Spotlight

Five 6th-graders from the New Hyde Park Road School, whose team was called “Futuristic Illusionists” worked on the challenge of building a colony to sustain life on Mars. They took second place in the national competition, earning the school $5,000 and the team of students won $1,000.

Westbury gains a new downtown cultural gathering place and will enable Westbury Arts to expand its arts and cultural programming, helping to further Westbury’s goal of becoming one of Long Island’s most arts-centric communities.

All teachers were nominated by their students, who submitted essays at their local Applebee’s explaining how their teacher goes above and beyond for their students.

Oyster Bay Town officials presented Frontline Hero pins to representatives of each department at St. Joseph Hospital and recognized more than 850 healthcare workers.

The American Airpower Museum will add its vintage military aircraft to the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach State Park on Memorial Day Weekend.

Each of the participating businesses will donate a portion of their sales to LI Against Domestic Violence.

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Northwell’s Bernard Robinson worked side-by-side with his team transporting upwards of 100 patients a day, most of them infected with the coronavirus.

Over the past 20 years, the foundation has raised over $32 million and helped thousands of people.

Luca Iallonardi rode his bike 100 miles from the South Street Seaport in Manhattan to Smith Point County Park in Shirley in an event called Bike to the Beach.

Twyla Joseph was on the cover of the magazine that featured a story called “The Lost Year,” chronicling the struggles of virtual learning, anxiety and college selection during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The contest offers $100 cash prizes for outstanding student compositions.

Hope for Youth is a local nonprofit with a 50-year history of serving children, youth, and families across the Long Island region.

Harry Jones, a student at Cold Spring Harbor High School, organized a fundraising drive that resulted in the donation of more than 10,000 diapers to families in need.

Among several art exhibitions at Adelphi University this month is a group exhibition featuring artwork from Adelphi’s student body made during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The film is described as an intimate and candid glimpse at the life of America’s civil rights leader, at a high point in his work.

In this free, Zoom lecture scheduled for 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, NASA Solar System Ambassador William Francis Taylor will discuss the March Equinox and related traditions, as well as other celestial events to look forward to this spring.

The Beacon Grant will fund literacy software and materials needed for employment preparedness and success for those with autism.

A “Freezin’ for a Reason” polar plunge is scheduled to take place at Tobay Beach next month.

During his first year of dental school, Goyal had the opportunity to dance with K-Pop group BTS, while still completing his studies.

Liberty Masks, a Bohemia-based supplier of personal protective equipment, donated the masks.

A golden retriever named Lucky lived up to its name on Sunday morning after falling into a partially frozen pond at Grant Park in Hewlett.