Top 5 LI Now stories: Whiteout, frogs, iPads
Nesconset fourth-grader Gabriel Cruz from the The Ivy League School in Smithtown helped spearhead a change in the years-old policy on dissecting frogs. (Jan. 10, 2011) Credit: John Griffin
Here’s what people were reading on Long Island Now, your community news blog, this past week:
No. 5: Wednesday whiteout in Babylon
Newsday got out early to get a sense of how last week’s snow storm impacted communities across the Island, and reporter T.C. McCarthy provided the lowdown in Babylon. More: Snowy sidewalks close Center Moriches
No. 4: Suffolk County awards $5M bridge contract
As part of a stop-gap measure to keep the 50-year-old Smith Point Bridge going strong for another 10 years, the structure is about to get a $5.2 million makeover. The contract for the project was recently awarded by the county. More: Bridge upgrade coming
No. 3: First-graders get first crack at iPads
Hemlock School first-graders are using iPads, as well as iPod Touches, to take advantage of apps designed to aid in teaching math, writing, reading and keyboarding skills.
No. 2: Fourth-grader gets frog dissections stopped
Frog enthusiast Gabriel Cruz, a fourth-grader at Ivy League School in Smithtown, convinced officials at the school to stop frog dissections. Readers had a lot to say, for and against the move.
No. 1: Jets anthem by Great Neck duo goes viral
Matt Fox, 24, and Sean Henry, 19, combined to create "Rex’s Gang Green," a rap song dedicated to the surging Jets, who play the New England Patriots in an AFC playoff game Sunday.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 3: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Northport and Half Hollow Hills East matchup, plus Tess Ferguson has an update on the high school fantasy football standings and Jared Vailuzzi has the plays of the week.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 3: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Northport and Half Hollow Hills East matchup, plus Tess Ferguson has an update on the high school fantasy football standings and Jared Vailuzzi has the plays of the week.
