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Published September 29Conference discusses aging with HIV at Farmingdale State College
People with diagnosed HIV are living longer, but are experiencing symptoms of aging earlier than other populations. People 60 and older make up the largest population living with HIV across Long Island, at 36.6%, according to health experts from VNS Health. Jennifer McCaffrey, an…
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Published September 18Oyster Bay High School students remember alum killed during 9/11
On the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Oyster Bay High School is remembering Brooke Jackman, a member of the Class of 1996 whose life and legacy remain closely connected to Oyster Bay. Jackman grew up in Oyster Bay and graduated from Oyster Bay High School before…
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Published September 10Seven ways to help your teen stand out during admissions season
As summer winds down and a new school year begins, many parents of high school students are thinking about what comes next. College visits. SATs. Applications. Essays. Internships. Extracurriculars. We often help our kids build strong resumes. But there’s another important…
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Published September 08Adelphi University appoints first-generation college grad as new board chair
Adelphi University recently named alumnus Leonard Achan, a first-generation American, CEO and ICU nurse, as its new board chair. Before becoming Adelphi’s board chair, he also served as the board’s secretary and sat as a board member from 2016 to 2021. Achan graduated in 1999 and…
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Published September 08BOCES training teens to learn advanced defense manufacturing
For years now, Long Island government and business officials have stressed the need to train younger workers to take over well-paying jobs in the Island’s defense industry from those retiring or who have left. The U.S. Small Business Administration has recently taken a major step…