ceremony at the Corps headquarters on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 12 p.m. Read the full story here.

'Mill River is Not Forgotten'

John Reilly had a simple message for the village board: not everyone escaped Superstorm Sandy unscathed.

The home of Reilly, and at least 15 of his neighbors on Riverside Drive, were flooded by water from Mill River during the October 2012 storm, he said. Reilly estimates there was $100,000 worth of damage to his house.

“Some people who live in Rockville Centre don’t know there’s a river here,” he said. “Some of the weakest parts of our infrastructure are by Mill River and the bridge over it.” Read the full story here.