Michael Ebert

Long Island

Reporter at Newsday

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Articles

21 students advance following LI Science Engineering Fair

1 week ago | newsday.com | Michael Ebert

Twenty-one students are advancing to the international level based on their performance at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. This year’s fair included 455 participants from 67 schools in 16 categories ranging from animal sciences to translational medical science. The first round saw students present their work to judges with at least 25% of submissions in each category selected for the second round last month at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, according to fair officials.
Kieran Casey, of Port Jefferson, makes 3D-printed STEM kits

1 week ago | newsday.com | Michael Ebert

A Port Jefferson teen is working to introduce science, technology, engineering and math concepts — collectively the fields known as STEM — to children in his community. Kieran Casey, a junior at Earl L. Vandermeulen High School, has been creating STEM kits featuring physics-based activities such as adjustable catapults and rubber band-powered cars through Project Engineer Outreach, an initiative he launched last year.
Longwood RoboLions and 3 other LI teams advance to the nationals

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Michael Ebert

Four Long Island teams are advancing to the national level after winning top awards at the 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition Long Island Regional. The 2025 competition included 49 high school teams that designed and built robots using a kit of parts ranging from control systems to game components.
Jennifer Keane saves referee with AED at basketball game

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Michael Ebert

A referee who collapsed on the court during a championship high school basketball game last month was saved thanks to rescue efforts led by his longtime friend, Massapequa resident Jennifer Keane. Keane, the assistant boys basketball coordinator for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s Section VIII, was sitting at the scorer’s table as Floral Park and West Hempstead high schools battled for the Nassau County Class A title at Farmingdale State College on March 8.
LI students win physical education award

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Michael Ebert

More than 200 teens throughout Long Island have been recognized as their school’s top physical education students. In Nassau County, 109 students were selected to receive the 2024-25 Outstanding Physical Education Student Award from the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance’s Nassau Zone. In Suffolk County, 104 students were selected to receive the 2025 High School Health & Physical Education Leadership Award from the association’s Suffolk Zone.
Kathleen Fristensky brings sparkle and Spanish to Huntington Hospital

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Michael Ebert

Kathleen Fristensky pays it forward by tackling tasks ranging from building cinderblock houses in Nicaragua to helping local students raise more than $100,000 for the nonprofit Locks of Love. The East Northport resident has participated both locally and abroad in a range of community service projects — the most recent of which involved spearheading and developing a weekly Spanish class she volunteers to teach for medical professionals at Huntington Hospital, she said.
Isabella Fong, of Great Neck South High, wins LI Brain Bee

4 weeks ago | newsday.com | Michael Ebert

A Great Neck student has been named champion of this year’s Long Island Brain Bee. Isabella Fong, of Great Neck South High School, won first place in the seventh annual neuroscience competition, held earlier this month at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Hempstead. Seventy students from more than 30 local schools competed, according to Hofstra officials. Fong is now eligible to compete in the National Brain Bee at Rutgers University on May 3-4.
Desiree Mohammadi, of Syosset, honored for Seeds of Hope initiative

1 month ago | newsday.com | Michael Ebert

Desiree Mohammadi is fighting hunger one seed at a time. The 12-year-old Syosset resident has been saving seeds from fruits and vegetables eaten by her family and planting them to grow crops as part of an initiative she created called Seeds of Hope. The goal is to give people in need access to fresh fruits and vegetables, as opposed to nonperishable food that is easier to find, she said.
Ward Melville, Great Neck South win LI Regional Science Bowls

1 month ago | newsday.com | Michael Ebert

Ward Melville High School in East Setauket and Great Neck South Middle School were champions of this year’s Long Island Regional Science Bowl — with Ward Melville taking the title for the third consecutive year. The teams, which now advance to the nationals, took the top spots among high school and middle school groups, respectively, in the “Jeopardy!”- style competition.
Peter Di Mento honored for work at Islip's Scully Estate

1 month ago | newsday.com | Michael Ebert

An Islip volunteer was recently recognized for his work maintaining a local nature preserve that he fell in love with decades ago. Peter Di Mento, 88, has performed tasks ranging from repairing birdhouses to clearing trails with weed wackers and chainsaws within the historic Scully Estate in Islip. The 70-acre estate is managed by the nonprofit Seatuck Environmental Association through a partnership with the Suffolk County Parks Department.