Nassau County News

At Great Neck North High School, Mary Cleave wanted to fly but didn't dream of becoming an astronaut.

The Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal by Cablevision and other cable television operators that sought to overturn a federal requirement that they carry local broadcast stations on their systems.

Voters head to the polls Tuesday across Long Island to approve or reject $10.5 billion in school district budgets for the 2010-11 school year, and to elect trustees to serve on local boards of education.

A team from Chaminade High School in Mineola has won first place among Nassau County schools at the Long Island Regional Envirothon for the fourth consecutive year.

 A new analysis of U.S. health data links children's attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder with exposure to common pesticides used on fruits and vegetables.