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2 days ago | liherald.com | Andrew Coen

The Freeport girls’ lacrosse team has already exceeded last year’s win total and is a few goals away from a winning record. The Red Devils entered a week-long break during spring vacation at 3-6 overall and 3-4 in Conference IV with three of its losses coming by a combined seven goals. First-year head coach Lauren Chimeri said the team is competing well against strong competition while battling adversity coming off of last year’s 2-11 season where Freeport competed in Conference III.

2 days ago | liherald.com | Andrew Coen

The MacArthur baseball team began this season right off where it left off in the 2024 regular season where the Generals marched to 14-2 record in Conference AA-1. The Generals began the new campaign winning seven of their first eight games, including a perfect 5-0 conference record before being handed a 3-2 loss to East Meadow April 17.

6 days ago | liherald.com | Juan Lasso

Valley Stream District 13’s proposed budget for the 2025–2026 school year is out — and it packs higher spending, modest tax hikes, and upgrades to classrooms, playgrounds, and security systems. Here’s what you need to know:1 The Top Line: $69.7 MillionThe proposed budget comes in at $69,678,502 — up 3.39 percent from this year. District officials say rising costs and new student-focused investments fuel the jump.

6 days ago | liherald.com | Juan Lasso

A New York state judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by four Valley Stream school districts challenging multimillion-dollar tax break extensions for Green Acres Mall and an adjacent shopping center, handing a legal win to the developer and the Town of Hempstead’s Industrial Development Agency.

6 days ago | liherald.com | Juan Lasso

The message landed without warning on March 25: Howell Road School Principal Frank Huplosky is to take the helm at Wheeler Avenue School, filling the vacancy to be left by Ruth Peets-Butcher for the upcoming school year. ​After nearly a quarter-century of unbroken leadership at Howell Road School, Huplosky’s tenure will end not in the familiar halls he’s guided since the start of the millennium but in a new school building altogether.